Rakuten Eagles 2 – Softbank Hawks 4 (July 28, 2010)
by Gen on Jul.28, 2010 @ 4:31 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Rakuten Eagles vs Softbank Hawks @ Yahoo Dome - 18:00
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Rakuten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Softbank | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Attendance: 32837 | Softbank leads series, 12-3-1 | Time: 2:58
Potential Starters: Kohei Hasebe (RAK) 3-1, 6.52 - Tsuyoshi Wada (SOF) 12-4, 2.88
Rakuten
Hitting (LOB: 5, DPs in: 1st, 4th, 5th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (2B) | Takasu, Yosuke | 1-for-3, 1 RBI | 1: BB, 3: SO, 5: 2B, 8: G6 |
| (C) | Shima, Motohiro | 0-for-3 | 1: DP, 3: SO, 5: G4, 8: BB |
| (CF) | Tsuchiya, Teppei | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: BB, 4: 2B, 6: SO, 8: G4 |
| (DH) | Yamasaki, Takeshi | 1-for-4 | 1: G5, 4: SO, 6: SO, 9: 2B |
| (3B) | Nakamura, Norihiro | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: G4, 4: 1B, 6: G6, 9: G4 |
| (LF) | Makida, Akihisa | 0-for-2 | 2: G5, 4: DP |
| PH-RF | Nakamura, Masato | 0-for-2 | 7: F6, 9: G5 |
| (1B) | Ruiz, Randy | 2-for-4 | 2: 1B, 5: 1B, 7: SO, 9: F7 |
| (RF) | Miyade, Ryuji | 0-for-2 | 2: G6, 5: DP |
| PH-LF | Linden, Todd | 0-for-1 | 7: SO |
| (SS) | Uchimura, Kensuke | 1-for-3, 1 R | 3: SO, 5: 1B, 8: f3 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Hasebe, Kohei, L | 6 | 112 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.395 |
| Kawagishi, Tsuyoshi | 1 2/3 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.450 |
| Satake, Kenta | 1/3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.250 |
| 8 | 142 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Softbank
Hitting (LOB: 8, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Kawasaki, Munenori | 2-for-3 | 1: 1B, 2: F7, 4: BB, 6: 1B (CS) |
| (2B) | Honda, Yuichi | 2-for-3 | 1: S1, 2: G6, 4: 1B, 7: 2B (BrO) |
| (DH) | Ortiz, Jose | 2-for-3 | 1: SO, 3: 1B, 4: BB, 7: 1B |
| (1B) | Kokubo, Hiroki | 0-for-4 | 1: F9, 3: SO, 4: G5, 7: G6 |
| PR-CF | Kidokoro, Ryuma | 0-for-0 | 7: (SB) |
| (RF) | Tamura, Hitoshi | 1-for-4, 1 R | 2: 1B, 3: SO, 5: F8, 7: SO |
| (LF-3B) | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | 1-for-3, 1 R | 2: ギ野, 3: 2B, 5: SO, 8: SO |
| (3B-1B) | Morimoto, Satoru | 0-for-3 | 2: S3, 3: SO, 5: G6, 8: F9 |
| (CF-LF) | Hasegawa, Yuya | 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: 1B, 4: F4, 6: G4, 8: 1B |
| (C) | Tanoue, Hidenori | 1-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBI | 2: HR, 4: G6, 6: SO, 8: G4 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Wada, Tsuyoshi, W | 5 | 84 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.915 |
| Katto, Keisuke, H | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.749 |
| Settsu, Tadashi, H | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.664 |
| Falkenborg, Brian, H | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.425 |
| Mahara, Takahiro, S | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.144 |
| 9 | 133 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Bottom of the 2nd - 4 runs, 3 hits
Hasebe on the mound for Rakuten
Tamura hits a single to right. Matsuda reaches on a fielder's choice, runners on first and second. Morimoto hits a sac bunt, runners on second and third. Hasegawa hits an RBI single to left, runners on first and third. Tanoue hits a 3-run homer. Kawasaki flies out to left. Honda grounds out to short.
Top of the 4th - 1 run, 2 hits
Wada on the mound for Softbank
Teppei hits a double to left. Yamasaki strikes out swinging. Nakamura hits an RBI single to center, runner on first. Makida grounds into a double play.
Top of the 5th - 1 run, 3 hits
Wada on the mound for Softbank
Ruiz hits a single to center. Miyade grounds into a double play. Uchimura hits a single to center. Takasu hits an RBI double to left, runner on second. Shima grounds out to second.
Missed Opportunities
Bottom of the 1st
Kawasaki hits a single to left and advances to second on a sac bunt by Honda. Ortiz strikes out swinging. Kokubo flies out to right.
Bottom of the 3rd
Ortiz hits a single to center. Kokubo strikes out swinging. Tamura strikes out looking. Matsuda hits a double to left, runners on second and third. Morimoto strikes out looking.
Bottom of the 4th
Hasegawa flies out to second. Tanoue grounds out to short. Kawasaki walks. Honda hits a single to left, runners on first and second. Ortiz walks to load the bases. Kokubu grounds out to third.
Bottom of the 7th
Honda hits a double to left. Oritz hits a single to left, Honda thrown out running the bases, runner on first. Kokubo grounds out to short, runner on first. Kidokoro enters the game as a pinch-runner for Kokubo. Kidokoro steals second. Tamura strikes out swininging.
Top of the 9th
Yamasaki hits a double to left. Nakamura grounds out to second, runner on third. M. Nakamura grounds out to third. Ruiz flies out to left.
Notes
The Hawks won their 9th game in a row and are now 53-40-3 (1st place). The last time the Hawks won 9 in a row was between 4/20 and 5/1 in 2007. ... The Eagles dropped their 5th game in a row and are now 40-50-2 (6th place).
Wada (SOF) got the win and is now 4-0 in 5 starts since his last loss on 6/19 (vs Seibu). Wada is now 13-4 on the year. He is also 3-0 in 3 starts against the Eagles this season. Mahara (SOF) notched his 21st save of the year. ... Hasebe (RAK) took the loss and dropped to 3-2 on the year. This was Hasebe's first start against Softbank this year.
Mahara's (SOF) saved his 150th game in his 267th game. That breaks the previous Japanese player speed-record set by Masahide Kobayashi when he saved his 150th game in his 312th game.
Home runs
SOF: Tanoue (6)
July 29th, 2010 on 11:07 am
I wonder how long Marty lasts here.
July 29th, 2010 on 6:10 pm
More importantly, if Brown sticks around and the Eagles finish in 5th or lower, does he actually do a dogeza?