Hanshin Tigers 4 – Hiroshima Carp 5 (September 3, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.03, 2010 @ 4:02 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima Carp @ Mazda Stadium - 18:00
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Hanshin | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Hiroshima | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Attendance: 26295 | Hanshin leads series, 11-7-0 | Time: 3:39
Potential Starters: Takumi Akiyama (HAN) 1-1, 4.09 - Ren Nakata (HIR) 0-1, 4.50
Hanshin
Hitting (LOB: 10, DPs in: 4th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (RF-LF) | Murton, Matt | 1-for-4 | 1: HBP, 2: SO, 4: 1B, 7: G6, 8: SO |
| (2B-RF) | Hirano, Keiichi | 2-for-3, 1 R | 1: S1, 3: G6, 4: 1B, 7: BB, 9: 1B |
| (SS) | Toritani, Takashi | 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: L5, 3: HR, 4: DP, 7: BB, 9: SO |
| (3B) | Arai, Takahiro | 1-for-5 | 1: SO, 3: 1B (SB), 5: L5, 7: SO, 9: f9 |
| (1B) | Brazell, Craig | 2-for-5, 1 RBI | 2: G6, 3: 1B, 5: G6, 7: 1B, 9: F8 |
| (LF) | Kanemoto, Tomoaki | 0-for-2, 1 R | 2: BB, 3: BB, 5: G1, 7: F4 |
| CF | Asai, Ryo | 0-for-0 | |
| (C) | Jojima, Kenji | 1-for-4, 1 R | 2: 2B, 3: SO, 6: F7, 8: F9 |
| (CF-RF) | Fujikawa, Shunsuke | 1-for-3, 2 RBI | 2: 1B, 3: SO, 6: SO |
| PH | Lin, Wei-Chu | 1-for-1 | 8: 1B |
| PR-2B | Uemoto, Hiroki | 0-for-0 | |
| (P) | Kubo, Yasutomo | 0-for-3 | 2: SO, 4: SO, 6: SO |
| P | Nishimura, Ken | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Kubota, Tomoyuki | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Hiyama, Shinjiro | 0-for-1 | 8: F6 |
| P | Fukuhara, Shinobu | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Kubo, Yasutomo | 6 | 113 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.834 |
| Nishimura, Ken, L | 1/3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.563 |
| Kubota, Tomoyuki | 2/3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.131 |
| Fukuhara, Shinobu | 1 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.684 |
| 8 | 163 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Hiroshima
Hitting (LOB: 9, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Soyogi, Eishin | 1-for-5, 1 R | 1: SO, 3: 2B, 5: F9, 6: f2, 8: SO |
| (2B) | Kimura, Shogo | 2-for-5, 1 RBI | 1: F9, 3: 3B, 5: 1B, 7: F7, 8: SO |
| P | Yokoyama, Ryuji | 0-for-0 | |
| (CF-LF) | Amaya, Soichiro | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: F7, 3: SO, 5: G4, 7: 1B |
| (3B) | Kurihara, Kenta | 3-for-4, 2 R | 2: G4, 4: 1B, 6: 1B, 7: 1B |
| (LF) | Shima, Shigenobu | 2-for-4, 1 R | 2: 1B, 4: F9, 6: 1B, 7: SO |
| P | Kishimoto, Hideki | 0-for-0 | |
| 2B | Yamamoto, Yoshihiko | 0-for-0 | |
| (RF) | Hirose, Jun | 1-for-3, 2 RBI | 2: G6, 4: DP, 6: S1, 7: 2B |
| (1B) | Iwamoto, Takahiro | 0-for-3 | 2: f5, 4: BB, 6: SO, 7: F8 |
| (C) | Aizawa, Tsubasa | 0-for-2 | 3: G5, 4: F9 |
| PH | Maeda, Tomonori | 0-for-0 | 6: IBB |
| PR-C | Ishihara, Yoshiyuki | 1-for-1 | 8: 1B |
| (P) | Nakata, Ren | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Kokubo, Tetsuya | 0-for-1 | 3: SO |
| P | Imai, Keisuke | 0-for-1 | 5: SO |
| PH | Ishii, Takuro | 1-for-1, 2 RBI | 6: 1B |
| P | Chulk, Vinnie | 0-for-0 | |
| CF | Akamatsu, Masato | 0-for-0 | 8: S5 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Nakata, Ren | 3 | 70 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5.143 |
| Imai, Keisuke | 3 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.235 |
| Chulk, Vinnie, W | 1 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.585 |
| Kishimoto, Hideki, H | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.143 |
| Yokoyama, Ryuji, S | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.714 |
| 9 | 157 | 41 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Top of the 2nd - 2 runs, 2 hits
R. Nakata on the mound for Hiroshima
Brazell grounds out to short. Kanemoto walks. Jojima hits a double to left, runners on second and third. S. Fujikawa hits a 2-run single to center, runner advances to second on throw. Kubo strikes out looking. Murton strikes out looking.
Top of the 3rd - 1 run, 3 hits
R. Nakata on the mound for Hiroshima
Hirano grounds out to short. Toritani hits a solo homer. Arai hits a single to right. Brazell hits a single to right, runners on first and second. Arai steals third. Kanemoto walks to load the bases. Jojima strikes out swinging. S. Fujikawa strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 3rd - 1 run, 2 hits
Kubo on the mound for Hanshin
Aizawa grounds out to third. Kokubo, pinch-hitting for R. Nakata, strikes out swinging. Soyogi hits a double to right. Kimura hits an RBI triple to right, runner on third. Amaya strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 6th - 2 runs, 3 hits
Kubo on the mound for Hanshin
Kurihara hits a single to right. Shima hits an infield single, runners on first and second. Hirose hits a sac bunt, runners on second and third. Iwamoto strikes out swinging. T. Maeda, pinch-hitting for Aizawa, gets an intentional walks to load the bases. Ishihara enters the game as a pinch-runner for Aizawa. Ishii, pinch-hitting for Imai, hits a 2-run single to left, runners on first and second. Soyogi fouls out to the catcher.
Top of the 7th - 1 run, 1 hit
Chulk on the mound for Hiroshima
Defense: Ishihara is the new catcher.
Murton grounds out to short. Hirano walks. Toritani walks, runners on first and second. Arai strikes out swinging. Brazell hits an RBI single to left, runners on first and second. Kanemoto flies out to second.
Bottom of the 7th - 2 runs, 3 hits
Nishimura on the mound for Hanshin
Defense: Asai takes over in center; Murton moves from right to left; S. Fujikawa moves from center to right.
Kimura flies out to left. Amaya hits a single to center. Kurihara hits a single to center, runners on first and second.
Pitching change: Kubota in for Nishimura.
Shima strikes out looking. Hirose hits a 2-run double to left, runner on second. Iwamoto flies out to center.
Missed Opportunities
Top of the 1st
Murton gets hit by a pitch and advances to second on a sac bunt by Hirano. Toritani lines out to third. Arai strikes out swinging.
Top of the 4th
Kubo strikes out swinging. Murton hits a single to left. Hirano hits a single to center, runners on first and second. Toritani grounds into a double play.
Bottom of the 4th
Kurihara hits an infield single. Shima flies out to right. Hirose hits a grounder to second, Kurihara out at second, Hirose safe at first on catching error (E3). Iwamoto walks, runners on first and second. Aizawa flies out to right.
Bottom of the 8th
Ishihara hits a single to left and advances to second on a sac bunt by Akamatsu. Soyogi strikes out swinging. Kimura strikes out swinging.
Notes
The Carp stopped a 4-game losing streak and are now 47-70-2 (5th place). ... The Tigers' 5-game winning streak came to an end. They are now 65-50-2 (1st place)
Chulk (HIR) got the win in relief and is now 2-0. Yokoyama (HIR) saved his 8th game of the year. ... Nishimura (HAN) took the loss in relief and is now 7-3.
Home runs
HAN: Toritani (17)
