Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 3 – Orix Buffaloes 9 (July 1, 2011)
by Gen on Jul.01, 2011 @ 4:05 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes @ Kyocera Dome - 18:00
Potential Starters: Hiroki Yamada (SOF) 6-3, 2.15 - Hayato Terahara (ORI) 7-4, 2.83
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Softbank | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Orix | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 9 | 1 |
Attendance: 24313 | Series tied, 3-3-1 | Time: 3:03
Softbank
Hitting (LOB: 6, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Kawasaki, Munenori | 2-for-4 | 1: 1B, 3: G4, 5: 1B (SB), 7: G1 |
| (2B) | Honda, Yuichi | 0-for-3 | 1: S3, 3: G6, 5: G4, 7: F9 |
| (LF) | Matsunaka, Nobuhiko | 0-for-4 | 1: G4, 3: G1, 6: F7, 8: f2 |
| CF | Egawa, Tomoaki | 0-for-0 | |
| (1B) | Kokubo, Hiroki | 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: F7, 4: SO, 6: HR, 8: F8 |
| 1B | Nakamura, Akira | 0-for-0 | |
| (DH) | Cabrera, Alex | 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: E6, 4: 1B, 6: HR, 8: G1 |
| (3B) | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | 0-for-4, 1 R | 2: G4 (SB), 4: F4, 6: SO, 9: F9 |
| (CF) | Hasegawa, Yuya | 0-for-3 | 2: G4, 4: F7, 6: F9 |
| LF | Ortiz, Jose | 1-for-1 | 9: 1B |
| (RF) | Fukuda, Shuhei | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: 1B (SB), 5: G6, 7: F7, 9: G3 |
| (C) | Hosokawa, Toru | 0-for-2 | 2: SO, 5: SO |
| C | Tanoue, Hidenori | 1-for-2 | 7: 1B, 9: SO |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Yamada, Hiroki, L | 5 | 96 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.125 |
| Oba, Shota | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.800 |
| Yoshikawa, Teruaki | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 |
| Yanagawa, Yohei | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 8 | 132 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
Orix
Hitting (LOB: 0, DPs in: 6th, 7th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Sakaguchi, Tomotaka | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: G6, 3: 1B, 5: F7, 7: BB |
| (RF) | Taguchi, So | 1-for-3, 2 R | 1: SO, 3: BB, 5: 1B, 7: L4 |
| (2B) | Goto, Mitsutaka | 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: F9, 3: BB, 5: F8, 7: DP |
| (LF) | Okada, Takahiro | 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: F6, 3: S9, 5: 1B, 8: F7 |
| (DH) | Hessman, Mike | 2-for-4, 2 R, 6 RBI | 2: SO, 3: HR, 5: HR, 8: SO |
| (1B) | Lee, Seung-Yeop | 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: HR, 3: f2, 5: F9, 8: G4 |
| (3B) | Baldiris, Aarom | 1-for-3 | 2: F3, 4: F8, 6: 1B (BrO) |
| (C) | Ito, Hikaru | 0-for-2 | 3: SO, 4: F4, 6: S5 |
| (SS) | Obiki, Keiji | 2-for-3, 1 R | 3: 1B, 4: 1B (CS), 6: L6 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Terahara, Hayato, W | 6 | 94 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.842 |
| Nishi, Yuki, S | 3 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.905 |
| 9 | 132 | 36 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Top of the 2nd - 1 run, 1 hit
Terahara on the mound for Orix
Cabrera reaches on a fielding error (E6), runner on first. Matsuda grounds out to second, runner on first. Matsuda steals second. Hasegawa grounds out to second, runner on third. Fukuda hits an RBI infield single, runner on first. Fukuda steals second. Hosokawa strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 2nd - 1 run, 1 hit
Yamada on the mound for Softbank
T-Okada flies out to short. Hessman strikes out swinging. Lee hits a solo homer to right. Baldiris flies out to first.
Bottom of the 3rd - 5 runs, 3 hits
Yamada on the mound for Softbank
Ito strikes out looking. Obiki hits an infield single. Sakaguchi hits a single to right, runners on first and third. Taguchi walks, bases loaded. Goto walks in a run, bases loaded. T-Okada hits a sac fly to right, runners on first and second. Hessman hits a 3-run homer to left-center. Lee fouls out to the catcher.
Bottom of the 5th - 3 runs, 3 hits
Yamada on the mound for Softbank
Sakaguchi flies out to left. Taguchi hits a single to right. Goto flies out to center. T-Okada hits a single to center, runners on first and third. Hessman hits a 3-run homer to left. Lee flies out to right.
Top of the 6th - 2 runs, 2 hits
Terahara on the mound for Orix
Matsunaka flies out to left. Kokubo hits a solo homer to left. Cabrera hits a solo homer to center. Matsuda strikes out swinging. Hasegawa flies out to right.
Missed Opportunities
Top of the 1st
Terahara on the mound for Orix
Kawasaki hits a single to center and advances to second on a sac bunt by Honda. Matsunaka grounds out to second, runner on third. Kokubo flies out to left.
Top of the 5th
Terahara on the mound for Orix
Fukuda grounds out to short. Hosokawa strikes out swinging. Kawasaki hits a single to center and steals second. Honda grounds out to second.
Bottom of the 6th
Oba on the mound for Softbank
Defensive changes: Tanoue is the new catcher.
Baldiris hits a single to right and advances to second on a sac bunt by Ito. Obiki lines out to short and Bladiris gets doubled off second.
Top of the 9th
Nishi on the mound for Orix
Matsuda flies out to right. Oritz hits a single to center. Fukuda grounds out to first, runner on second. Tanoue strikes out swinging.
Notes
Softbank: Yamada lost his 2nd straight start and is now 6-4.
Orix: Terahara won his 6th straight start and improved to 8-4. ... Nishi saved his 1st game of the year (and of his career). ... Of the 6 homers Hessman has hit this season, 3 have come off Yamada.
