Saitama Seibu Lions 1 – Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 4 (July 19, 2011)
by Gen on Jul.19, 2011 @ 4:05 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Saitama Seibu Lions vs Fukuoka Softbank Hawks @ Yahoo Dome - 18:00
Potential Starters: Masamitsu Hirano (SEI) 1-3, 4.34 - Shota Oba (SOF) 1-0, 1.77
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Softbank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Attendance: 37025 | Softbank leads series, 8-2-0 | Time: 3:11
Seibu
Hitting (LOB: 5, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Kuriyama, Takumi | 0-for-3 | 1: SO, 3: BB, 5: G6, 8: G4 |
| (2B) | Hara, Takuya | 0-for-2 | 1: SO, 3: BB, 5: SO |
| PH-2B | Hayashizaki, Ryo | 0-for-1 | 8: F9 |
| (SS) | Nakajima, Hiroyuki | 0-for-4 | 1: F9, 3: SO, 5: SO, 8: G5 |
| (3B) | Nakamura, Takeya | 0-for-2, 1 RBI | 2: BB, 3: BB, 6: SO, 9: SO |
| (DH) | Fernandez, Jose | 0-for-4 | 2: G5, 3: SO, 6: SO, 9: G5 |
| (1B) | Asamura, Hideto | 0-for-4 | 2: F8, 4: F9, 6: G3, 9: F8 |
| (LF) | Sakata, Ryo | 1-for-2 | 2: SO, 4: 1B |
| PH-RF | Kumashiro, Masato | 0-for-1 | 7: SO |
| (C) | Sumitani, Ginjiro | 0-for-2 | 3: G5, 4: S2, 7: G6 |
| (RF) | Akiyama, Shogo | 1-for-2, 1 R | 3: 1B (SB), 4: SO |
| PH | Goto, Taketoshi | 0-for-1 | 7: SO |
| LF | Sato, Tomoaki | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Hirano, Masamitsu, L | 5 1/3 | 96 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.585 |
| Osada, Shuichiro | 1/3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.553 |
| Hoshino, Tomoki | 1 1/3 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.000 |
| Kimura, Fumikazu | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 8 | 131 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Softbank
Hitting (LOB: 4, DPs in: 7th, 8th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Kawasaki, Munenori | 2-for-4 | 1: 1B, 3: 1B (CS), 5: G3, 7: DP |
| (2B) | Honda, Yuichi | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: SO, 4: G5, 6: 1B (SB), 7: SO |
| (LF) | Matsunaka, Nobuhiko | 1-for-4 | 1: F8, 4: SO, 6: f2, 8: 1B |
| PR-CF | Kidokoro, Ryuma | 0-for-0 | |
| (1B) | Kokubo, Hiroki | 0-for-3, 1 R | 2: f3, 4: F8, 6: BB, 8: F4 |
| 1B | Akashi, Kenji | 0-for-0 | |
| (RF) | Tamura, Hitoshi | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: F8, 5: G6, 6: 1B, 8: DP |
| (3B) | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | 2-for-2, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: 1B (SB), 5: HR, 6: IBB |
| (DH) | Ortiz, Jose | 1-for-2, 1 R, 2 RBI | 2: SO, 5: HR, 6: S8 |
| (CF-LF) | Hasegawa, Yuya | 1-for-3 | 3: G6, 5: 1B, 6: SO |
| (C) | Yamazaki, Katsuki | 0-for-2 | 3: F9, 5: L4, 7: BB |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Oba, Shota, W | 5 2/3 | 96 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.731 |
| Yoshikawa, Teruaki, H | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.298 |
| Morifuku, Masahiko, H | 1 1/3 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.256 |
| Kanazawa, Takehito | 2/3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.844 |
| Falkenborg, Brian, S | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.667 |
| 9 | 153 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Top of the 3rd - 1 run, 1 hit
Oba on the mound for Softbank
Ginjiro grounds out to third. Akiyama hits a single to right and steals second. Kuriyama walks, runners on first and second. Hara walks, bases loaded. Nakajima strikes out swinging. Nakamura walks in a run, bases loaded. Fernandez strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 5th - 2 runs, 3 hits
Hirano on the mound for Seibu
Tamura grounds out to short. Matsuda hits a solo homer to left. Ortiz hits a solo homer to left-center. Hasegawa hits a single to right. Yamazaki lines out to second. Kawasaki grounds out to first.
Bottom of the 6th - 2 runs, 2 hits
Hirano on the mound for Seibu
Honda hits a single to left. Matsunaka fouls out to the catcher. Honda steals second. Kokubo walks, runners on first and second. Tamura hits an RBI single to left, runners on first and second.
Pitching change: Osada in for Hirano.
Runners advance to second and third on a balk. Matsuda gets an intentional walk, bases loaded. Ortiz hits a sac fly to center, runners on first and second.
Pitching change: Hoshino in for Osada.
Hasegawa strikes out swinging.
Missed Opportunities
Bottom of the 2nd
Hirano on the mound for Seibu
Kokubo fouls out to first. Tamura flies out to center. Matsuda hits a single to center and steals second. Ortiz strikes out swinging.
Top of the 4th
Oba on the mound for Softbank
Asamura flies out to right. Sakata hits a single to center and advances to second on a sac bunt by Ginjiro. Akiyama strikes out swinging.
Notes
Seibu: The Lions lost their 8th straight game. ... Hirano lost his 2nd straight start and is now 1-4. This was also Hirano's 21st appearance (3rd start).
Softbank: The Hawks won their 2nd straight game in a row. They have also won their last 4 games at Yahoo Dome and their last 4 games against the Seibu Lions. ... Oba made his first start of the year and won. He is now 2-0. This was also Oba's first Ichi-gun victory as a starter since 5/3/2008. ... Falkenborg saved his 8th game of the season. ... Matsuda has homered in 2 straight games.