CS: Yomiuri Giants 2 – Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 (October 29, 2011)
by Gen on Oct.29, 2011 @ 4:01 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows @ Jingu Stadium - 18:30
Potential Starters: Hirokazu Sawamura (YOM) 11-11, 2.02 - Masanori Ishikawa (YAK) 10-9, 2.73
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Attendance: 32339 | Yakult leads series, 1-0-0 | Time: 3:28
Yomiuri
Hitting (LOB: 8, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Sakamoto, Hayato | 2-for-5 | 1: G5, 3: 1B, 5: 2B, 7: G6, 9: F4 |
| (2B) | Terauchi, Takayuki | 0-for-3 | 1: SO, 3: S2, 5: SO, 7: SO |
| (CF) | Chono, Hisayoshi | 1-for-4 | 1: 1B (SB), 3: F4, 5: SO, 7: G5 |
| (C) | Abe, Shinnosuke | 0-for-2 | 1: BB, 4: SO, 5: BB, 8: L6 |
| (LF) | Ramirez, Alex | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: G1, 4: 1B, 5: F8, 8: f6 |
| (1B) | Ogasawara, Michihiro | 2-for-4 | 2: SO, 4: 1B, 6: 1B, 8: SO |
| (RF) | Takahashi, Yoshinobu | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 4: 1B, 6: SO, 9: G4 |
| (3B) | Furuki, Shigeyuki | 0-for-3 | 2: L4, 4: SO, 6: G3 |
| PH | Tani, Yoshitomo | 0-for-1 | 9: F4 |
| (P) | Sawamura, Hirokazu | 0-for-2 | 3: G6, 4: G4 |
| PH | Yano, Kenji | 0-for-1 | 6: F4 |
| P | Takagi, Yasunari | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Nishimura, Kentaro | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Tono, Shun | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Omura, Saburo | 1-for-1, 1 R, 1 RBI | 9: HR |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Sawamura, Hirokazu | 5 | 73 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.800 |
| Takagi, Yasunari, L | 1/3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Nishimura, Kentaro | 1 2/3 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Tono, Shun | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 8 | 135 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Yakult
Hitting (LOB: 5, DPs in: 4th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (LF) | Ueda, Tsuyoshi | 0-for-4 | 1: SO, 3: f3, 6: G4, 7: F7 |
| (2B) | Tanaka, Hiroyasu | 2-for-4, 1 R | 1: G4, 4: 1B (BrO), 6: 1B, 7: SO |
| (CF) | Aoki, Norichika | 0-for-4, 1 R | 1: SO, 4: F9, 6: E3, 8: SO |
| (1B) | Hatakeyama, Kazuhiro | 0-for-3 | 2: F8, 4: L4, 6: BB, 8: G4 |
| 1B | Takeuchi, Shinichi | 0-for-0 | |
| (3B) | Miyamoto, Shinya | 0-for-3, 1 RBI | 2: F8, 5: f3, 6: S8, 8: G5 |
| (RF) | Balentien, Wladimir | 1-for-3, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 5: SO, 6: 1B |
| (SS) | Morioka, Ryosuke | 2-for-3, 1 R | 3: 1B, 5: 1B, 6: G6 |
| (C) | Aikawa, Ryoji | 2-for-3 | 3: F7, 5: 1B (BrO), 7: 1B |
| (P) | Tateyama, Shohei | 0-for-1 | 3: SO |
| PH | Fujimoto, Atsushi | 1-for-1, 1 RBI | 5: 1B |
| P | Muranaka, Kyohei | 0-for-0 | 7: S5 |
| P | Lim, Chang-Yong | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Tateyama, Shohei | 5 | 98 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.800 |
| Muranaka, Kyohei, W | 3 2/3 | 49 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.455 |
| Lim, Chang-Yong, S | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 148 | 37 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
===
Recap
Scoring Summary
Top of the 4th - 1 run, 3 hits
Tateyama on the mound for Yakult
Abe strikes out swinging. Ramirez hits an infield single. Ogasawara hits a single to right, runners on first and third. Y. Takahashi hits an RBI single to right, runners on first and third. Furuki strikes out looking. Sawamura grounds out to second.
Bottom of the 5th - 1 run, 3 hits
Sawamura on the mound for Yomiuri
Miyamoto fouls out to first. Balentien strikes out swinging. Morioka hits a single to right. Aikawa hits a single to center, runners on first and second. Fujimoto, pinch-hitting for Tateyama, hits an RBI single to center and Aikawa gets thrown out trying to advance to third.
Bottom of the 6th - 2 runs, 2 hits
Takagi on the mound for Yomiuri
Ueda grounds out to second. Tanaka hits an infield single. Aoki reaches on a fielding error (E3), runners on first and second.
Pitching change: Nishimura in for Takagi.
Hatakeyama walks, bases loaded. Miyamoto hits sac fly to center, runners on first and third. Balentien hits an RBI single to right, runners on first and third. Morioka grounds out to short.
Top of the 9th - 1 run, 1 hit
Muranaka on the mound for Yakult
Defensive changes: Takeuchi takes over at first.
Y. Takahashi grounds out to second. Tani, pinch-hitting for Furuki, flies out to second. Omura, pinch-hitting for Tono, hits a solo homer to left-center.
Pitching change: Lim in for Muranaka.
Sakamoto flies out to second.
Missed Opportunities
Top of the 1st
Tateyama on the mound for Yakult
Sakamoto grounds out to third. Terauchi strikes out swinging. Chono hits a single to center and steals second. Abe walks, runners on first and second. Ramirez grounds out to the pitcher.
Top of the 3rd
Tateyama on the mound for Yakult
Sawamura grounds out to short. Sakamoto hits a single to left and advances to second on a sac bunt by Terauchi. Chono flies out to second.
Top of the 5th
Tateyama on the mound for Yakult
Sakamoto hits a double to left. Terauchi fails on 3 sac bunt attempts. Chono strikes out swinging. Abe walks, runners on first and second. Ramirez flies out to center.
Top of the 6th
Muranaka on the mound for Yakult
Ogasawara hits a single to center. Y. Takahashi strikes out swinging. Furuki grounds out to first, runner on second. Yano, pinch-hitting for Sawamura, flies out to second.
Bottom of the 7th
Nishimura on the mound for Yomiuri
Aikawa hits a single to center and advances to second on a sac bunt by Muranaka. Ueda flies out to left. Tanaka strikes out looking.
Notes
The Swallows lead the series, 1-0.
Hero Interview: Muranaka and Miyamoto
Yomiuri: Takagi took the loss in relief and is now 0-1. ... Sawamura became the first rookie in Climax Series history to start a game 1. ... This was Omura's 2nd Climax Series homer of his career. He is also the 3rd player in Climax Series history to record a pinch-hit homer.
Yakult: The Swallows can wrap this up with either victory or a tie on Sunday. ... Muranaka got the win in relief and is now 1-0. ... Lim saved his first game of the postseason. He also became the first pitcher in Climax Series history to record a save with just 1 pitch.
