CS: Yomiuri Giants 1 – Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 (October 31, 2011)
by Gen on Oct.31, 2011 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows @ Jingu Stadium - 18:30
Potential Starters: Dicky Gonzalez (YOM) 3-3, 1.80 - Katsuki Akagawa (YAK) 6-3, 2.03
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Attendance: 31687 | Yakult leads series, 2-1-0 | Time: 2:51
Yomiuri
Hitting (LOB: 7, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Sakamoto, Hayato | 0-for-4 | 1: F8, 3: G5, 5: F4, 7: SO |
| (2B) | Terauchi, Takayuki | 0-for-3 | 1: G6, 4: SO, 5: SO |
| PH | Yano, Kenji | 0-for-1 | 8: F4 |
| 3B | Wakiya, Ryota | 0-for-0 | |
| (CF) | Chono, Hisayoshi | 1-for-4 | 1: SO, 4: F8, 6: 1B (SB), 8: G3 |
| (C) | Abe, Shinnosuke | 0-for-3 | 2: f2, 4: BB, 6: SO, 8: F6 |
| (LF) | Ramirez, Alex | 0-for-3 | 2: G4, 4: BB, 6: F8, 9: SO |
| (1B) | Ogasawara, Michihiro | 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 4: G5, 6: G4, 9: HR |
| (RF) | Tani, Yoshitomo | 0-for-4 | 3: G6, 5: F9, 7: f3, 9: G5 |
| (3B-2B) | Furuki, Shigeyuki | 3-for-3 | 3: 1B, 5: 2B, 7: 1B |
| PH | Takahashi, Yoshinobu | 0-for-1 | 9: SO |
| (P) | Gonzalez, Dicky | 1-for-1 | 3: S3, 5: 1B, 7: S1 |
| P | Yamaguchi, Tetsuya | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Ochi, Daisuke | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Gonzalez, Dicky, L | 6 2/3 | 90 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.350 |
| Yamaguchi, Tetsuya | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Ochi, Daisuke | 1/3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 8 | 113 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Yakult
Hitting (LOB: 4, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Aoki, Norichika | 2-for-4 | 1: G4, 3: 1B, 6: F3, 8: 2B (BrO) |
| (2B) | Tanaka, Hiroyasu | 0-for-4, 1 R | 1: F4, 3: G6, 6: G6, 8: E4 |
| (1B) | Whitesell, Josh | 1-for-2 | 1: 1B, 3: SO |
| LF | Fukuchi, Kazuki | 1-for-2, 1 RBI | 6: L1, 8: 1B |
| (LF-1B) | Hatakeyama, Kazuhiro | 0-for-4 | 1: G6, 4: F7, 7: F9, 8: SO |
| (3B) | Miyamoto, Shinya | 1-for-3 | 2: f9, 4: G6, 7: 1B |
| (RF) | Balentien, Wladimir | 0-for-3 | 2: F4, 4: F6, 7: G6 |
| PR | Ueda, Tsuyoshi | 0-for-0, 1 R | |
| P | Muranaka, Kyohei | 0-for-0 | |
| (SS) | Morioka, Ryosuke | 1-for-3, 1 RBI | 2: G4, 5: G3, 7: 1B |
| (C) | Aikawa, Ryoji | 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 3: HR, 5: G5, 7: G1 |
| (P) | Akagawa, Katsuki | 0-for-2 | 3: F8, 5: SO |
| P | Oshimoto, Takehiko | 0-for-0 | |
| RF | Iihara, Yasushi | 0-for-1 | 8: G4 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Akagawa, Katsuki, W | 6 2/3 | 104 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Oshimoto, Takehiko, H | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Muranaka, Kyohei, S | 2 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.176 |
| 9 | 131 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Bottom of the 3rd - 1 run, 2 hits
Gonzalez on the mound for Yomiuri
Aikawa hits a solo homer to left. Akagawa flies out to center. Aoki hits a single to right. Tanaka grounds out to short, runner on second. Whitesell strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 7th - 1 run, 2 hits
Gonzalez on the mound for Yomiuri
Hatakeyama flies out to right. Miyamoto hits an infield single. Balentien hit a grounder to short, Miyamoto gets thrown out and Balentien advances to second on a throwing error (E4), runner on second. Ueda enters the game as a pinch-runner for Balentien.
Pitching change: Yamaguchi in for Gonzalez.
Morioka hits an RBI single to left, runner to second. Aikawa grounds out to the pitcher.
Bottom of the 8th - 1 run, 2 hits
Yamaguchi on the mound for Yomiuri
Defensive changes: Wakiya takes over at third; Furuki moves from third to second.
Iihara grounds out to second. Aoki hits a double to left. Tanaka hits a grounder to second and reaches on a fielding error (E4), Aoki gets thrown out at home, Tanaka to second. Fukuchi hits an RBI single to right, runner to second.
Pitchin change: Ochi in for Yamaguchi.
Hatakeyama strikes out looking.
Top of the 9th - 1 run, 1 hit
Muranaka on the mound for Yakult
Ramirez strikes out swinging. Ogasawara hits a solo homer to right. Tani grounds out to third. Y. Takahashi, pinch-hitting for Furuki, strikes out swinging.
Missed Opportunities
Top of the 3rd
Akagawa on the mound for Yakult
Tani grounds out to short. Furuki hits a single to left and advances to second on a sac bunt by Gonzalez. Sakamoto grounds out to third.
Top of the 4th
Akagawa on the mound for Yakult
Terauchi strikes out swinging. Chono flies out to center. Abe walks. Ramirez walks, runners on first and second. Ogasawara grounds out to third.
Top of the 5th
Akagawa on the mound for Yakult
Tani flies out to right. Furuki hits a double to left. Gonzalez hits a single to left, runners on first and third. Sakamoto files out to second. Terauchi strikes out swinging.
Top of the 6th
Akagawa on the mound for Yakult
Defensive changes: Fukuchi takes over in left; Hatakeyama moves from left to first.
Chono hits a single to right. Abe strikes out swinging as Chono steals second. Ramirez files out to center. Ogasawara grounds out to second.
Top of the 7th
Akagawa on the mound for Yakult
Tani fouls out to first. Furuki hits a single to left and advances to second on a sac bunt by Gonzalez.
Pitching change: Oshimoto in for Akagawa.
Sakamoto strikes out swinging.
Notes
The Swallows won the series, 2-1. This is the first time in CL Climax Series history (since 2007) that the Final Stage doesn't included both the Chunichi Dragons and Yomiuri Giants.
Hero Interview: Aikawa, Akagawa, Morioka
Yomiuri: Gonzalez took the loss and is now 0-1.
Yakult: Akagawa got the win and is now 1-0. ... Muranaka picked up the save.
