CS: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 – Chunichi Dragons 2 (November 2, 2011)
by Gen on Nov.02, 2011 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons @ Nagoya Dome - 18:00
Potential Starters: Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi (YAK) 7-11, 4.22 - Kazuki Yoshimi (CHU) 18-3, 1.65
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Chunichi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Attendance: 34689 | Chunichi leads series, 1-0-0 | Time: 3:05
Yakult
Hitting (LOB: 8, DPs in: 2nd)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Aoki, Norichika | 2-for-3, 1 R | 1: G6, 3: BB, 6: 1B, 8: 2B |
| (2B) | Tanaka, Hiroyasu | 0-for-2 | 1: SO, 3: SO, 6: S1 |
| PH-2B | Fujimoto, Atsushi | 1-for-1 | 8: 1B |
| (LF) | Fukuchi, Kazuki | 0-for-3, 1 RBI | 1: F8, 3: G1, 6: BB, 8: G6 |
| (1B) | Hatakeyama, Kazuhiro | 1-for-4 | 2: 1B, 4: G6, 6: F7, 8: G1 |
| P | Lim, Chang-Yong | 0-for-0 | |
| (3B) | Miyamoto, Shinya | 0-for-4 | 2: DP, 4: F4, 6: F9, 9: G6 |
| (RF) | Balentien, Wladimir | 1-for-3 | 2: 1B, 4: F8, 7: SO, 9: BB |
| PR | Ueda, Tsuyoshi | 0-for-0 | |
| (SS) | Morioka, Ryosuke | 0-for-4 | 2: G4, 5: G6, 7: F7, 9: G3 |
| (C) | Aikawa, Ryoji | 1-for-3 | 3: 2B, 5: SO, 7: SO, 9: BB |
| PR | Kawamoto, Ryohei | 0-for-0 | |
| (P) | Masubuchi, Tatsuyoshi | 0-for-0 | 3: S3 |
| P | Barnette, Tony | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Takeuchi, Shinichi | 0-for-1 | 5: F7 |
| P | Matsui, Kosuke | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Oshimoto, Takehiko | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Matsuoka, Kenichi | 0-for-0 | |
| PH-1B | Whitesell, Josh | 0-for-2 | 8: F9, 9: G5 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Masubuchi, Tatsuyoshi, L | 2 1/3 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.714 |
| Barnette, Tony | 1 2/3 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Matsui, Kosuke | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Oshimoto, Takehiko | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Matsuoka, Kenichi | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Lim, Chang-Yong | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 8 | 112 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Chunichi
Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 4th, 6th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Araki, Masahiro | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: F8, 3: 1B, 5: F9, 7: G6 |
| (2B) | Ibata, Hirokazu | 2-for-3, 1 R | 1: 2B, 3: S1, 5: 2B, 8: G1 |
| (3B) | Morino, Masahiko | 3-for-4, 2 RBI | 1: 2B, 3: 1B, 5: 1B, 8: G5 |
| (1B) | Blanco, Tony | 0-for-3 | 1: f3, 3: F7, 5: f3, 8: BB |
| (C) | Tanishige, Motonobu | 0-for-4 | 1: F8, 3: F8, 6: G5, 8: F7 |
| (LF) | Wada, Kazuhiro | 1-for-1 | 2: BB, 4: BB (CS), 6: 1B (CS) |
| (RF) | Hirata, Ryosuke | 0-for-2 | 2: S1, 4: SO, 6: SO |
| (CF) | Oshima, Yohei | 0-for-3 | 2: G4, 4: SO, 7: F8 |
| (P) | Yoshimi, Kazuki | 0-for-3 | 2: SO, 5: SO, 7: SO |
| P | Asao, Takuya | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Iwase, Hitoki | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Yoshimi, Kazuki, W | 7 1/3 | 112 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.227 |
| Asao, Takuya, H | 1 1/3 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Iwase, Hitoki, S | 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 144 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Bottom of the 1st - 1 run, 2 hits
Masubuchi on the mound for Yakult
Araki flies out to center. Ibata hits a double to left. Morino hits an RBI double to center, runner on second. Blanco fouls out to first. Tanishige flies out to center.
Bottom of the 3rd - 1 run, 2 hits
Masubuchi on the mound for Yakult
Araki hits a single to center and advances to second on a sac bunt by Ibata. Morino hits an RBI single to center, runner on first.
Pitching change: Barnette in for Masubuchi.
Blanco flies out to left. Tanishige flies out to center.
Top of the 8th - 1 run, 2 hits
Yoshimi on the mound for Chunichi
Whitesell, pinch-hitting for Matsuoka, flies out to right. Aoki hits a double to right. Fujimoto enters the game as a pinch-hitter for Tanaka.
Pitching change: Asao in for Yoshimi.
Fujimoto hits a single to left, runners on first and third. Fukuchi drives in a run with a ground out to short, runner on first. Hatakeyama grounds out to the pitcher.
Missed Opportunities
Bottom of the 2nd
Masubuchi on the mound for Yakult
Wada walks and advances to second on a sac bunt by Hirata. Oshima grounds out to second, runner on third. Yoshimi strikes out swinging.
Top of the 3rd
Yoshimi on the mound for Chunichi
Aikawa hits a double to left and advances to third on a sac bunt by Masubuchi. Aoki walks, runners on first and third. Tanaka strikes out swinging. Fukuchi grounds out to the pitcher.
Bottom of the 5th
K. Matsui on the mound for Yakult
Yoshimi strikes out swinging. Araki flies out to right. Ibata hits a double to left. Morino hits a single to center, runner on first and third. Blanco fouls out to first.
Top of the 6th
Yoshimi on the mound for Chunichi
Aoki hits a single to center and advances to second on a sac bunt by Tanaka. Fukuchi walks, runners on first and second. Hatakeyama flies out to left. Miyamoto flies out to right.
Top of the 9th
Asao on the mound for Chunichi
Miyamoto grounds out to short. Balentien walks and is replaced by pinch-runner Ueda. Morioka grounds out to first, runner on first. Aikawa walks, runners on first and second.
Pitching change: Iwase in for Asao.
Kawamoto enters the game as a pinch-runner for Aikawa. Whitesell grounds out to third.
Notes
Dragons lead the series, 2-0.
Hero Interview: Yoshimi and Morino
Yakult: The Swallows have not been able to record a timely hit in 27 consecutive innings at Nagoya Dome. ... Masubuchi took the loss and is 0-1.
Chunichi: The Dragons won their 5th straight first game of the Final Stage. They're also in the midst of an 18-game winning streak when they score first at Nagoya Dome. ... Yoshimi won the game and is now 1-0. ... Iwase saved his first game of the postseason. This was also his 9th career Climax Series save.
