CS: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 – Chunichi Dragons 1 (November 3, 2011)
by Gen on Nov.03, 2011 @ 4:01 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons @ Nagoya Dome - 18:00
Potential Starters: Shohei Tateyama (YAK) 11-5, 2.04 - Maximo Nelson (CHU) 10-14, 2.54
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Attendance: 38414 | Series tied, 1-1-0 | Time: 2:53
Yakult
Hitting (LOB: 4, DPs in: 3rd)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Yamada, Tetsuto | 0-for-4 | 1: G6, 4: F8, 6: G5, 8: F9 |
| P | Tateyama, Shohei | 0-for-0 | |
| (LF-RF) | Ueda, Tsuyoshi | 2-for-4 | 1: F7, 4: 1B, 6: SO, 9: 1B (BrO) |
| (3B) | Miyamoto, Shinya | 0-for-3 | 1: G6, 4: F6, 6: F7, 9: S1 |
| (CF) | Aoki, Norichika | 1-for-4, 1 R | 2: L6, 4: F8, 7: SO, 9: 1B |
| (RF) | Balentien, Wladimir | 0-for-3 | 2: F8, 5: SO, 7: G6 |
| PH | Fujimoto, Atsushi | 0-for-1 | 9: G4 |
| PR-LF | Fukuchi, Kazuki | 0-for-0, 1 R | |
| (1B) | Whitesell, Josh | 0-for-2 | 2: G4, 5: G2 |
| PH-1B | Hatakeyama, Kazuhiro | 1-for-2, 2 RBI | 7: G1, 9: 1B |
| (C) | Aikawa, Ryoji | 2-for-4 | 3: 1B, 5: 2B, 8: G6, 9: F7 |
| (2B) | Tanaka, Hiroyasu | 0-for-2 | 3: DP, 5: IBB, 8: SO |
| (P) | Ishikawa, Masanori | 0-for-2 | 3: G1, 5: G6 |
| PH | Iihara, Yasushi | 1-for-1, 1 R, 1 RBI | 8: HR |
| SS | Morioka, Ryosuke | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Ishikawa, Masanori, W | 7 | 101 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Tateyama, Shohei, S | 2 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.500 |
| 9 | 136 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chunichi
Hitting (LOB: 4, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Araki, Masahiro | 0-for-4 | 1: F8, 4: F9, 6: F9, 8: F8 |
| (2B) | Ibata, Hirokazu | 1-for-4 | 1: f2, 4: 1B, 6: G6, 9: f3 |
| (3B) | Morino, Masahiko | 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: F9, 4: G3, 6: G4, 9: HR |
| (1B) | Blanco, Tony | 0-for-4 | 2: L4, 4: SO, 7: F9, 9: G6 |
| (C) | Tanishige, Motonobu | 0-for-4 | 2: F7, 5: F9, 7: G5, 9: F9 |
| (LF) | Wada, Kazuhiro | 0-for-2 | 2: G4, 5: BB, 7: G6 |
| (RF) | Hirata, Ryosuke | 0-for-2 | 3: G6, 5: G6 |
| PH-RF | Fujii, Atsushi | 0-for-1 | 8: F9 |
| (CF) | Oshima, Yohei | 0-for-1 | 3: G5, 5: IBB, 8: BB |
| (P) | Chen, Wei-Ying | 0-for-2 | 3: SO, 5: G1 |
| PH | Koike, Masaaki | 0-for-0 | 8: S1 |
| P | Takahashi, Akifumi | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Kawahara, Junichi | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Chen, Wei-Ying, L | 8 | 100 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.125 |
| Takahashi, Akifumi | 1/3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54.000 |
| Kawahara, Junichi | 2/3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 112 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Top of the 8th - 1 run, 1 hit
Chen on the mound for Chunichi
Aikawa grounds out to short. Tanaka strikes out swinging. Iihara, pinch-hitting for Ishikawa, hits a solo homer to left. Yamada flies out to right.
Top of the 9th - 2 runs, 3 hits
Takahashi on the mound for Chunichi
Defensive changes: Fujii takes over in right.
Ueda hits a single to center and advances to second on a sac bunt by Miyamoto. Aoki hits an infield single, runners on first and third.
Pitching change: Kawahara in for Takahashi.
Fujimoto, pinch-hitting for Balentien, hits a grounder to second and Ueda gets thrown out between third and home, runners to second and third. Fukuchi enters the game as a pinch-runner for Fujimoto. Hatakeyama hits a 2-run single to center, runner to second. Aikawa flies out to left.
Bottom of the 9th - 1 run, 1 hit
Tateyama on the mound for Yakult
Defensive changes: Ueda moves from left to right; Fukuchi takes over in left.
Ibata fouls out to first. Morino hits a solo homer to right. Blanco grounds out to short. Tanishige flies out to right.
Missed Opportunities
Bottom of the 4th
Ishikawa on the mound for Yakult
Araki flies out to right. Ibata hits a single to left. Morino grounds out to first, runner on second. Blanco strikes out swinging.
Top of the 5th
Chen on the mound for Chunichi
Balentien strikes out swinging. Whitesell grounds out to the catcher. Aikawa hits a double to left. Tanaka gets an intentional walk, runners on first and second. Ishikawa grounds out to short.
Bottom of the 5th
Ishikawa on the mound for Yakult
Tanishige flies out to right. Wada walks. Hirata grounds out to short, runner on second. Oshima gets an intentional walk, runners on first and second. Chen grounds out to the pitcher.
Bottom of the 8th
Tateyama on the mound for Yakult
Defensive changes: Morioka takes over at short.
Fujii, pinch-hitting for Hirata, flies out to right. Oshima walks. Koike, pinch-hitting for Chen, hits a sac bunt, runner on second. Araki flies out to center.
Notes
Chunichi leads the series, 2-1.
Hero Interview: Iihara
Yakult: The Swallows stopped a 6-game losing streak at Nagoya Dome. ... Ishikawa got the win and is 1-0 (and 1-1 in 2 postseason starts this year). This was also the first time he started a game on 3 days of rest. ... Tateyama recorded the save. It was his first Ichi-gun save since 9/22/2007. ... This was Yamada's first Ichi-gun game of his career. ... Ihara became the 4th player in CL Climax Series history to hit a pinch-hit homer. ... Aoki batted 4th for the first time since 4/22/2010.
Chunichi: Chen took the loss and is 0-1. He is now 1-4 lifetime during Climax Series play.
