CS: Saitama Seibu Lions 2 – Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 7 (November 4, 2011)
by Gen on Nov.04, 2011 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Saitama Seibu Lions vs Fukuoka Softbank Hawks @ Yahoo Dome - 18:00
Potential Starters: Takayuki Kishi (SEI) 8-9, 3.80 - Tadashi Settsu (SOF) 14-8, 2.79
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Seibu | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Softbank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Attendance: 35021 | Softbank leads series, 2-0-0 | Time: 3:10
Seibu
Hitting (LOB: 5, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (LF) | Kuriyama, Takumi | 0-for-3 | 1: F7, 3: G4, 5: F9, 8: S1 |
| (2B) | Hara, Takuya | 0-for-3 | 1: SO, 3: G1, 6: SO |
| PH-2B | Abe, Masahiro | 0-for-1 | 8: SO |
| (SS) | Nakajima, Hiroyuki | 1-for-4 | 1: SO, 3: G5, 6: 1B, 8: F8 |
| (3B) | Nakamura, Takeya | 1-for-4, 1 R | 2: 1B, 4: f2, 6: SO, 9: G5 |
| (DH) | Fernandez, Jose | 1-for-4 | 2: 1B, 4: F8, 6: F9, 9: G6 |
| (1B) | Asamura, Hideto | 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: G6 (SB), 4: G6, 7: SO, 9: 1B |
| (RF) | Osaki, Yutaro | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: 1B, 5: F8, 7: L1, 9: F6 |
| (C) | Sumitani, Ginjiro | 1-for-3 | 2: G1, 5: 1B, 7: F8 |
| (CF) | Akiyama, Shogo | 0-for-2 | 2: G3, 5: SO |
| PH | Sato, Tomoaki | 0-for-0 | 8: BB |
| PR-CF | Saito, Shogo | 0-for-0 | 8: (SB) |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Kishi, Takayuki, L | 6 | 94 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.500 |
| Ishii, Kazuhisa | 2/3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Hsu, Ming-Chieh | 1 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13.500 |
| Makita, Kazuhisa | 1/3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.000 |
| 8 | 139 | 37 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Softbank
Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 7th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Kawasaki, Munenori | 2-for-4, 1 R | 1: BB, 3: 3B (BrO), 5: F8, 7: 1B, 8: SO |
| (2B) | Honda, Yuichi | 1-for-2, 1 R | 1: S5, 3: G4, 6: 2B, 7: BB |
| (LF) | Uchikawa, Seiichi | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 1: 2B, 3: F3, 6: G4, 7: G4 |
| (DH) | Cabrera, Alex | 0-for-3, 1 RBI | 1: SO, 4: SO, 6: S7, 8: f2 |
| (3B) | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: F7, 4: F6, 6: HR, 8: F9 |
| (1B) | Kokubo, Hiroki | 1-for-2 | 2: G4, 4: BB, 6: 1B |
| PR-1B | Akashi, Kenji | 1-for-1, 1 R | 8: 1B |
| (RF) | Tamura, Hitoshi | 0-for-3, 1 R | 2: G5, 4: F7, 6: f2, 8: BB |
| RF | Fukuda, Shuhei | 0-for-0 | |
| (CF) | Hasegawa, Yuya | 1-for-3, 1 R | 2: SO, 5: SO, 7: HBP, 8: 1B |
| CF | Kidokoro, Ryuma | 0-for-0 | |
| (C) | Hosokawa, Toru | 0-for-3 | 3: SO, 5: SO, 7: DP |
| PH | Matsunaka, Nobuhiko | 1-for-1, 1 R, 4 RBI | 8: HR |
| C | Yamazaki, Katsuki | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Settsu, Tadashi, W | 7 | 110 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.571 |
| Morifuku, Masahiko, H | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Mahara, Takahiro | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 142 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Bottom of the 1st - 1 run, 1 hit
Kishi on the mound for Seibu
Kawasaki walks and advances to second on a sac bunt by Honda. Uchikawa hits an RBI double to left, runner on second. Cabrera strikes out swinging. Matsuda flies out to left.
Top of the 2nd - 2 runs, 3 hits
Settsu on the mound for Softbank
Nakamura hits a single to left. Fernandez hits a single to left, runners on first and third. Asamura drives in a run with a ground out to short, runner on first. Asamura steals second. Osaki hits an RBI single to center, runner on first. Ginjiro grounds out to the pitcher, runner on second. Akiyama grounds out to first.
Bottom of the 6th - 2 runs, 3 hits
Kishi on the mound for Seibu
Honda hits a double to right. Uchikawa grounds out to second, runner on third. Cabrera hits a sac fly to left. Matuda hits a solo homer to left. Kokubo hits a single to center and is replaced by pinch-runner Akashi. Tamura fouls out to the catcher.
Bottom of the 8th - 4 runs, 3 hits
Ming-Chieh on the mound for Seibu
Defensive changes: Abe takes over at second; Saito takes over in center.
Cabrera fouls out to the catcher. Matsuda flies out to right. Akashi hits a single to left. Tamura walks, runners on first and second. Hasegawa hits a single to left, bases loaded. Matsunaka enters the game as a pinch-hitter for Hosokawa.
Pitching change: Makita in for Ming-Chieh.
Matsunaka hits a grand slam to right. Kawasaki strikes out looking.
Missed Opportunities
Bottom of the 3rd
Kishi on the mound for Seibu
Hosokawa strikes out swinging. Kawasaki hits a triple to right. Honda hits a grounder to second and Kawasaki gets thrown out trying to score, runner on first. Uchikawa flies out to first.
Bottom of the 7th
K. Ishii on the mound for Seibu
Hasegawa gets hit by a pitch. Hosokawa bunts into a double play. Kawasaki hits a single to left. Honda walks, runners on first and second.
Pitching change: Ming-Chieh in for K. Ishii.
Uchikawa grounds out to second.
Top of the 8th
Morifuku on the mound for Softbank
Sato, pinch-hitting for Akiyama, walks. Saito enters the game as a pinch-runner for Sato and steals second. Kuriyama hits a sac bunt, runner on third. Abe, pinch-hitting for Hara, strikes out swinging. Nakajima flies out to center.
Notes
Softbank leads the series, 3-0.
Hero Interview: Settsu, Matsuda, Matsunaka
Seibu: Kishi took the loss and is now 0-1.
Softbank: Settsu got the victory and is now 1-0. ... Matsunaka became just the 2nd player in playoff history to record a pinch-hit grand slam.
