CS: Saitama Seibu Lions 1 – Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2 (November 5, 2011)
by Gen on Nov.05, 2011 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Saitama Seibu Lions vs Fukuoka Softbank Hawks @ Yahoo Dome - 13:00
Potential Starters: Hideaki Wakui (SEI) 9-12, 2.93 - Toshiya Sugiuchi (SOF) 8-7, 1.94
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Softbank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1x | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Attendance: 37025 | Softbank leads series, 3-0-0 | Time: 4:00
Seibu
Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 2nd)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (LF) | Kuriyama, Takumi | 1-for-5 | 1: SO, 3: 1B, 6: G6, 9: G1, 11: f5 |
| (2B) | Abe, Masahiro | 0-for-5 | 1: SO, 4: F4, 6: G4, 9: G6, 11: F7 |
| (SS) | Nakajima, Hiroyuki | 1-for-5 | 1: G4, 4: 1B (SB), 7: SO, 10: SO, 11: SO |
| (3B) | Nakamura, Takeya | 2-for-4, 1 R | 2: HBP, 4: SO, 7: SO, 10: 2B, 12: 1B |
| (DH) | Fernandez, Jose | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: DP, 4: G5, 7: L5, 10: 2B |
| PR-DH-CF | Saito, Shogo | 0-for-1 | 12: SO |
| (1B) | Asamura, Hideto | 0-for-5 | 2: f3, 5: F8, 8: G6, 10: G5, 12: F8 |
| (RF) | Sato, Tomoaki | 0-for-3 | 3: F9, 5: G4, 8: SO |
| PH-RF | Osaki, Yutaro | 0-for-1 | 10: IBB, 12: F9 |
| (C) | Sumitani, Ginjiro | 2-for-4 | 3: 1B (BrO), 5: f3, 8: F8, 10: 1B |
| (CF) | Kumashiro, Masato | 0-for-2 | 3: S2, 6: SO, 9: SO |
| PH | Uemoto, Tatsuyuki | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Hoshi, Takanori | 0-for-1 | 10: F5 |
| P | Ishii, Kazuhisa | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Makita, Kazuhisa | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Wakui, Hideaki | 9 2/3 | 127 | 35 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.931 |
| Ishii, Kazuhisa, H | 2/3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Makita, Kazuhisa, L | 2/3 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.000 |
| 11 | 158 | 44 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Softbank
Hitting (LOB: 9, DPs in: 7th, 8th, 9th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Kawasaki, Munenori | 1-for-5 | 1: SO, 4: G5, 6: F4, 8: DP, 11: 1B |
| (2B) | Honda, Yuichi | 0-for-4 | 1: G6, 4: f2, 6: F8, 9: G1, 11: S1 |
| (LF) | Uchikawa, Seiichi | 2-for-4 | 1: F9, 4: G6, 7: 1B, 9: 1B, 11: IBB |
| PR-CF | Kidokoro, Ryuma | 0-for-0 | |
| (DH) | Cabrera, Alex | 0-for-5 | 2: SO, 5: SO, 7: DP, 9: DP, 11: SO |
| (3B) | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | 0-for-3 | 2: BB (CS), 5: SO, 7: BB, 10: F9, 11: SO |
| (1B) | Kokubo, Hiroki | 1-for-4 | 2: G1, 5: SO, 7: G1, 10: 1B |
| PR-1B | Fukuda, Shuhei | 1-for-1, 2 R | 12: 2B |
| (RF) | Tamura, Hitoshi | 1-for-3 | 3: F8, 6: 1B, 8: BB, 10: G5, 12: IBB |
| PR | Imamiya, Kenta | 0-for-0 | |
| (CF-LF) | Hasegawa, Yuya | 4-for-5, 2 RBI | 3: SO, 6: 1B, 8: 1B, 10: 2B, 12: 1B |
| (C) | Yamazaki, Katsuki | 0-for-2 | 3: G5, 6: S5, 8: G1 |
| PH | Matsunaka, Nobuhiko | 0-for-1 | 10: F7 |
| C | Hosokawa, Toru | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Sugiuchi, Toshiya | 9 1/3 | 127 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.964 |
| Kanazawa, Takehito | 1/3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Morifuku, Masahiko | 1 1/3 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Mahara, Takahiro, W | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 12 | 168 | 43 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Top of the 10th - 1 run, 3 hits
Sugiuchi on the mound for Softbank
Nakajima strikes out swinging. Nakamura hits a double to left. Fernandez hits an RBI double to left, runner on second.
Pitching change: Kanazawa in for Sugiuchi.
Saito enters the game as a pinch-runner for Fernandez. Asamura grounds out to third. Osaki, pinch-hitting for Sato, gets an intentional walk, runners on first and second. Ginjiro hits a single to left, bases loaded. Uemoto enters the game as a pinch-hitter for Kumashiro.
Pitching change: Morifuku in for Kanazawa.
T. Hoshi, pinch-hitting for Uemoto, flies out to third.
Bottom of the 10th - 1 run, 2 hits
Wakui on the mound for Seibu
Defensive changes: Saito takes over in center; Osaki takes over in right (Lions lose DH).
Matsuda flies out to right. Kokubo hits a single to center and is replaced by pinch-runner Fukuda. Tamura grounds out to third, runner on second. Hasegawa hits an RBI double to right, runner on second.
Pitching change: K. Ishii in for Wakui.
Matsunaka, pinch-hitting for Yamazaki, flies out to left.
Bottom of the 12th - 1 run, 2 hits
Makita on the mound for Seibu
Fukuda hits a double to center. Tamura gets an intentional walk, runners on first and second. Imamiya enters the game as a pinch-runner for Tamura. Hasegawa hits a walk-off RBI single to center.
Missed Opportunities
Top of the 3rd
Sugiuchi on the mound for Softbank
Sato flies out to right. Ginjiro hits a single to center and advances to second on a sac bunt by Kumashiro. Kuriyama hits a single to right and Ginjiro gets thrown out trying to score.
Top of the 4th
Sugiuchi on the mound for Softbank
Abe flies out to second. Nakajima hits a single to center. Nakamura strikes out swinging. Nakajima steals second. Fernandez grounds out to third.
Bottom of the 6th
Wakui on the mound for Seibu
Tamura hits a single to center. Hasegawa hits a single to right, runners on first and second. Yamazaki hits a sac bunt, runners on second and third. Kawasaki flies out to second. Honda flies out to center.
Bottom of the 8th
Wakui on the mound for Seibu
Tamura walks. Hasegawa hits a single to left, runners on first and second. Yamazaki fails to advance the runner on sac bunt, runners on first and second. Kawasaki hits into a 1-6-3 double play.
Bottom of the 11th
K. Ishii on the mound for Seibu
Kawasaki hits an infield single and advances to second on a sac bunt by Honda. Uchikawa gets an intentional walk, runners on first and second.
Pitching change: Makita in for K. Ishii.
Kidokoro enters the game as a pinch-runner for Uchikawa. Cabrera strikes out swinging. Matsuda strikes out swinging.
Notes
Softbank swept the series, 4-0. They actually won the series the minute the top of the 12th ended in a 1-1 tie. Matsunaka tried to rush the field when he realized the game wasn't officially over.
Akiyama was tossed up into the air 8 times after the game.
Hero Interview: Akiyama
Seibu: Mahara got the victory in relief and is now 1-0.
Softbank: Makita took the loss and is now 0-1. He finishes the Climax Series, 1-1.
