CS: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 – Chunichi Dragons 2 (November 6, 2011)
by Gen on Nov.06, 2011 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons @ Nagoya Dome - 18:00
Potential Starters: Shohei Tateyama (YAK) 11-5, 2.04 - Enyelbert Soto (CHU) 5-1, 1.73
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Attendance: 38252 | Chunichi leads series, 3-2-0 | Time: 2:51
Yakult
Hitting (LOB: 3, DPs in: 5th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (LF) | Ueda, Tsuyoshi | 0-for-2 | 1: SO, 4: G4 |
| PH-LF | Fukuchi, Kazuki | 0-for-1 | 6: F6 |
| PH | Iihara, Yasushi | 0-for-1 | 9: SO |
| (2B) | Tanaka, Hiroyasu | 0-for-4 | 1: G4, 4: G6, 7: F9, 9: SO |
| (CF) | Aoki, Norichika | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 1: G1, 4: G6, 7: G4, 9: 1B |
| (1B) | Hatakeyama, Kazuhiro | 0-for-4 | 2: F8, 5: G4, 7: SO, 9: f5 |
| (RF) | Balentien, Wladimir | 1-for-3 | 2: SO, 5: 1B, 8: SO |
| (3B) | Miyamoto, Shinya | 1-for-3 | 2: F9, 5: DP, 8: 1B |
| (C) | Aikawa, Ryoji | 1-for-3 | 3: G4, 6: 1B, 8: SO |
| (SS) | Morioka, Ryosuke | 0-for-3 | 3: SO, 6: G4, 8: SO |
| (P) | Tateyama, Shohei | 0-for-1 | 3: SO, 6: S2 |
| P | Oshimoto, Takehiko | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Matsuoka, Kenichi | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Kawamoto, Ryohei | 1-for-1, 1 R | 9: 2B |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Tateyama, Shohei, L | 5 1/3 | 72 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.682 |
| Oshimoto, Takehiko | 1 2/3 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Matsuoka, Kenichi | 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 8 | 119 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Chunichi
Hitting (LOB: 2, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Araki, Masahiro | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: 1B, 3: SO, 6: BB, 8: f3 |
| (2B) | Ibata, Hirokazu | 1-for-2, 1 R, 2 RBI | 1: S1, 3: G5, 6: HR |
| (3B) | Morino, Masahiko | 0-for-3 | 1: F6, 4: SO, 6: G3 |
| (1B) | Blanco, Tony | 0-for-3 | 1: SO, 4: F8, 6: SO |
| (LF) | Wada, Kazuhiro | 0-for-3 | 2: G4, 4: G4, 7: G6 |
| LF | Kuramoto, Hidenori | 0-for-0 | |
| (C) | Tanishige, Motonobu | 0-for-3 | 2: L6, 5: F8, 7: SO |
| (RF) | Hirata, Ryosuke | 1-for-3 | 2: 1B, 5: G5, 7: F4 |
| (CF) | Oshima, Yohei | 0-for-3 | 2: SO, 5: SO, 8: G6 |
| (P) | Yoshimi, Kazuki | 0-for-2 | 3: SO, 6: G5 |
| PH | Saeki, Takahiro | 0-for-0 | 8: BB |
| PR | Koike, Masaaki | 0-for-0 | 8: (CS) |
| P | Iwase, Hitoki | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Asao, Takuya | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Yoshimi, Kazuki, W | 8 | 98 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.587 |
| Iwase, Hitoki, H | 2/3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.000 |
| Asao, Takuya, S | 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 120 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Bottom of the 6th - 2 runs, 1 hit
Tateyama on the mound for Yakult
Defensive changes: Fukuchi takes over in left.
Yoshimi grounds out to third. Araki walks. Ibata hits a 2-run homer to left.
Pitching change: Oshimoto in for Tateyama.
Morino grounds out to first. Blanco strikes out swinging.
Top of the 9th - 1 run, 2 hits
Iwase on the mound for Chunichi
Kawamoto, pinch-hitting for Matsuoka, hits a double to left. Iihara, pinch-hitting for Fukuchi, strikes out looking. Tanaka strikes out swinging. Aroki hits an RBI single to center, runner on first.
Pitching change: Asao in for Iwase.
Hatakeyama fouls out to third.
Missed Opportunities
Bottom of the 1st
Tateyama on the mound for Yakult
Araiki hits a single to left and advances to second on a sac bunt by Ibata. Morino flies out to short. Blanco strikes out swinging.
Top of the 6th
Yoshimi on the mound for Chunichi
Aikawa hits a single to center. Morioka grounds out to second, runner on second. Tateyama hits a sac bunt, runner on third. Fukuchi, pinch-hitting for Ueda, flies out to short.
Notes
Chunichi takes the series, 4-2.
Ochiai was tossed up into the air 6 times after the game.
Hero Interview: Ochiai
Yusuke Yamamoto threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Yakult: Tateyama took the loss and is now 0-1.
Chunichi: Yoshimi got the win and is now 2-0. ... Asao got the save. ... Ibata's homer in the 6th was his first at Nagoya Dome since 8/15/2009.
