NS: Chunichi Dragons 2 – Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 1 (November 12, 2011)
by Gen on Nov.12, 2011 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Chunichi Dragons vs Fukuoka Softbank Hawks @ Yahoo Dome - 13:00
Potential Starters: Kazuki Yoshimi (CHU) 18-3, 1.65 - Tsuyoshi Wada (SOF) 16-5, 1.51
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Softbank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Attendance: 34457 | Chunichi leads series, 1-0-0 | Time: 3:31
Chunichi
Hitting (LOB: 4, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Araki, Masahiro | 0-for-4 | 1: SO, 4: G6, 6: F9, 8: f3 |
| (2B) | Ibata, Hirokazu | 0-for-3 | 1: G6, 4: F8, 6: BB, 8: SO |
| (3B) | Morino, Masahiko | 0-for-4 | 1: SO, 4: F8, 6: f5, 9: F4 |
| (1B) | Blanco, Tony | 0-for-4 | 2: SO, 5: G6, 7: G4, 9: SO |
| (DH) | Wada, Kazuhiro | 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 5: BB, 7: HR, 9: G4 |
| (C) | Tanishige, Motonobu | 0-for-4 | 2: SO, 5: F8, 7: G3, 10: F9 |
| (RF) | Hirata, Ryosuke | 0-for-4 | 3: F7, 5: F8, 7: SO, 10: F3 |
| (LF) | Koike, Masaaki | 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 3: G3, 6: E6, 8: 1B, 10: HR |
| (CF) | Oshima, Yohei | 1-for-3 | 3: SO, 6: S1, 8: G6 (SB), 10: 1B (CS) |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Chen, Wei-Ying | 8 | 124 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.125 |
| Asao, Takuya, W | 1 2/3 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Iwase, Hitoki, S | 1/3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 10 | 157 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Softbank
Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 7th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Kawasaki, Munenori | 2-for-5 | 1: 1B, 3: 1B (SB), 5: SO, 8: G4, 10: SO |
| (2B) | Honda, Yuichi | 0-for-3 | 1: S1, 3: SO, 5: SO, 8: G1 |
| (DH) | Uchikawa, Seiichi | 0-for-4 | 1: G6, 4: f3, 6: F4, 9: G6 |
| (3B) | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: G6, 4: 1B (SB), 6: f5, 9: SO |
| (1B) | Kokubo, Hiroki | 0-for-3 | 2: SO, 4: BB, 6: F9, 9: E6 |
| PR-1B | Akashi, Kenji | 0-for-0 | |
| (CF) | Hasegawa, Yuya | 1-for-2, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 4: 1B, 7: BB (CS), 9: IBB |
| (RF) | Tamura, Hitoshi | 0-for-4 | 2: G3, 4: SO, 7: SO, 9: L6 |
| (LF) | Fukuda, Shuhei | 0-for-3 | 3: G4, 4: SO, 7: SO |
| PH | Matsunaka, Nobuhiko | 0-for-1 | 10: SO |
| (C) | Hosokawa, Toru | 0-for-2 | 3: SO, 5: F6 |
| PH | Ortiz, Jose | 0-for-1 | 8: SO |
| C | Yamazaki, Katsuki | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Cabrera, Alex | 0-for-1 | 10: SO |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Wada, Tsuyoshi | 8 | 119 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.125 |
| Falkenborg, Brian, H | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Mahara, Takahiro, L | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.000 |
| 10 | 145 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
===
Recap
Scoring Summary
Bottom of the 4th - 1 run, 2 hits
Chen on the mound for Chunichi
Uchikawa fouls out to first. Matsuda hits a single to center and steals second. Kokubo walks, runners on first and second. Hasegawa hits an RBI single to center, runners on first and second. Tamura strikes out swinging. Fukuda strikes out swinging.
Top of the 7th - 1 run, 1 hit
Wada on the mound for Softbank
Blanco grounds out to second. Wada hits a solo homer to left-center. Tanishige grounds out to first. Hirata strikes out swinging.
Top of the 10th - 1 run, 2 hits
Mahara on the mound for Softbank
Defensive changes: Akashi takes over at first.
Tanishige flies out to right. Hirata flies out to second. Koike hits a solo homer to left. Oshima hits an infield single and gets caught trying to steals second.
Missed Opportunities
Bottom of the 1st
Chen on the mound for Chunichi
Kawasaki hits an infield single and advances to second on a sac bunt by Honda. Uchikawa grounds out to short. Matsuda grounds out to short.
Bottom of the 3rd
Chen on the mound for Chunichi
Fukuda grounds out to second. Hosokawa strikes out swinging. Kawasaki hits a single to center and steals second. Honda strikes out swinging.
Top of the 6th
Wada on the mound for Softbank
Koike reaches on a fielding error (E6), runner on first. Oshima hits a sac bunt, runner on second. Araki flies out to right. Ibata walks, runners on first and second. Morino fouls out to third.
Top of the 8th
Wada on the mound for Softbank
Koike hits a single to center. Oshima grounds out to short. Araki fouls out to first. Oshima steals second. Ibata strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 9th
Asao on the mound for Chunichi
Uchikawa grounds out to short. Matsuda strikes out swinging. Kokubo reaches on a throwing error (E6), runner to second. Akashi enters the game as a pinch-runner for Kokubo. Hasegawa gets an intentional walk, runners on first and second. Tamura lines out to short.
Notes
Dragons lead the series, 1-0.
Hero Interview: Wada, Koike
This was the first Nippon Series day game since game 6 of the 1994 Series. This was also first Series between the two organizations since 1999. The two teams also set a Nippon Series record with a combined 24 strikeouts. ... Doala successfully turned a back-flip after the bottom of the 5th inning. ... Hiromitsu Ochiai's wife, Nobuko, flashed cameramen with a peace sign while surrounded by light blue Softbank Hawks victory flags.
Chunichi: The Dragons are now 21-32-1 during Nippon Series play. ... Asao got the win in relief. ... Iwase faced one batter for the save. He has not allowed a run in 17 consecutive Nippon Series appearances (14.2 innings). ... Wada's homer in the 7th was the 6th Nippon Series homer of his career.
Softbank: The Hawks are now 32-44-1 during Nippon Series play. ... Wada retired the first 13 batters in order and had 6 strikeouts through the first 3 innings of the game. He lost the shutout in the top of the 7th on Wada's solo homer to left. ... Mahara took the loss.
