Yomiuri Giants 2 – Hiroshima Toyo Carp 5 (June 26, 2012)
by Gen on Jun.26, 2012 @ 4:01 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Yomiuri Giants vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp @ Mazda Stadium - 18:00
Announced Starters: Dennis Houlton (YOM) 5-5, 2.98 - Kan Otake (HIR) 6-2, 2.30
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Hiroshima | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Attendance: 17453 | Hiroshima leads series, 5-2-0 | Time: 2:48
Yomiuri
Hitting (LOB: 7, DPs in: 2nd)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Chono, Hisayoshi | 0-for-4 | 1: G6, 3: G6, 5: SO, 7: F7 |
| (2B) | Fujimura, Daisuke | 0-for-4 | 1: G1, 3: SO, 6: G3, 8: G1 |
| (SS) | Sakamoto, Hayato | 4-for-4, 1 RBI | 1: 1B, 3: 2B, 6: 1B, 8: 1B |
| (3B) | Murata, Shuichi | 0-for-4 | 1: G6, 3: G5, 6: E6, 8: F8 |
| (C) | Abe, Shinnosuke | 1-for-4 | 2: 1B, 4: G4, 6: F7, 8: G4 |
| (LF) | Takahashi, Yoshinobu | 1-for-4 | 2: DP, 4: F8, 6: F8, 9: 1B |
| (1B) | Gonzalez, Edgar | 0-for-3 | 2: SO, 4: G5, 7: G6 |
| P | Takagi, Yasunari | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Tahara, Seiji | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Kajimae, Ryuichi | 0-for-1 | 9: SO |
| (RF) | Kamei, Yoshiyuki | 2-for-4, 1 R | 3: 3B, 5: F7, 7: 1B, 9: G6 |
| (P) | Houlton, Dennis | 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 RBI | 3: 1B, 5: G5 |
| P | Takagi, Kyosuke | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Fukuda, Satoshi | 0-for-0 | |
| PH-1B | Ogasawara, Michihiro | 0-for-2 | 7: F7, 9: F7 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Houlton, Dennis, L | 40/3 | 78 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3.327 |
| Takagi, Kyosuke | 2/3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.000 |
| Fukuda, Satoshi | 11/3 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.273 |
| Takagi, Yasunari | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.080 |
| Tahara, Seiji | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.700 |
| 8 | 141 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Hiroshima
Hitting (LOB: 6, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (LF) | Amaya, Soichiro | 2-for-3, 2 R | 1: BB (SB), 2: F9, 5: 1B, 6: 1B (CS) |
| (2B) | Abe, Tomohiro | 0-for-2 | 1: S1, 3: F7, 5: S3, 7: G3 |
| (SS) | Soyogi, Eishin | 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: F7, 3: SO, 5: 1B, 7: 1B |
| (1B) | Iwamoto, Takahiro | 3-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBI | 1: HR, 3: 1B, 5: 1B, 7: G6 |
| (CF) | Akamatsu, Masato | 0-for-3 | 1: BB (SB), 3: L5, 5: SO, 7: G4 |
| (RF) | Maru, Yoshihiro | 0-for-2 | 1: G4, 4: F6 |
| PH-RF | Hirose, Jun | 0-for-1 | 5: BB, 8: G5 |
| (3B) | Dobayashi, Shota | 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: F8, 4: HR, 5: SO, 8: G1 |
| (C) | Ishihara, Yoshiyuki | 1-for-4 | 2: 1B, 4: F7, 6: SO, 8: SO |
| (P) | Otake, Kan | 0-for-2 | 2: S2, 4: G6, 6: F6 |
| P | Imamura, Takeru | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Mickolio, Kam | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Otake, Kan, W | 7 | 108 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.335 |
| Imamura, Takeru, H | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.406 |
| Mickolio, Kam, S | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.333 |
| 9 | 135 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Notes
HR: HIR: Iwamoto (3, one on, off Houlton), Dobayashi (7, none on, off Houlton).
YOM: Houlton took the loss and is 5-6 in twelve starts. ... Sakamoto collected his second four-hit game of the year. ... The Giants have dropped their last five games at Mazda Stadium.
HIR: Otake won his fourth straight start and is 7-2 in eleven games. He is also 5-0 in seven starts since his last loss on April 25 (vs Hanshin) and 3-0 over his last five starts against the Giants. ... Mickolio saved his fifth game of the year. ... Iwamoto extended his hitting streak to fourteen games. ... Dobayashi's homer in the 4th was his first at Mazda Stadium.