Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9 – Chunichi Dragons 2 (July 27, 2012)
by Gen on Jul.27, 2012 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons @ Nagoya Dome - 18:00
Announced Starters: Orlando Roman (YAK) 4-7, 3.56 - Kenshin Kawakami (CHU) 1-0, 1.50
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yakult | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Chunichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Attendance: 28205 | Yakult leads series, 8-3-1 | Time: 2:51
Yakult
Hitting (LOB: 5, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (LF) | Milledge, Lastings | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: SO, 2: BB (CS), 4: L3, 6: 1B, 8: G5 |
| 3B | Morioka, Ryosuke | 0-for-0 | |
| (3B-CF) | Miwa, Masayoshi | 1-for-3, 2 R | 1: 2B, 3: BB (SB), 4: SO, 6: S5, 8: G5 |
| (SS) | Kawabata, Shingo | 0-for-4 | 1: F9, 3: L4, 4: BB, 6: F8, 9: G3 |
| (1B) | Hatakeyama, Kazuhiro | 3-for-5, 3 R, 3 RBI | 1: 2B, 3: 1B, 4: f5, 6: HR, 9: F6 |
| (RF) | Balentien, Wladimir | 3-for-5, 3 R, 3 RBI | 1: HR, 3: 2B, 5: 2B, 6: G6, 9: F6 |
| RF | Hiyane, Wataru | 0-for-0 | |
| (2B) | Tanaka, Hiroyasu | 1-for-2 | 1: 1B, 3: HBP, 5: BB, 7: G1 |
| (CF-LF) | Fukuchi, Kazuki | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 1: G4, 3: 1B, 5: G1, 7: G6 |
| (C) | Aikawa, Ryoji | 0-for-3, 2 RBI | 2: G4, 3: G6, 5: S9, 7: SO |
| (P) | Roman, Orlando | 0-for-4 | 2: SO, 3: SO, 5: SO, 8: SO |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Roman, Orlando, W | 9 | 125 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.411 |
| 9 | 125 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Chunichi
Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Oshima, Yohei | 1-for-4 | 1: SO, 3: F6, 5: 1B, 7: G5 |
| (RF) | Nomoto, Kei | 0-for-1 | 1: F6 |
| RF | Hirata, Ryosuke | 0-for-3 | 3: G5, 5: DP, 7: DP |
| (LF) | Wada, Kazuhiro | 1-for-1, 2 R | 1: 1B, 3: BB, 5: BB, 8: BB |
| PR-LF | Matsui, Yusuke | 0-for-0 | |
| (3B) | Morino, Masahiko | 2-for-4, 2 RBI | 1: 2B, 3: SO, 5: 2B, 8: f3 |
| (SS) | Ibata, Hirokazu | 0-for-4 | 1: G5, 4: F9, 5: G3, 8: DP |
| P | Muto, Yuta | 0-for-0 | |
| (C) | Tanishige, Motonobu | 1-for-2 | 2: F7, 4: 1B |
| C | Tanaka, Daisuke | 1-for-2 | 6: F9, 9: 1B |
| (1B) | Yamasaki, Takeshi | 2-for-4 | 2: 1B, 4: 1B, 6: G6, 9: DP |
| (2B) | Donoue, Naomichi | 0-for-2 | 2: G5, 4: SO |
| 2B-SS | Yanagida, Shigeo | 0-for-2 | 6: G4, 9: G5 |
| (P) | Kawakami, Kenshin | 0-for-1 | 2: L4 |
| PH | Donoue, Takehiro | 0-for-1 | 4: F8 |
| P | Asakura, Kenta | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Takahashi, Akifumi | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Iwasaki, Tatsuro | 0-for-1 | 7: E5 |
| P | Kobayashi, Masato | 0-for-0 | |
| 2B | Fukuda, Nobumasa | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Kawakami, Kenshin, L | 4 | 101 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4.500 |
| Asakura, Kenta | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7.630 |
| Takahashi, Akifumi | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.750 |
| Kobayashi, Masato | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.025 |
| Muto, Yuta | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.500 |
| 9 | 154 | 41 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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Notes
Actress Yuko Mano threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
HR: YAK: Balentien (26, one on, off Kawakami), Hatakeyama (8, one on, off Asakura).
Yakult: The Swallows stopped a four-game losing streak (0-4-1). They also won their fourth straight against the Dragons. ... Roman tossed his first NPB complete game and won. He is 5-7 in fifteen starts. He stopped a personal two-game losing streak with his first victory in four starts since his last win on June 6 (vs Orix). ... Balentien homered in his second straight game. He also collected his sixth modasho of the year. ... Hatakeyama collected his sixth modasho of the year as well.
Chunichi: The Dragons' three-game winning streak came to an end. ... Kawakami made his fourth start of the year and took the loss. He is now 1-1. ... Morino batted clean-up for the first time since August 28, 2011 (vs Yokohama).