Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 – Chunichi Dragons 2 (August 24, 2012)
by Gen on Aug.24, 2012 @ 4:01 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons @ Nagoya Dome - 18:00
Announced Starters: Katsuki Akagawa (YAK) 6-5, 3.77 - Kenichi Nakata (CHU) 4-8, 2.50
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chunichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Attendance: 27627 | Yakult leads series, 9-7-2 | Time: 2:53
Yakult
Hitting (LOB: 5, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (LF) | Milledge, Lastings | 1-for-4 | 1: SO, 3: 1B, 6: F4, 8: F4 |
| (CF) | Ueda, Tsuyoshi | 0-for-3 | 1: SO, 3: F9, 6: G5 |
| PH | Yamada, Tetsuto | 0-for-0 | 9: BB |
| (3B) | Kawabata, Shingo | 0-for-4 | 1: F8, 3: F5, 6: SO, 9: F8 |
| (1B) | Hatakeyama, Kazuhiro | 0-for-4 | 2: F8, 4: F2, 7: G4, 9: F9 |
| (RF) | Takeuchi, Shinichi | 0-for-3 | 2: F6, 4: SO, 7: F7 |
| PH | Nitta, Genki | 0-for-1 | 9: G6 |
| (2B) | Tanaka, Hiroyasu | 1-for-3 | 2: 1B, 4: F7, 7: SO |
| (SS) | Morioka, Ryosuke | 1-for-2 | 2: 1B, 5: F7, 8: BB |
| (C) | Nakamura, Yuhei | 0-for-2 | 2: G5, 5: G6 |
| PH | Fujimoto, Atsushi | 0-for-1 | 8: F8 |
| C | Kawamoto, Ryohei | 0-for-0 | |
| (P) | Akagawa, Katsuki | 0-for-2 | 3: SO, 5: F7 |
| PH | Iihara, Yasushi | 0-for-1 | 8: f3 |
| P | Oshimoto, Takehiko | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Hidaka, Ryo | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Matsui, Kosuke | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Akagawa, Katsuki, L | 7 | 110 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.699 |
| Oshimoto, Takehiko | 1/3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.164 |
| Hidaka, Ryo | 0/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.724 |
| Matsui, Kosuke | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.219 |
| 8 | 123 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Chunichi
Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 2nd, 8th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Oshima, Yohei | 2-for-4, 1 R | 1: 2B, 3: 1B (CS), 5: f5, 7: F7 |
| (2B) | Araki, Masahiro | 2-for-2 | 1: S2, 3: S1, 5: 1B, 8: 1B |
| (LF) | Wada, Kazuhiro | 0-for-2 | 1: BB, 3: BB, 5: F9, 8: F9 |
| LF | Matsui, Yusuke | 0-for-0 | |
| (3B-1B) | Morino, Masahiko | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 1: G4, 3: F8, 6: G5, 8: 1B |
| (SS) | Ibata, Hirokazu | 0-for-3 | 1: BB, 4: G4, 6: F8, 8: DP |
| (1B) | Yamasaki, Takeshi | 0-for-3 | 1: F9, 4: G1, 6: F9 |
| 3B | Donoue, Naomichi | 0-for-0 | |
| (C) | Tanishige, Motonobu | 2-for-3 | 2: 1B (BrO), 4: SO, 7: 1B |
| (RF) | Hirata, Ryosuke | 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: F7, 5: HR, 7: SO |
| (P) | Nakata, Kenichi | 0-for-2 | 2: f2, 5: SO, 7: S2 |
| P | Iwase, Hitoki | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Nakata, Kenichi, W | 8 | 117 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.328 |
| Iwase, Hitoki, S | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.434 |
| 9 | 137 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Notes
HR: CHU: Hirata (9, none on, off Akagawa).
Yakult: The Swallows are 0-4-1 since their last victory on August 18 (vs Hanshin). They also suffered their sixteenth shutout loss of the season. ... Akagawa took the loss and is 6-6 in twenty-one starts. ... Milledge extended his hitting streak to fourteen games.
Chunichi: The Dragons won their third straight against the Swallows. They also recorded their twenty-second shutout victory of the year. ... K. Nakata got the win, his first since July 7 (vs Yokohama), and is 5-8 in seventeen starts. ... Iwase saved his thirtieth game of the year. That is now eight straight seasons of thirty or more saves for Iwase. ... Wada's hitting streak ended at twelve games. ... Hirata knocked out his first homer since July 11 (vs Hanshin).