Yomiuri Giants 3 – Yokohama Bay Stars 1 (August 24, 2012)
by Gen on Aug.24, 2012 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Yomiuri Giants vs Yokohama Bay Stars @ Yokohama Stadium - 18:00
Announced Starters: Tetsuya Utsumi (YOM) 11-6, 1.70 - Yuki Kuniyoshi (YOK) 2-8, 3.93
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yomiuri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Yokohama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Attendance: 22922 | Yomiuri leads series, 10-2-2 | Time: 2:50
Yomiuri
Hitting (LOB: 8, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (RF) | Chono, Hisayoshi | 2-for-5 | 1: G6, 2: SO, 5: 1B (BrO), 7: 1B, 9: G5 |
| (CF) | Matsumoto, Tetsuya | 0-for-2, 1 R | 1: BB, 2: L1, 5: S3, 7: BB, 9: G4 |
| (SS) | Sakamoto, Hayato | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: 1B, 3: F8, 5: SO, 7: S3 |
| (1B) | Abe, Shinnosuke | 1-for-4 | 1: SO, 3: SO, 5: 1B, 7: G4 |
| (LF) | Takahashi, Yoshinobu | 2-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI | 1: 1B, 3: SO, 6: 2B, 7: F8 |
| LF | Suzuki, Takahiro | 0-for-0 | |
| (3B) | Murata, Shuichi | 1-for-3, 1 RBI | 1: 2B, 4: F9, 6: BB, 8: F8 |
| (2B) | Furuki, Shigeyuki | 1-for-4 | 1: G6, 4: 1B, 6: F8, 8: SO |
| (C) | Kato, Ken | 1-for-4 | 2: 1B, 4: G6, 6: f3, 8: G1 |
| (P) | Utsumi, Tetsuya | 0-for-3 | 2: S2, 4: G1, 6: G6, 9: SO |
| P | Nishimura, Kentaro | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Utsumi, Tetsuya, W | 82/3 | 114 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.662 |
| Nishimura, Kentaro, S | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.317 |
| 9 | 118 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Yokohama
Hitting (LOB: 3, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Aranami, Sho | 0-for-3 | 1: G3, 4: F5, 6: G4 |
| PH | Kinjo, Tatsuhiko | 1-for-1 | 9: 1B |
| (2B) | Uchimura, Kensuke | 0-for-2 | 1: SO, 4: SO |
| PH-2B | Ishikawa, Takehiro | 0-for-2 | 7: SO, 9: SO |
| (3B) | Tsutsugo, Yoshitomo | 0-for-4 | 1: G1, 4: SO, 7: F8, 9: F6 |
| (LF) | Ramirez, Alex | 1-for-4 | 2: SO, 5: F9, 7: 1B, 9: G6 |
| (1B) | Goto, Taketoshi | 0-for-2 | 2: BB (CS), 5: SO, 7: f2 |
| (RF) | Morimoto, Hichori | 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 5: G4, 8: HR |
| (SS) | Kajitani, Takayuki | 0-for-3 | 3: G6, 6: G4, 8: G6 |
| (C) | Takajo, Shuto | 0-for-2 | 3: SO, 6: BB, 8: G6 |
| (P) | Kuniyoshi, Yuki | 0-for-2 | 3: G4, 6: G1 |
| P | Shinohara, Takayuki | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Kaga, Shigeru | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Watanabe, Naoto | 0-for-1 | 8: F8 |
| P | Fujie, Hitoshi | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Kuniyoshi, Yuki, L | 61/3 | 108 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.960 |
| Shinohara, Takayuki | 2/3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.500 |
| Kaga, Shigeru | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.582 |
| Fujie, Hitoshi | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.459 |
| 9 | 133 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Notes
Toshihisa Nishi faced Hiroki Nomura during pre-game ceremonies and hit a single to left.
HR: YOK: Morimoto (3, none on, off Utsumi).
Yomiuri: The Giants are 6-0-1 since their last loss on August 16 (vs Chunichi). They have also won their last seven games against the Bay Stars, including five straight at Yokohama Stadium. ... Utsumi got the win and improved to 12-6 in twenty-two starts. He is also 5-0 in seven starts since his last loss on July 4 (vs Yokohama). ... Nishimura recorded his twenty-first save of the year.
Yokohama: The Bay Stars lost their third straight game. This was also Yokohama's 4,500th franchise loss. Source: Nikkan Sports 8/24/2012 ... Kuniyoshi lost his second straight start and dropped to 2-9 in thirteen starts. ... Ramirez broke up Utsumi's no-hit bid with a two-out infield single in the bottom of the 7th.