Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 6 – Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2 (September 13, 2012)
by Gen on Sep.13, 2012 @ 4:04 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Fukuoka Softbank Hawks @ Yahoo Dome - 18:00
Announced Starters: Brandon Duckworth (RAK) 0-1, 6.10 - Sho Iwasaki (SOF) 4-9, 3.30
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Rakuten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Softbank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Attendance: 33885 | Rakuten leads series, 9-8-1 | Time: 2:58
Rakuten
Hitting (LOB: 3, DPs in: 8th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Hijirisawa, Ryo | 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: G4, 4: G5, 7: 1B, 7: BB |
| (2B) | Fujita, Kazuya | 0-for-4 | 1: G4, 4: G4, 7: G1, 7: SO |
| (SS) | Matsui, Kazuo | 2-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI | 1: 1B (CS), 4: F7, 7: BB, 8: HR |
| SS | Nishida, Tetsuro | 0-for-0 | |
| (DH) | Garcia, Luis | 0-for-3, 1 R | 2: G5, 5: F9, 7: BB, 8: SO |
| (3B) | Kusano, Daisuke | 1-for-3, 1 R, 4 RBI | 2: F7, 5: G3, 7: HR, 8: BB |
| PR-3B | Nishimura, Wataru | 0-for-0 | |
| (1B) | Akaminai, Ginji | 1-for-4, 1 R | 2: G4, 5: G4, 7: 1B, 8: DP |
| (RF) | Makida, Akihisa | 1-for-4 | 3: G4, 6: G6, 7: 1B, 9: G5 |
| (C) | Okajima, Takero | 0-for-4 | 3: SO, 6: F7, 7: G6, 9: G4 |
| (LF) | Shimauchi, Hiroaki | 0-for-3 | 3: G5, 6: G4, 7: BB, 9: F7 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Duckworth, Brandon, W | 72/3 | 100 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.000 |
| Heuser, Jim | 1/3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.349 |
| Takahori, Kazuya | 1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.227 |
| 9 | 123 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Softbank
Hitting (LOB: 4, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (2B) | Honda, Yuichi | 1-for-4 | 1: G3, 4: 1B, 6: F9, 8: SO |
| (3B) | Akashi, Kenji | 0-for-3 | 1: G3, 4: S2, 7: F9, 9: G1 |
| (LF) | Uchikawa, Seiichi | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: SO, 4: G6, 7: G6, 9: 1B |
| (DH) | Pena, Wily Mo | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 4: SO, 7: F7, 9: 2B |
| (RF) | Tamura, Hitoshi | 0-for-2 | 2: SO, 5: G6 |
| PH-RF | Yanagita, Yuki | 1-for-2, 1 R | 8: 2B, 9: G6 |
| (CF) | Hasegawa, Yuya | 0-for-4 | 2: SO, 5: SO, 8: F8, 9: G3 |
| (1B) | Egawa, Tomoaki | 1-for-3, 1 RBI | 3: SO, 5: G6, 8: 1B |
| (SS) | Imamiya, Kenta | 1-for-3 | 3: G6, 6: SO, 8: 1B |
| (C) | Hosokawa, Toru | 0-for-2 | 3: G6, 6: G5 |
| PH | Kokubo, Hiroki | 0-for-1 | 8: G5 |
| C | Yamazaki, Katsuki | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Iwasaki, Sho, L | 61/3 | 88 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3.522 |
| Kanazawa, Takehito | 1/3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.893 |
| Yoshikawa, Teruaki | 11/3 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.289 |
| Niho, Akira | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 141 | 36 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Notes
HR: RAK: Kusano (1, bases loaded, off Iwasaki), Matsui (6, none on, off Yoshikawa).
Rakuten: The Eagles stopped a two-game losing streak. They also stopped a three-game losing streak (0-3-1) against the Hawks. ... Duckworth got the win and is 1-1 in three starts. This was the first NPB victory of his career. ... Kusano recorded his first Ichi-gun career grand slam. It was also his first home run since June 6, 2011 (vs Yakult). ... Hijirisawa walked in a run in the top of the 7th and give the Eagles a 5-0 lead.
Softbank: The Hawks' five-game winning streak came to an end. ... Iwasaki took the loss and dropped to 4-10 in twenty-four games (sixteen starts). He is 0-4 in seven games (four starts) since his last victory on July 2 (vs Seibu). This was his first start/appearance since August 10 (vs Rakuten). ... Pena extended his hitting streak to ten games.