Chunichi Dragons 2 – Hanshin Tigers 5 (September 23, 2012)
by Gen on Sep.23, 2012 @ 4:02 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers @ Koshien Stadium - 14:00
Announced Starters: Kentaro Nishikawa (CHU) 0-0, 0.00 - Randy Messenger (HAN) 7-11, 2.69
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Attendance: 46385 | Chunichi leads series, 15-7-1 | Time: 2:59
Chunichi
Hitting (LOB: 5, DPs in: 3rd, 6th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Oshima, Yohei | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: SO, 4: 1B, 5: BB, 7: G4 |
| (2B) | Araki, Masahiro | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: G4, 4: 1B, 5: G6, 8: SO |
| SS | Donoue, Naomichi | 0-for-0 | |
| (LF) | Wada, Kazuhiro | 0-for-2 | 1: G5, 4: F9 |
| LF | Donoue, Takehiro | 1-for-2 | 6: 1B (CS), 8: G3 |
| (1B) | Blanco, Tony | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 4: G5, 6: 1B, 8: G1 |
| (SS) | Ibata, Hirokazu | 1-for-3, 1 RBI | 2: G1, 4: 1B, 6: SO |
| SS-2B | Tani, Tetsuya | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Matsui, Yusuke | 0-for-1 | 9: F8 |
| (3B) | Morino, Masahiko | 0-for-4 | 2: SO, 4: F6, 6: SO, 9: F9 |
| (RF) | Hirata, Ryosuke | 1-for-4 | 3: 1B, 5: SO, 7: F5, 9: F6 |
| (C) | Tanishige, Motonobu | 1-for-3 | 3: DP, 5: 1B, 7: E5 |
| PR-C | Matsui, Masato | 0-for-0 | |
| (P) | Nishikawa, Kentaro | 0-for-1 | 3: F9, 5: S1 |
| P | Hirai, Masafumi | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Kobayashi, Masato | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Tajima, Shinji | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Nomoto, Kei | 0-for-1 | 7: SO |
| P | Yachi, Kento | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Nishikawa, Kentaro | 5 | 66 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.286 |
| Hirai, Masafumi, L | 1/3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11.571 |
| Kobayashi, Masato, H | 1/3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 |
| Tajima, Shinji | 1/3 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.096 |
| Yachi, Kento | 2 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.227 |
| 8 | 124 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Hanshin
Hitting (LOB: 7, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (2B) | Uemoto, Hiroki | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: L1, 3: SO, 6: F8, 7: 1B |
| (CF) | Maeda, Yamato | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: f3, 3: F8, 6: 1B, 7: S1 |
| (SS) | Toritani, Takashi | 2-for-2, 1 R, 2 RBI | 1: BB, 4: HR, 6: 1B (BrO), 7: S7 |
| (3B-1B) | Arai, Ryota | 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: F6, 4: F7, 6: 1B, 7: BB |
| (LF) | Kanemoto, Tomoaki | 0-for-2 | 2: BB, 4: F9, 6: G3 |
| PR-RF-LF | Fujikawa, Shunsuke | 0-for-1, 1 R | 7: G4 |
| (RF-LF) | Murton, Matt | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: F5, 4: F7, 6: 1B, 8: G5 |
| P | Tsutsui, Kazuya | 0-for-0 | |
| (1B) | Morita, Issei | 2-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: F8, 5: G6, 6: 1B, 8: 2B |
| PR-RF | Tagami, Kenichi | 0-for-0 | |
| (C) | Fujii, Akihito | 0-for-3 | 2: G6, 5: F4, 6: BB, 8: f3 |
| (P) | Messenger, Randy | 0-for-2 | 3: SO, 5: f3 |
| PH | Hiyama, Shinjiro | 0-for-1 | 6: SO |
| P | Tsuru, Naoto | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Kato, Kosuke | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Fukuhara, Shinobu | 0-for-0 | |
| PH-3B | Sekimoto, Kentaro | 0-for-1 | 8: F4 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Messenger, Randy, W | 6 | 101 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.705 |
| Tsuru, Naoto, H | 1/3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.646 |
| Kato, Kosuke, H | 2/3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.593 |
| Fukuhara, Shinobu, H | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.765 |
| Tsutsui, Kazuya, S | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.306 |
| 9 | 132 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Notes
HR: HAN: Toritani (7, none on, off Nishikawa).
Chunichi: The Dragons' two-game winning streak came to an end. They are guaranteed a second place finish because of the Swallows' loss. ... Nishikawa made the first start of his Ichi-gun career. ... Hirai took the loss in relief and is 0-1 in two games.
Hanshin: The Tigers stopped a two-game losing streak. ... Messenger got the win and is 8-11 in twenty-eight starts. ... Fukuhara pitched in his sixtieth game of the year. ... Tsutsui saved his second game of the year. ... With runners on first and third and one out, Kanemoto hit a grounder to first. Blanco fielded the ball and made a throw to get the runner out at home. In the process, Kanemoto almost took the throw off his face, but managed to duck out of the way just in time. Source: Sanspo 9/23/2012