CS: Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2 – Saitama Seibu Lions 1 (October 13, 2012)
by Gen on Oct.13, 2012 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB, Postseason
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks vs Saitama Seibu Lions @ Seibu Dome - 13:00
Announced Starters: Tadashi Settsu (SOF) 17-5, 1.91 - Kazuhisa Makita (SEI) 13-9, 2.43
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Softbank | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Attendance: 32074 | Softbank leads series, 1-0-0 | Time: 2:54
Softbank
Hitting (LOB: 5, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (2B) | Honda, Yuichi | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: L3, 3: 3B, 4: G4, 7: G6 |
| (CF-LF) | Hasegawa, Yuya | 1-for-4 | 1: 1B, 3: G6, 5: F7, 8: F9 |
| (LF) | Uchikawa, Seiichi | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 1: F9, 3: 1B, 5: F4, 8: G5 |
| CF | Kidokoro, Ryuma | 0-for-0 | |
| (DH) | Pena, Wily Mo | 0-for-4 | 1: SO, 3: SO, 5: G6, 8: SO |
| (3B) | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | 2-for-4, 1 R | 2: 1B, 3: 1B, 6: G4, 9: f9 |
| (1B) | Kokubo, Hiroki | 0-for-3 | 2: f7, 3: G4, 6: SO |
| 1B | Akashi, Kenji | 0-for-1 | 9: F7 |
| (RF) | Tamura, Hitoshi | 2-for-4 | 2: 1B, 4: G4, 6: G1, 9: 1B |
| PR-RF | Nakamura, Akira | 0-for-0 | 9: (CS) |
| (SS) | Imamiya, Kenta | 0-for-2, 1 RBI | 2: S1, 4: SO, 7: G5 |
| (C) | Hosokawa, Toru | 0-for-2 | 2: f3, 4: HBP, 7: F8 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Settsu, Tadashi, W | 8 | 119 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Falkenborg, Brian | 0/3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * |
| Morifuku, Masahiko, S | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 141 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Seibu
Hitting (LOB: 8, DPs in: 8th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (2B) | Asamura, Hideto | 0-for-4 | 1: SO, 3: G1, 5: F6, 8: f2 |
| (CF) | Akiyama, Shogo | 0-for-4 | 1: G1, 3: F6, 6: G4, 8: E3 |
| (SS) | Nakajima, Hiroyuki | 1-for-4 | 1: F9, 4: F8, 6: 1B, 8: DP |
| (DH) | Nakamura, Takeya | 0-for-2 | 2: F8, 4: HBP, 6: SO, 9: BB (CS) |
| PR-DH | Saito, Shogo | 0-for-0, 1 R | |
| (1B) | Ortiz, Jose | 1-for-4 | 2: G3, 4: SO, 6: G5, 9: 2B |
| PR | Kumashiro, Masato | 0-for-0 | |
| (LF) | German, Esteban | 1-for-3 | 2: 1B (SB), 4: G6, 7: SO, 9: BB |
| (RF) | Osaki, Yutaro | 1-for-3 | 2: G1, 5: 1B, 7: G1 |
| PH | Carter, Chris | 0-for-1, 1 RBI | 9: G6 |
| (C) | Sumitani, Ginjiro | 0-for-1 | 3: F3, 5: S1 |
| PH-C | Uemoto, Tatsuyuki | 0-for-2 | 7: SO, 9: F6 |
| (3B) | Hara, Takuya | 1-for-2 | 3: 2B, 5: G3, 8: BB |
| PR-3B | Onizaki, Yuji | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Takayama, Hisashi | 0-for-1 | 9: F8 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Makita, Kazuhisa, L | 9 | 122 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.000 |
| 9 | 122 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Scoring Plays
Softbank
2nd inning: Matsuda single to left; Kokubo foul out to left; Tamura single to right, runners on first and third; Imamiya executes a squeeze bunt, one run scores, runner on second; Hosokawa fouls out to first.
3rd inning: Honda hits a triple to center; Hasegawa grounds out to short; Uchikawa hits an RBI single to center, runner on first; Pena strikes out swinging, Matsuda hits a single to right, runners on first and third. Kokubo grounds out to second.
Seibu
9th inning: Falkenborg in to pitch; Nakamura walks and is replaeced by Saito; Ortiz hits a double to left, runners on second and third, Kumashiro replaces Ortiz; German walks, bases loaded; Falkenborg replaced by Morifuku; Carter in for Osaki and drives in a run with a ground out to short, runners on second and third; Uemoto flies out to short; Takayama, pinch-hitting for Onizaki, flies out to center.
Runners in Scoring Position (only listing innings in which zero runs cross the plate)
Softbank: --
Seibu: runner on second with two out in the bottom of the 2nd; runner on second with one out in the bottom of the 3rd; runner on third with one out in the bottom of the 5th; runners on first and second with one out in the bottom of the 8th.
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Notes
Game Hero: Tadashi Settsu
Softbank: Settsu got the win and Morifuku recorded the save. Settsu has not lost any of his starts at Seibu Dome this season -- he was 4-0 in four regular season games this year.
Seibu: Going back to last season, the Lions have lost their last four Climax Series games against Softbank. ... Makita tossed a complete game and took the loss.
What a game filled with action this was!
Sarcasm aside, maybe Honda’s triple, and the bot of 9th was all you needed to watch :P
Falkenborg almost gave me a heart attack. Got to love Morifuku in those kind of situations though.
Morifuku >>>>> Falkenborg. Not sure why Morifuku didn’t start the 9th.
Seibu’s got some real problems winning Climax Series games at home, don’t they?