CS: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 – Chunichi Dragons 6 (October 13, 2012)
by Gen on Oct.13, 2012 @ 4:01 am, under Game Summaries, NPB, Postseason
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons @ Nagoya Dome - 14:00
Possible Starters: Shohei Tateyama (YAK) 12-8, 2.25 - Kenshin Kawakami (CHU) 3-1, 2.83
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Attendance: 31146 | Chunichi leads series, 1-0-0 | Time: 3:11
Yakult
Hitting (LOB: 8, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Takai, Yuhei | 0-for-3 | 1: SO, 3: SO, 6: SO |
| PH-CF | Ueda, Tsuyoshi | 0-for-1 | 8: F7 |
| (2B) | Tanaka, Hiroyasu | 0-for-3 | 1: G6, 4: G5, 6: F4, 8: BB |
| (LF) | Milledge, Lastings | 1-for-4 | 1: F5, 4: F7, 6: G5, 8: 1B |
| (RF) | Balentien, Wladimir | 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 4: SO, 7: HR, 8: F4 |
| (SS) | Kawabata, Shingo | 0-for-2 | 2: G3, 5: F7, 7: BB, 8: BB |
| (3B) | Miyamoto, Shinya | 1-for-3 | 2: F9, 5: 1B, 7: S1, 8: G4 |
| (1B) | Hatakeyama, Kazuhiro | 0-for-3 | 3: G5, 5: F7, 7: BB, 9: L5 |
| (C) | Aikawa, Ryoji | 2-for-4 | 3: 2B, 5: 1B, 7: F7, 9: G5 |
| (P) | Ishikawa, Masanori | 0-for-1 | 3: SO |
| PH | Fujimoto, Atsushi | 0-for-1 | 5: F7 |
| P | Roman, Orlando | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Fukuchi, Kazuki | 0-for-1 | 7: SO |
| P | Hidaka, Ryo | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Matsuoka, Kenichi | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Shichijo, Yuki | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Takeuchi, Shinichi | 0-for-1 | 9: G1 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Ishikawa, Masanori, L | 4 | 67 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.500 |
| Roman, Orlando | 2 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.500 |
| Hidaka, Ryo | 0/3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | * |
| Matsuoka, Kenichi | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Shichijo, Yuki | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 8 | 136 | 38 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Chunichi
Hitting (LOB: 8, DPs in: 1st)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Oshima, Yohei | 3-for-5, 1 R | 1: 1B, 3: G3, 5: 2B, 7: 1B, 8: SO |
| (2B) | Araki, Masahiro | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: S1, 3: BB, 5: G5, 7: 1B, 8: F6 |
| (3B-1B) | Morino, Masahiko | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: 1B, 3: SO, 5: f2, 7: BB |
| (1B) | Blanco, Tony | 0-for-3, 1 R | 1: DP, 4: BB, 6: SO, 7: F3 |
| P | Sosa, Jorge | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Yamai, Daisuke | 0-for-0 | |
| (LF) | Wada, Kazuhiro | 3-for-4, 2 R, 3 RBI | 2: F9, 4: HR, 6: 1B, 7: 1B |
| PR-LF | Kuramoto, Hidenori | 0-for-0 | |
| (SS) | Ibata, Hirokazu | 0-for-3, 1 RBI | 2: F9, 4: G1, 6: G5, 7: S8 |
| (RF) | Donoue, Takehiro | 1-for-3, 1 RBI | 2: G3, 4: SO, 6: 1B |
| PR-RF | Hirata, Ryosuke | 1-for-1, 1 RBI | 7: 1B |
| (C) | Tanishige, Motonobu | 0-for-3 | 3: SO, 4: SO, 6: BB, 7: F9 |
| (P) | Nakata, Kenichi | 1-for-1 | 3: 2B |
| PH | Yamasaki, Takeshi | 0-for-1 | 5: G6 |
| P | Tajima, Shinji | 0-for-1 | 6: SO |
| P | Asao, Takuya | 0-for-0 | |
| 3B | Donoue, Naomichi | 0-for-1 | 8: F7 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Nakata, Kenichi, W | 5 | 68 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Tajima, Shinji, H | 11/3 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.750 |
| Asao, Takuya, H | 2/3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Sosa, Jorge | 2/3 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Yamai, Daisuke, S | 11/3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 136 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Scoring Plays
Yakult
7th inning: Balentien hits a solo home run to left; Kawabata walks; Miyamoto hits a sac bunt, runner on second; Hatakeyama walks, runners on first and second; Tajima replaced by Asao; Aikawa flies out to left; Fukuchi, pinch-hitting for Roman, strikes out swinging.
Chunichi
4th inning: Blanco walks; Wada hits a two-run home run to left; Ibata grounds out to the pitcher; T. Donoue strikes out swinging; Tanishige strikes out swinging.
6th inning: Blanco strikes out swinging; Wada hits an infield single; Ibata grounds out to third, runner on second; T. Donoue hits an RBI single to left, runner on first, and is replaced by pinch-runner Hirata; Tanshige walks, runners on first and second; Tahima strikes out swinging.
7th inning: Hidaka in for Roman; Oshima hits a single to right; Araki hits a single to left, runners on first and third; Morino walks, bases loaded; Matsuoka replaces Hidaka; Blanco flies out to first; Wada hits an RBI single to right, bases loaded; Ibata hits a sac fly to center, runners on first and second; Hidenori enters the game as a pinch-runner for Wada; Hirata hits an RBI single to center, runners on first and third; Tanishige flies out to right.
Runners in Scoring Position (only listing innings in which zero runs cross the plate)
Yakult: runner on second with one out in the top of the 3rd; runners on first and second with two out in the top of the 5th; bases loaded with two out in the top of the 8th.
Chunichi: runners on first and third with two out in the bottom of the 1st; runners on first and third with two out in the bottom of the 3rd; runner on third with two out in the bottom of the 5th.
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Notes
Doala successfully turned a back-flip (no twist) after the 7th inning. Source: Nikkan Sports 10/13/2012
HR: YAK: Balentien (1, none on, off Tajima). CHU: Wada (1, one on, off Ishikawa).
Game Hero: Kenichi Nakata, Kazuhiro Wada
Yakult: Ishikawa took the loss. ... Milledge played in his first game since September 16 (vs Yokohama).
Chunichi: The Dragons won their third straight Climax Series game (going back to last year). ... K. Nakata got the win and Yamai recorded the save. ... Wada collected his seventh Climax Series/Playoff home run.
Not even in the general neighborhood of a sell-out? Seriously? And it looks like the Pa-League game was short of capacity, too. Weird.
Mmh Ishikawa took the loss but Hidaka would have deserved it for lading the bases…
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Doala successfully turned a back-flip (no twist) after the 7th inning.
YES!…..
Chunichi will beat those Giants for sure.