CS: Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 3 – Saitama Seibu Lions 2 (October 15, 2012)
by Gen on Oct.15, 2012 @ 4:01 am, under Game Summaries, NPB, Postseason
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks vs Saitama Seibu Lions @ Seibu Dome - 18:00
Announced Starters: Kenji Otonari (SOF) 12-8, 2.03 - Kazuhisa Ishii (SEI) 10-5, 3.33
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Softbank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Attendance: 25002 | Softbank leads series, 2-1-0 | Time: 3:23
Softbank
Hitting (LOB: 5, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (3B) | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: L5, 4: 1B, 5: L8, 8: G6 |
| (2B) | Honda, Yuichi | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: G6, 4: S1, 6: F6, 8: 2B |
| (LF) | Uchikawa, Seiichi | 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: SO, 4: BB, 6: G6, 8: 1B |
| PR-CF | Kidokoro, Ryuma | 0-for-0 | |
| (DH) | Pena, Wily Mo | 2-for-4, 2 RBI | 2: F8, 4: 2B, 6: 1B, 8: SO |
| (1B) | Kokubo, Hiroki | 0-for-3 | 2: F7, 4: BB, 6: G6, 9: F8 |
| 1B | Kaneko, Keisuke | 0-for-0 | |
| (RF) | Tamura, Hitoshi | 0-for-4 | 2: L7, 4: F9, 7: G5, 9: F8 |
| (CF-LF) | Hasegawa, Yuya | 1-for-4 | 3: F8, 4: F7, 7: L4, 9: 1B |
| (SS) | Imamiya, Kenta | 0-for-4 | 3: G6, 5: G4, 7: G1, 9: F4 |
| (C) | Hosokawa, Toru | 0-for-3 | 3: SO, 5: SO, 8: F6 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Otonari, Kenji, W | 5 | 83 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.800 |
| Iwasaki, Sho, H | 2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Morifuku, Masahiko, H | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Okajima, Hideki, S | 1 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.500 |
| 9 | 145 | 35 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Seibu
Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 4th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (2B) | Asamura, Hideto | 1-for-3 | 1: 1B, 3: SO, 5: BB (SB), 8: f3 |
| (CF) | Akiyama, Shogo | 1-for-3 | 1: S1, 4: 1B, 5: G4, 8: F8 |
| (SS) | Nakajima, Hiroyuki | 0-for-3 | 1: F5, 4: DP, 6: SO, 8: BB |
| (DH) | Nakamura, Takeya | 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: G6, 4: HR, 6: G5, 8: F8 |
| (1B) | Ortiz, Jose | 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: F9, 4: BB, 6: SO, 9: HR |
| (3B) | German, Esteban | 0-for-4 | 2: G6, 4: SO, 7: F9, 9: G4 |
| (RF) | Osaki, Yutaro | 1-for-3 | 2: G1, 5: 1B, 7: G6 |
| PH | Takayama, Hisashi | 0-for-1 | 9: SO |
| (C) | Sumitani, Ginjiro | 0-for-2 | 3: SO, 5: S1, 7: G5 |
| PH | Carter, Chris | 0-for-1 | 9: G3 |
| (LF) | Kumashiro, Masato | 1-for-3 | 3: G1, 5: G6, 8: 2B |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Ishii, Kazuhisa, L | 31/3 | 54 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.400 |
| Togame, Ken | 2/3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Nogami, Ryoma | 32/3 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.455 |
| Okamoto, Atsushi | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Wakui, Hideaki | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 131 | 35 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Scoring Plays
Softbank
4th inning: Matsuda hits a single to center; Honda hits a sac bunt, runner on second; Uchikawa walks, runners on first and second; Togame relieves K. Ishii; Pena hits a two-run double to left, runner on second, Kokubo walks, runners on first and second; Tamura flies out to right, runners on first and third; Hasegawa flies out to left.
8th: Hosokawa pops out to short; Matsuda grounds out to short; Honda hits a double to right; Uchikawa hits an RBI single to left, runner to second; Kidokoro enters as a pinch-runner for Uchikawa; A. Okamoto relieves Nogami; Pena strikes out swinging.
Seibu
4th inning: Akiyama hits a single to right; Nakajima hits into a 5-4-3 double play; Nakamura hits a solo homer to center; Ortiz walks; German strikes out swinging.
9th inning: Okajima in for Morifuku; Ortiz hits a solo homer to left; German grounds out to second; Takayama, pinch-hitting for Osaki, strikes out swinging; Carter, pinch-hitting for Sumitani, grounds out to first.
Runners in Scoring Position (only listing innings in which zero runs cross the plate)
Softbank: none.
Seibu: runner on second with one out in the bottom of the 1st; runners on second and third with two out in the bottom of the 5th; runners on first and second with two out in the bottom of the 8th.
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Notes
Softbank wins the series, 2-1.
HR: SEI: Nakamura (1, none on, off Otonari), Ortiz (1, none on, off Okajima).
Game Hero: Wily Mo Pena.
Softbank: The Hawks will be competing in the Final Stage for the third straight year. Their runs in the 4th were their first in nineteen innings. ... Otonari got the win and Okjima picked up a save. ... Pena collected his first Climax Series hit an RBI in the 4th.
Seibu: The Lions failed to make the Final Stage for second time since 2010. ... K. Ishii took the loss. ... Nakamura notched his sixth playoff/Climax Series home run.