CS: Chunichi Dragons 3 – Yomiuri Giants 1 (October 17, 2012)
by Gen on Oct.17, 2012 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB, Postseason
Chunichi Dragons vs Yomiuri Giants @ Tokyo Dome - 18:00
Possible Starters: Yudai Ono (CHU) 4-3, 2.62 - Tetsuya Utsumi (YOM) 15-6, 1.98
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Attendance: 40039 | Chunichi leads series, 1-0-0 | Time: 3:21
Chunichi
Hitting (LOB: 8, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Oshima, Yohei | 1-for-5, 1 RBI | 1: G1, 3: 1B (CS), 5: G4, 7: G3, 9: G6 |
| (2B) | Araki, Masahiro | 1-for-5 | 1: G5, 4: 1B, 6: G5, 8: F9, 9: F9 |
| (SS) | Ibata, Hirokazu | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: G6, 4: G6, 6: 1B, 8: F9 |
| (LF) | Wada, Kazuhiro | 1-for-2 | 2: G6, 4: BB, 6: BB, 8: 1B |
| (1B) | Blanco, Tony | 0-for-3 | 2: F8, 4: BB, 6: SO, 8: SO |
| 3B | Donoue, Naomichi | 0-for-0 | |
| (RF) | Hirata, Ryosuke | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 4: G1, 6: 2B, 9: G6 |
| (3B-1B) | Morino, Masahiko | 2-for-4, 2 R | 3: 1B, 4: G1, 6: F9, 9: 1B |
| (C) | Tanishige, Motonobu | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 3: G6, 5: SO, 7: G4, 9: 2B |
| (P) | Ono, Yudai | 0-for-2 | 3: SO, 5: G4 |
| P | Tajima, Shinji | 0-for-1 | 7: SO |
| P | Asao, Takuya | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Matsui, Yusuke | 1-for-1 | 9: 1B |
| P | Yamai, Daisuke | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Ono, Yudai, W | 52/3 | 99 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.588 |
| Tajima, Shinji, H | 11/3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Asao, Takuya, H | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Yamai, Daisuke, S | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 137 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Yomiuri
Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 7th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF-RF) | Chono, Hisayoshi | 1-for-3 | 1: BB, 3: G6, 5: 1B, 7: DP |
| (2B) | Fujimura, Daisuke | 0-for-4 | 1: F1, 3: SO, 5: G3, 8: F7 |
| (SS) | Sakamoto, Hayato | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: 1B, 4: BB, 5: G5, 8: F7 |
| (C) | Abe, Shinnosuke | 0-for-4 | 1: G4, 4: L6, 6: F9, 8: SO |
| (3B) | Murata, Shuichi | 0-for-3 | 1: SO, 4: BB, 6: G5, 9: G5 |
| (LF) | Takahashi, Yoshinobu | 2-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: F7, 4: 1B, 6: 1B, 9: G4 |
| (RF) | Yano, Kenji | 0-for-3 | 2: G5, 4: F7, 6: SO |
| P | Mathieson, Scott | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Yamaguchi, Tetsuya | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Ishii, Yoshihito | 0-for-1 | 9: G5 |
| (1B) | Kamei, Yoshiyuki | 0-for-3 | 2: G3, 4: G3, 7: G4 |
| (P) | Utsumi, Tetsuya | 0-for-2 | 3: SO, 5: G6 |
| P | Fukuda, Satoshi | 0-for-0 | |
| PH-CF | Matsumoto, Tetsuya | 1-for-1 | 7: 1B |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Utsumi, Tetsuya, L | 6 | 107 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.000 |
| Fukuda, Satoshi | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Mathieson, Scott | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Yamaguchi, Tetsuya | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.000 |
| 9 | 154 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Scoring Plays
Chunichi
3rd inning: Morino hits a single to center; Tanishige grounds out to short, runner on second; Ono strikes out looking; Oshima hits an RBI single to center; Oshima gets caught trying to steal second.
6th inning: Araki grounds out to third; Ibata hits single to left; Wada walks, runners on first and second; Blanco strikes out swinging; Hirata hits an RBI double to left, runners on second and third; Morino flies out to right.
9th inning: Yamaguchi relieves Mathieson; Hirata grounds out to short; Morino hits a single to center; Tanishige hits an RBI double to left, runner on second; Y. Matsui, pinch-hitting for Asao, hits an infield single, runners on first and second; Oshima grounds out to short, runners on first and third; Araki flies out to right.
Yomiuri
4th inning: Sakamoto walks; Abe lines out to short; Murata walks, runners on first and second; Y. Takahashi hits an RBI single to center, runners on first and second; Yano flies out to left; Kamei grounds out to first.
Runners in Scoring Position (only listing innings in which zero runs cross the plate)
Chunichi: bases loaded with one out in the top of the 4th;
Yomiuri: runners on second and third with two out in the bottom of the 1st;
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Notes
Ryota Murata, Olympic gold medalist in boxing, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Series tied at 1-1.
Game Hero: Yudai Ono.
Chunichi: The Dragons became the first team in either league to record twenty Climax Series victories (20-11-1). ... Ono got the win and Yamai the save. ... Tanishige recorded an RBI double in his last at bat of the game in the 9th. It was his first hit in sixty-one postseason trips to the plate. ... The Dragons have given up one run in each of the four Climax Series games they have played so far this year.
Yomiuri: Utsumi took the loss.