Game Summaries
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Chiba Lotte Marines (September 3, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.03, 2010 @ 4:05 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Chiba Lotte Marines @ Chiba Marine Stadium - 18:15
Potential Starters: Brian Wolfe (HAM) 1-3, 4.04 - Yuji Yoshimi (LOT) 6-5, 5.11
Softbank Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes (September 3, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.03, 2010 @ 4:04 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Softbank Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes @ Skymark Stadium - 18:00
Potential Starters: Shinsuke Ogura (SOF) 4-7, 4.93 - Shinya Nakayama (ORI) 1-2, 5.40
Seibu Lions vs Rakuten Eagles (September 3, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.03, 2010 @ 4:03 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Seibu Lions vs Rakuten Eagles @ Kleenex Satdium - 18:00
Potential Starters: Masamitsu Hirano (SEI) 2-3, 4.47 - Kohei Hasebe (RAK) 3-4, 6.43
Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima Carp (September 3, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.03, 2010 @ 4:02 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima Carp @ Mazda Stadium - 18:00
Potential Starters: Takumi Akiyama (HAN) 1-1, 4.09 - Ren Nakata (HIR) 0-1, 4.50
Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons (September 3, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.03, 2010 @ 4:01 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons @ Nagoya Dome - 18:00
Potential Starters: Tetsuya Utsumi (YOM) 8-6, 4.07 - Kazuki Yoshimi (CHU) 11-7, 3.57
Yakult Swallows vs Yokohama Bay Stars (September 3, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.03, 2010 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Yakult Swallows vs Yokohama Bay Stars @ Yokohama Stadium - 18:00
Potential Starters: Yoshinori Sato (YAK) 9-7, 3.72 - Atori Ota (YOK) 0-3, 8.18
Rakuten Eagles 2 – Chiba Lotte Marines 4 (September 2, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.02, 2010 @ 12:35 pm, under Game Summaries, NPB
Rakuten Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines @ Chiba Marine Stadium - 18:15
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Rakuten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Lotte | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Attendance: 11632 | Rakuten leads series, 11-8-0 | Time: 3:35
Potential Starters: Darrell Rasner (RAK) 4-8, 4.18 - Yoshihisa Naruse (LOT) 10-11, 3.26
Rakuten
Hitting (LOB: 8, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Hijirisawa, Ryo | 1-for-5 | 1: F9, 3: 1B, 5: L1, 8: SO, 9: SO |
| (SS) | Watanabe, Naoto | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: F6, 3: G6, 6: G4, 8: 2B |
| (RF) | Tsuchiya, Teppei | 2-for-3, 1 R | 1: F8, 4: 1B, 6: 2B, 8: BB |
| (DH) | Yamasaki, Takeshi | 0-for-3 | 2: F6, 4: f4, 6: F7, 8: BB |
| (1B) | Ruiz, Randy | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 4: SO, 6: G5, 8: 1B |
| (3B) | Nakamura, Norihiro | 0-for-4, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 4: F9, 7: G6, 8: G6 |
| PR-2B | Uchimura, Kensuke | 0-for-0 | |
| (2B-3B) | Kusano, Daisuke | 0-for-3 | 3: E1 (BrO), 5: BB, 7: SO, 8: G3 |
| (LF) | Makida, Akihisa | 1-for-3 | 3: f3, 5: SO, 7: 3B |
| PH | Nakamura, Masato | 0-for-1 | 9: G6 |
| (C) | Shima, Motohiro | 0-for-4 | 3: G1, 5: L6, 7: SO, 9: SO |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Rasner, Darrell, L | 6 | 114 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.267 |
| Yabu, Keiichi | 2/3 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.500 |
| Katayama, Hiroshi | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.904 |
| Aoyama, Koji | 1/3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.397 |
| 8 | 161 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Lotte
Hitting (LOB: 8, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Nishioka, Tsuyoshi | 3-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI | 1: 2B, 3: HR, 5: 1B (SB), 7: BB |
| (RF-CF) | Kiyota, Ikuhiro | 0-for-3 | 1: S1, 3: SO, 5: SO, 7: SO |
| (2B) | Iguchi, Tadahito | 0-for-4, 1 RBI | 1: G6, 3: f3, 6: SO, 7: G6 |
| (1B) | Kim, Tae-Kyun | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: SO, 3: F8, 6: 2B, 7: BB |
| (DH) | Fukuura, Kazuya | 1-for-3, 1 RBI | 2: F9, 4: SO, 6: 1B |
| PH-DH-RF | Muniz, Juan | 0-for-1 | 7: F6 |
| (3B) | Imae, Toshiaki | 1-for-3 | 2: 1B, 4: SO, 6: SO, 8: BB |
| (LF) | Omatsu, Shoitsu | 1-for-4 | 2: F8, 4: F9, 6: 1B, 8: SO |
| (C) | Matoba, Naoki | 0-for-3 | 2: F8, 5: SO, 6: G6, 8: S5 |
| (CF) | Okada, Yoshifumi | 1-for-2, 1 R | 3: 1B (SB), 5: G1, 7: BB (SB) |
| PH | Takehara, Naotaka | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Nemoto, Shunichi | 0-for-1 | 8: SO |
| P | Kobayashi, Hiroyuki | 0-for-0 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Naruse, Yoshihisa, W | 7 1/3 | 139 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.232 |
| Ono, Shingo, H | 2/3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.979 |
| Kobayashi, Hiroyuki, S | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.450 |
| 9 | 170 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Bottom of the 1st - 1 run, 1 hit
Rasner on the mound for Rakuten
Nishioka hits a double to center and advances to third on a sac bunt by Kiyota. Iguchi drives in a run with a ground out to short. Kim strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 3rd - 2 runs, 2 hits
Rasner on the mound for Rakuten
Okada hits an infield single, steals second, and advances to third on a throwing error by the catcher (E2). Nishioka hits a 2-run homer. Kiyota strikes out swinging. Iguchi fouls out to first. Kim flies out to center.
Bottom of the 6th - 1 run, 3 hits
Rasner on the mound for Rakuten
Iguchi strikes out swinging. Kim hits a double to center. Fukuura hits an RBI single to center, runner on first. Imae strkes out swinging. Omatsu hits a single to center, runners on first and second. Matoba grounds out to short.
Top of the 8th - 2 run, 2 hits
Naruse on the mound for Lotte
Hijirisawa strikes out swinging. Watanabe hits a double to left. Teppei walks, runners on first and second. Runners advance to second and third on a wild pitch. Yamasaki walks to load the bases.
Pitching change: Ono in for Naruse.
Ruiz hits an RBI single to left, bases remain loaded. Nakamura drives in a run with a ground out to short, runners on first and third. Uchimura enters the game as a pinch-runner for Nakamura. Kusano ground out to first.
Missed Opportunities
Top of the 3rd
Kusano reaches on a fielding error (E1) runner on first. Makida fouls out to first. Runner advances to second on a wild pitch. Shima hits a grounder to the pitcher, Kusano is thrown out running the bases, runner on first. Hijirisawa hits a single to center, runners on first and second. Watanabe grounds out to short.
Bottom of the 5th
Matoba strikes out swinging. Okada grounds out to the pitcher. Nishioka hits an infield single and steals second. Kiyota strikes out swinging.
Top of the 6th
Watanabe grounds out to second. Teppei hits a double to right. Yamasaki flies out to left. Ruiz grounds out to third.
Top of the 7th
Nakamura grounds out to short. Kusano strikes out swinging. Makida hits a triple to third. Shima strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 7th
Okada walks and steals second. Nishioka walks, runners on first and second. Kiyota strikes out swinging. Iguchi grounds out to short, runners on first and third. Kim walks to load the bases.
Pitching changes: Katayama in for Yabu.
Muniz flies out to short.
Bottom of the 8th
Imae walks. Omatsu strikes out swinging. Matoba hits a sac bunt, runner on second. Takehara enters the game as a pinch-hitter for Okada.
Pitching change: Aoyama in for Katayama.
Nemoto, pinch-hitting for Takehara, strikes out swinging.
Notes
Lotte took the series, 2-1.
The Marines won their 2nd game in a row and are now 66-55-2 (2nd place tie). ... The Eagles lost their 2nd game in a row and are now 52-66-3 (6th place).
Naruse (LOT) got the win and evened his record out to 11-11. This was Naruse's first victory against the Eagles this season (he's now 1-2 in 3 starts). H. Kobayashi (LOT) saved his 26th game of the year. ... Rasner (RAK) is now 0-2 in 3 starts since his last victory on 8/13 (vs Lotte). Rasner is now 4-9 on the year and 2-2 in 4 starts against the Marines.
Naruse (LOT) was called for a balk for the first time in his career.
Home runs
LOT: Nishioka (8)
Orix Buffaloes 0 – Seibu Lions 3 (September 2, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.02, 2010 @ 12:34 pm, under Game Summaries, NPB
Orix Buffaloes vs Seibu Lions @ Seibu Dome - 18:00
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Orix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Attendance: 14028 | Seibu leads series, 13-8-0 | Time: 3:34
Potential Starters: Hiroshi Kisanuki (ORI) 9-9, 3.99 - Fumiya Nishiguchi (SEI) 2-2, 5.95
Orix
Hitting (LOB: 9, DPs in: 6th, 7th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (CF) | Sakaguchi, Tomotaka | 0-for-2 | 1: F3, 2: BB, 5: BB, 7: F9 |
| (RF) | Moriyama, Makoto | 1-for-2 | 1: 1B, 2: G6, 5: S1 |
| PH-RF | Taguchi, So | 0-for-1 | 8: SO |
| (2B) | Goto, Mitsutaka | 1-for-4 | 1: 1B, 3: F8, 5: G4, 8: F7 |
| (DH) | Cabrera, Alex | 0-for-3 | 1: BB, 3: SO, 5: SO, 8: F2 |
| (LF) | Okada, Takahiro | 1-for-4 | 1: SO, 3: F9, 6: 1B, 9: SO |
| (1B) | Kitagawa, Hirotoshi | 0-for-4 | 1: SO, 4: f2, 6: F7, 9: F9 |
| (3B) | Baldiris, Aarom | 2-for-3 | 2: 2B, 4: 1B, 6: DP, 9: BB |
| (C) | Suzuki, Fumihiro | 0-for-2 | 2: G4, 4: G4 |
| PH-C | Hidaka, Takeshi | 1-for-2 | 7: F9, 9: 1B |
| (SS) | Yamasaki, Koji | 0-for-3 | 2: G1, 4: SO, 7: HBP (BrO), 9: F5 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Kisanuki, Hiroshi, L | 5 1/3 | 104 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.026 |
| Higa, Motoki | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.794 |
| Maeda, Yuji | 1/3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.077 |
| Kamoshida, Takashi | 1/3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.700 |
| Furukawa, Shuichi | 1/3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.057 |
| Katsuki, Ryota | 1 1/3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.981 |
| 8 | 143 | 37 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Seibu
Hitting (LOB: 10, DPs in: 3rd, 5th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (2B) | Kataoka, Yasuyuki | 1-for-5 | 1: G6, 3: 1B, 5: G5, 6: f2, 8: G1 |
| (CF) | Kuriyama, Takumi | 0-for-4 | 1: SO, 3: DP, 5: DP, 6: SO |
| (SS) | Nakajima, Hiroyuki | 2-for-4 | 1: 1B (SB), 3: SO, 6: F9, 7: 1B (CS) |
| (1B) | Fernandez, Jose | 1-for-3, 1 R | 1: G5, 4: F9, 6: 1B, 7: HBP |
| (RF-LF) | Oshima, Hiroyuki | 1-for-3, 1 R | 2: E3, 4: F8, 6: 1B, 7: S3 |
| (DH) | Sato, Tomoaki | 2-for-2, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: S1, 4: 1B, 6: 2B, 7: BB |
| (LF) | Sakata, Ryo | 1-for-3, 1 RBI | 2: SO, 4: G6, 6: 1B |
| PH-RF | Takayama, Hisashi | 0-for-1 | 7: G4 |
| (C) | Uemoto, Tatsuyuki | 1-for-2 | 2: BB, 5: 2B (BrO), 6: BB, 8: G4 |
| C | Hosokawa, Toru | 0-for-0 | |
| (3B) | Hara, Takuya | 0-for-2, 1 RBI | 2: G3, 5: SE, 6: HBP, 8: G4 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Nishiguchi, Fumiya, W | 6 | 98 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.214 |
| Hoshino, Tomoki, H | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.000 |
| Fujita, Taiyo, H | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.000 |
| Sikorski, Brian, S | 1 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.077 |
| 9 | 149 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Bottom of the 6th - 3 runs, 4 hits
Kisanuki on the mound for Orix
Nakajima flies out to right. Fernandez hits a single to center. Oshima hits a single to right, runners on first and second. Sato hits an RBI double to left, runners on second and third. Sakata hits an RBI single to right, runners on first and third. Uemoto walks to load the bases. Hara gets hit by a pitch and a run scores, bases remain loaded.
Pitching change: Higa in for Kisanuki.
Kataoka fouls out to the catcher.
Pitching change: Y. Maeda in for Higa.
Kuriyama strikes out swinging.
Missed Opportunities
Top of the 1st
Sakaguchi flies out to first. Moriyama hits an infield single. Goto hits a single to left, runners on first and second. Cabrera walks to load the bases. T-Okada strikes out swinging. Kitagawa strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 1st
Kataoka grounds out to short. Kuriyama strikes out swinging. Nakajima hits a single to left and steals second. Fernandez grounds out to third.
Top of the 2nd
Baldiris hits a double to left. Suzuki grounds out to second, runner on third. K. Yamasaki grounds out to the pitcher. Sakaguchi walks, runners on first and third. Moriyama grounds out to short.
Bottom of the 2nd
Oshima reaches on a fielding error (E3), runner on first. Sato hits a sac bunt, runner on second. Sakata strikes out swinging. Uemoto walks, runners on first and second. Hara grounds out to first.
Top of the 5th
Sakaguchi walks and advances to second on a sac bunt by Moriyama. Goto grounds out to second, runner on third. Cabrera strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 5th
Uemoto hits a double to left. Hara hits a bunt and reaches on an error (E1), runners on first and third.
Bottom of the 7th
Nakajima hits a single to center. Fernandez gets hit by a pitch, runners on first and second. Oshima hits a sac bunt, runners on second and third.
Pitching change: Furukawa in for Kamoshida.
Sato attempts a squeeze bunt, Nakajima gets thrown out at third (CS). Sato walks, runners on first and second. Takayama enters the game as a pinch-hitter for Sakata.
Pitching change: Katsuki in for Furukawa.
Takayama grounds out to second.
Top of the 9th
T-Okada strikes out swinging. Kitagawa flies out to right. Baldiris walks. Hidaka hits a single to right, runners on first and second. K. Yamasaki flies out to third.
Notes
Seibu took the series, 2-1.
The Lions won their 2nd game in a row and are now 68-56-1 (1st place). ... The Buffaloes lost their 2nd game in a row and are now 60-60-4 (5th place).
Nishiguchi (SEI) picked up the win and is now 2-0 in 4 starts since his last loss on 6/24 (vs Rakuten). He's now 3-2 on the year and 2-0 in 3 starts against the Buffaloes. Sikorski (SEI) saved his 31st game of the year. ... Kisanuki (ORI) is now 0-4 in 5 starts since his last victory on 7/3 (vs Rakuten). Kisanuki is now 9-10 on the year and 0-3 in 4 starts against the Lions.
Home runs
None.
Softbank Hawks 1 – Nippon Ham Fighters 2 (September 2, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.02, 2010 @ 12:34 pm, under Game Summaries, NPB
Softbank Hawks vs Nippon Ham Fighters @ Sapporo Dome - 18:00
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Softbank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Nippon Ham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Attendance: 19557 | Nippon Ham leads series, 12-8-0 | Time: 3:15
Potential Starters: Hiroki Yamada (SOF) 4-3, 4.34 - Masaru Takeda (HAM) 11-6, 2.65
Softbank
Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 9th)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (SS) | Kawasaki, Munenori | 1-for-3 | 1: 1B, 3: S2, 5: G4, 7: G4 |
| (2B) | Honda, Yuichi | 1-for-3 | 1: S2, 3: G3, 5: 1B (CS), 8: G3 |
| (DH) | Ortiz, Jose | 0-for-4 | 1: SO, 3: SO, 5: SO, 8: F7 |
| (1B) | Kokubo, Hiroki | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: SO, 4: 1B, 6: F9, 8: F8 |
| (RF) | Tamura, Hitoshi | 1-for-4 | 2: G4, 4: 1B, 6: G1, 9: G1 |
| (LF) | Hasegawa, Yuya | 2-for-3, 1 RBI | 2: 1B, 4: 1B, 6: G1 |
| PH | Morimoto, Satoru | 1-for-1 | 9: 1B |
| PR | Fukuda, Shuhei | 0-for-0 | |
| (3B) | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | 0-for-3 | 2: G6 (SB), 4: S1, 7: SO, 9: DP |
| (CF) | Kidokoro, Ryuma | 1-for-3 | 2: F8, 4: SO, 7: 1B |
| (C) | Yamazaki, Katsuki | 1-for-2 | 3: 1B, 4: SO, 7: S2 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Yamada, Hiroki | 3 | 58 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.253 |
| Morifuku, Masahiko, L | 2 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.480 |
| Katto, Keisuke | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.957 |
| Settsu, Tadashi | 2 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.019 |
| 8 | 138 | 36 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Nippon Ham
Hitting (LOB: 10, DP: 0)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (2B) | Tanaka, Kensuke | 1-for-2 | 1: G6, 2: BB, 4: 2B (CS), 6: BB |
| (LF) | Morimoto, Hichori | 1-for-4 | 1: G6, 2: F9, 4: 1B, 6: SO |
| (RF) | Inaba, Atsunori | 1-for-4 | 1: 1B, 3: G5, 4: SO, 7: F7 |
| (3B) | Koyano, Eiichi | 1-for-3 | 1: F8, 3: 1B, 5: G1, 7: BB |
| (DH) | Nioka, Tomohiro | 1-for-4, 1 R | 2: 1B, 3: G4, 5: SO, 7: F9 |
| (1B) | Nakata, Sho | 1-for-4 | 2: SO, 3: 1B, 5: G3, 7: F8 |
| 1B | Takaguchi, Takayuki | 0-for-0 | |
| (CF) | Yang, Dai-Kang | 0-for-3 | 2: BB, 3: SO, 6: G5, 8: f3 |
| (C) | Ono, Shota | 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI | 2: BB, 4: HR, 6: 1B, 8: F8 |
| (SS) | Iiyama, Yuji | 0-for-2, 1 RBI | 2: S9, 4: G6, 6: S5, 8: SO |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Takeda, Masaru, W | 8 | 117 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.568 |
| Tateyama, Yoshinori, H | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.216 |
| Hayashi, Masanori | 0/3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.574 |
| Takeda, Hisashi, S | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.717 |
| 9 | 129 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Bottom of the 2nd - 1 run, 1 hit
Yamada on the mound for Softbank
Nioka hits a single to right. Nakata strikes out swinging. Yang (Yoh) walks, runners on first and second. Ono walks to load the bases. Iiyama hits a sac fly to right, runners on first and third. Tanaka walks to reload the bases. Morimoto flies out to right.
Top of the 4th - 1 run, 3 hits
M. Takeda on the mound for Nippon Ham
Kokubo hits a single to left. Tamura hits a single to center, runners on first and third. Hasegawa hits an RBI single to left, runners on first and second. Matsuda hits a sac bunt, runners on second and third. Kidokoro strikes out swinging. Yamazaki strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 4th - 1 run, 3 hits
Morifuku on the mound for Softbank
Ono hits a solo homer. Iiyama grounds out to short. Tanaka hits a double to right and gets thrown out trying to steal third. Morimoto hits a single to right, runner on first. Inaba strikes out swinging.
Missed Opportunities
Top of the 1st
Kawasaki hits a single to right and advances to second on a sac bunt by Honda. Ortiz strikes out swinging. Kokubo strikes out swinging.
Top of the 2nd
Tamura grounds out to second. Hasegawa hits an infield single. Matsuda grounds out to short, runner on first. Matsuda steals second. Kidokoro flies out to center.
Top of the 3rd
Yamazaki hits a single to right and advances to second on a sac bunt by Kawasaki. Honda grounds out to first, runner on third. Ortiz strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 3rd
Inaba grounds out to third. Koyano hits a single to center. Nioka grounds out to second, runner on second. Nakata hits a single to left, runners on first and third. Yang (Yoh) strikes out looking.
Bottom of the 6th
Yang (Yoh) grounds out to third. Ono hits a single to center and advances to second on a sac bunt by Iiyama. Tanaka walks, runners on first and second. Morimoto strikes out swinging.
Top of the 7th
Matsuda strikes out swinging. Kidokoro hits an infield single and advances to second on a sac bunt by Yamazaki. Kawasaki grounds out to second.
Notes
Nippon Ham took the series, 2-1.
The Fighters won their 2nd game in a row and are now 61-59-3 (4th place). ... The Hawks lost their 2nd game in a row and are now 66-55-5 (2nd place tie).
M. Takeda (HAM) won his 7th start in a row and improved to 12-6 on the year. He's now also 5-0 in 6 starts against the Softbank Hawks this year. H. Takeda (HAM) recorded his 12th save of the year. ... Morifuku (SOF) took the loss in relief and is now 1-1.
Home runs
HAM: Ono (4)
Yokohama Bay Stars 3 – Hanshin Tigers 6 (September 2, 2010)
by Gen on Sep.02, 2010 @ 12:33 pm, under Game Summaries, NPB
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Hanshin Tigers @ Koshien Stadium - 18:00
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Yokohama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Hanshin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 13 | 1 |
Attendance: 41164 | Hanshin leads series, 14-4-0 | Time: 3:23
Potential Starters: Shigeru Kaga (YOK) 3-7, 3.41 - Randy Messenger (HAN) 3-4, 5.47
Yokohama
Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 1st)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (RF) | Uchikawa, Seiichi | 0-for-4 | 1: G6, 3: F9, 5: G4, 7: SO |
| (SS) | Ishikawa, Takehiro | 1-for-3, 2 R | 1: 1B, 3: G4, 5: SO, 8: BB |
| (1B) | Harper, Brett | 2-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI | 1: 1B, 4: HR, 6: G4, 8: F7 |
| (3B) | Murata, Shuichi | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 1: DP, 4: F9, 6: f5, 8: 2B |
| (LF) | Sledge, Terrmel | 1-for-4 | 2: 1B, 4: G4, 6: SO, 8: f5 |
| (CF) | Shimozono, Tatsuya | 0-for-3 | 2: G4, 4: BB, 7: F7, 8: F3 |
| (2B) | Castillo, Jose | 1-for-4 | 2: F9, 4: F4, 7: 1B, 9: SO |
| (C) | Niinuma, Shinji | 2-for-4 | 2: G4, 5: 1B, 7: 1B, 9: F8 |
| (P) | Kaga, Shigeru | 0-for-1 | 3: F4, 5: S2 |
| PH | Kinjo, Tatsuhiko | 0-for-1 | 7: F6 |
| P | Sanada, Hiroki | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Sakamoto, Yataro | 0-for-0 | |
| PH | Fujita, Kazuya | 0-for-1 | 9: F8 |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Kaga, Shigeru, L | 6 | 118 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.464 |
| Sanada, Hiroki | 1 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.962 |
| Sakamoto, Yataro | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.314 |
| 8 | 152 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Hanshin
Hitting (LOB: 9, DPs in: 3rd)
| Pos | Player Name | Performance | Results |
| (RF-LF) | Murton, Matt | 1-for-5, 1 RBI | 1: G6, 2: 1B, 5: L4, 6: G4, 8: G6 |
| (2B-RF) | Hirano, Keiichi | 3-for-5, 1 R | 1: 1B, 2: F8, 5: 1B (SB), 7: 1B, 8: G4 |
| (SS) | Toritani, Takashi | 2-for-5, 1 R | 1: f5, 3: 1B, 5: SO, 7: 2B, 8: F6 |
| (3B) | Arai, Takahiro | 1-for-4, 1 R | 1: E5, 3: DP, 6: 1B, 7: f2 |
| (1B) | Brazell, Craig | 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 RBI | 1: BB, 3: G4, 6: 1B, 7: S7 |
| (LF) | Kanemoto, Tomoaki | 1-for-4, 1 RBI | 1: F7, 4: SO, 6: SO, 7: 1B |
| PR-2B | Uemoto, Hiroki | 0-for-0, 1 R | |
| (C) | Jojima, Kenji | 2-for-4, 1 R | 2: 1B, 4: F9, 6: G1, 7: 1B (SB) |
| (CF) | Fujikawa, Shunsuke | 0-for-2 | 2: G5, 4: G5 |
| PH | Lin, Wei-Chu | 0-for-0 | 6: IBB |
| P | Nishimura, Ken | 0-for-0 | |
| P | Kubota, Tomoyuki | 1-for-1, 1 RBI | 7: 1B |
| P | Fujikawa, Kyuji | 0-for-0 | |
| (P) | Messenger, Randy | 0-for-2 | 2: SO, 5: SO |
| PH | Hiyama, Shinjiro | 1-for-1, 2 RBI | 6: 1B |
| PR-CF | Asai, Ryo | 0-for-1 | 7: SO |
Pitching
| Player Name | IP | NP | PA | AB | H | HR | SO | BB | HBP | SH | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Messenger, Randy, W | 6 | 86 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.063 |
| Nishimura, Ken, H | 1/3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.306 |
| Kubota, Tomoyuki, H | 1 2/3 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.177 |
| Fujikawa, Kyuji, S | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.490 |
| 9 | 144 | 36 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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Recap
Scoring Summary
Top of the 1st - 1 run, 2 hits
Messenger on the mound for Hanshin
Uchikawa grounds out to short. Ishikawa hits an infield single. Runner advances to third on a bad pick-off throw. Harper hits an RBI single to center, runner on first. Murata grounds into a double play.
Bottom of the 2nd - 1 run, 2 hits
Kaga on the mound for Yokohama
Jojima hits a single to left. S. Fujikawa grounds out to third, runner on second. Messenger strikes out swinging. Murton hits an RBI single to left, runner advances to second on throw. Hirano flies out to center.
Top of the 4th - 1 run, 1 hit
Messenger on the mound for Hanshin
Harper hits a solo homer. Murata flies out to right. Sledge grounds out to second. Shimozono walks. Castillo flies out to second.
Bottom of the 6th - 2 runs, 3 hits
Kaga on the mound for Yokohama
Arai hits a single to right. Brazell hits a single to right, runners on first and second. Kanemoto strikes out swinging. Jojima grounds out to the pitcher, runners on second and third. Lin, pinch-hitting for S. Fujikawa, gets an intentional walk to load the bases. Hiyama, pinch-hitting for Messenger, hits a 2-run single to center, runners on first and second. Asai enters the game as a pinch-runner for Hiyama. Murton grounds out to second.
Bottom of the 7th - 3 runs, 5 hits
Sanada on the mound for Yokohama
Hirano hits a single to left. Toritani hits a double to left, runners on second and third. Arai fouls out to the catcher. Brazell hits a sac fly to left, runner on third. Kanemoto hits an RBI single to center, runner on first. Uemoto enters the game as a pinch-runner for Kanemoto. Jojima hits a single to right, runners on first and third. Jojima steals second, runners on second and third. Kubota hits an RBI infield single, runners on first and third. Asai strikes out swinging.
Top of the 8th - 1 run, 1 hit
Kubota on the mound for Hanshin
Defense: Murton moves from right to left; Hirano moves from second to left; Uemoto takes over at second.
Ishikawa walks. Harper flies out to left. Murata hits an RBI double to right, runner on second. Sledge fouls out to third. Shimozono flies out to first.
Missed Opportunities
Bottom of the 1st
Murton grounds out to short. Hirano hits a single to center. Toritani fouls out to third. Arai reaches on a throwing error (E5), runners on first and second. Brazell walks to load the bases. Kanemoto flies out to left.
Top of the 5th
Niinuma hits a single to right and advances to second on a sac bunt by Kaga. Uchikawa grounds out to second, runner on third. Ishikawa strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 5th
Messenger strikes out swinging. Murton lines out to second. Hirano hits a single to left and steals second. Toritani strikes out swinging.
Top of the 7th
Shimozono flies out to left. Castillo hits a single to center. Niinuma hits a single to center, runners on first and second. Kinjo enters the game as a pinch-hitter for Kaga.
Pitching change: Kubota in for Nishimura.
Kinjo flies out to short. Uchikawa strikes out swinging.
Notes
Hanshin swept the series, 3-0.
The Tigers won their 5th game in a row and are now 65-49-2 (1st place). This is the Tigers' 3rd 5-game winning streak of the year and their 9th straight victory in a row against the Bay Stars. ... The Bay Stars lost their third game in a row and are now 40-77-0 (6th place).
Messenger (HAN) picked up his first win since 8/4/ (vs Yomiuri) and evened his record out to 4-4 on the year. In between victories, Messenger went 0-3 in four starts. Messenger is now also 2-0 in 8 games (4 starts, 4 relief appearances) against the Bay Stars this year. Fujikawa (HAN) picked up his 22nd save of the year. ... Kaga (YOK) took the loss and has not won a game since 7/13 (vs Hiroshima). Kaga is now 3-8 on the year. This was Kaga third game against the Tigers, but first as a starter.
Kubota (HAN) recorded his first timely hit since 5/4/2004 (vs Hiroshima). ... Fujikawa (HAN) is now just one save away from 150.
Hiyama (HAN) picked up his 115th pinch-hit hit, good for 6th on the All-time list.
Home runs
YOK: Harper (14)