Tag: Japan – Korea Championships
KBO commissioner on board with 2010 Japan – Korea Championship
by Gen on May.19, 2010 @ 12:05 am, under NPB
It seems the KBO commissioner is on board for a Japan - Korea Championship Series after the season. The only thing holding back an agreement at this point appears to be the timing. The NPB is pushing for some time in mid-November, but the KBO commissioner is worried about the weather in Korea and is suggesting that the game(s) take place in Japan.
The KBO is in the process of building a new stadium in Korea and the KBO commissioner is currently in Japan checking out Mazda Stadium for ideas / inspiration.
Yomiuri takes Japan – Korea Championships with 9-4 victory over KIA
by Gen on Nov.14, 2009 @ 8:03 pm, under Game Summaries, NPB
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| KIA Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Nagassaki Big N Stadium | Attendance: 14,331 | Time: 3h 19m | Japan wins the series
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Lineups
| Giants | Tigers | |
| Hayato Sakamoto, SS | 1 | Jong-Beom Lee, RF |
| Tetsuya Matsumoto, CF | 2 | Won-Sup Kim, CF |
| Michihiro Ogaswara, 3B | 3 | Ji-Wan Na, DH |
| Alex Ramirez, DH | 4 | Hee-Seop Choi, 1B |
| Yoshiyuki Kamei, RF | 5 | Sang-Hyeon Kim, 3B |
| Yoshitomo Tani, LF | 6 | Chi-Hong An, 2B |
| Shinnosuke Abe, C | 7 | Kyeong-Eon Kim, LF |
| Seung-Yeop Lee 1B | 8 | Il-Mok Cha, C |
| Shigeyuki Furuki, 2B | 9 | Hyun-Gon Lee, SS |
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The Giants used a big 7-run 7th to beat the KIA Tigers, 9-4.
The Tigers took the lead in the bottom of the 1st:
Jong-Beom Lee (2-for-3, 2 R, BB, SB) walked on 7 pitches. Won-Sup Kim (1-for-5) flied out to left. J.B. Lee stole second and then scored on Ji-Wan Na's (2-for-4, 3 RBI, GIDP, K) single into center.
KIA tacked on 2 more runs in the bottom of the 5th:
With 1 out, Hyun-Gon Lee (2-for-4, R, RBI, 2B), J.B. Lee, and W.S. Kim all singled to load the bases. J.W. Na followed with a single into center to drive in 2 runs and give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.
The Giants finally got on the board in the top of the 6th when Michihiro Ogasawara (1-for-3, R, RBI 2 K, BB, HR) took Hyeon-Jong Yang deep for a home run.
In the top of the 7th, the Giants offense exploded for 7 runs to take turn the tables and take an 8-3 lead:
Yoshiyuki Kamei (4-for-5, R, RBI, K, 2 SB) led off the inning with a single and stole second. Pinch hitter Takahito Kudo (2-for-2, R, 2 RBI, BB) walked to put runners on first and second.
Jeong-Cheol Gwak relieved Young-Min Son.
Shinnosuke Abe (1-for-4, R, 3 RBI, K, HR) nailed the second pitch he saw from Gwak over the wall for a 3-run home run that gave the Giants a 4-3 lead. Seung-Yeop Lee (2-for-4, R, 2 2B) hit a double in the gap in left-center. Shigeyuki Furuki (0-for-4, 2 K) struck out looking for the first out of the inning. Hayato Sakamoto (0-for-4, BB, SB) grounded out to short for the second out of the inning. Tetsuya Matsumoto (0-for-3, R, SO, BB) walked to put runners on first and second. A wild pitch advance the runners to second and third. Ogasawara walked to load the bases. Alex Ramirez (1-for-4, 2 RBI) nailed a single into left that plated 2 runs and gave the Giants a 6-3 lead, runners on first and second.
Yong-Woon Jung relieved Gwak.
Takayuki Terauchi entered the game as a pinch runner for Ogaswara.
Kamei singled through the whole between first and second, driving in the 6th run of the inning, runners on first and second.
Ryota Wakiya entered the game as a pinch runner of Ramirez.
Kudo also pulled a single between first and second to drive in the 7th run of the inning, runners on first and third. Abe flied out to right for the final out of the inning.
Yomiuri tacked on one last run in the top of the 9th on an RBI single by Kudo with runners on first and second and 2 out.
Down 9-3, the Tigers scrounged together 2 more hits in the bottom of the 9th for one last run.
With 1 out, pinch hitter Jong-Gil Shin (1-for-1, R) hit a single into right. Hyun-Gon Lee (2-for-4, R, RBI, 2B) then followed with an RBI double off the center field fence.
Missed Opportunities
Giants
1st: runner on second, 1 out > Ogasawara struck out and Ramirez flied out
3rd: runner on second, no out > Furuki struck out, Sakamoto flied out, and Matsumoto lined out to left
7th: runners on first and third, 2 out > Abe flied out
9th: runners on first and second, 2 out > Kudo single up the middle, runner on second scores, runner on first thrown out trying to advance to third
Tigers
5th: runners on first and second, 1 out > Choi H.S. grounded out, Kim S.H. grounded out
9th: runner on second, 2 out > Kim W.S. flied out
Giants: 6 LOB, 0 DP
Tigers: 7 LOB, 2 DP
News
The Giants outhit the Tigers, 11-10. ... The Giants sent 12 men to the plate in the 7th. ... Taishi Ohta entered the game in the top of the 9th as a pinch hitter and struck out. ... Yang managed to hold the Giants to just 3 hits over 5.2 innings of work. He also struck out 4 through the first 2 innings of the game. ... Hara completed his "sweep" of titles - WBC, Central League, Nippon Series, and now the Japan - Korea Championships.
Yomiuri Giants
| Name | W | L | S | G | IP | BF | NP | H | K | BB | HBP | WP | R | ER | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez, Dicky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Utsumi, Tetsuya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 2/3 | 10 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10.80 |
| Nomaguchi, Takahiko W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 1/3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Obispo, Wirfin S | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
KIA Tigers
| Name | W | L | S | G | IP | BF | NP | H | K | BB | HBP | WP | R | ER | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang, Hyeon-Jong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 2/3 | 21 | 84 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.59 |
| Son, Young-Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54.00 |
| Gwak, Jeong-Cheol L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2/3 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 67.50 |
| Jung, Yong-Woon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lee, Dae-Jin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| You, Dong-Hoon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
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Japan – Korea Championships: Final Rosters
by Gen on Nov.13, 2009 @ 8:58 pm, under NPB
Via the NPB website:
Tokyo Giants
| Position | Uni | Name | Kanji | T / B |
| Manager | 88 | Hara, Tatsunori | 原 辰徳 | |
| Pitchers | 11 | Kubo, Yuya | 久保 裕也 | R / R |
| 22 | Ochi, Daisuke | 越智 大祐 | R / R | |
| 26 | Utsumi, Tetsuya | 内海 哲也 | L / L | |
| 28 | Kaneto, Norihito | 金刃 憲人 | L / L | |
| 33 | Nomaguchi, Takahiko | 野間口 貴彦 | R / R | |
| 47 | Yamaguchi, Tetsuya | 山口 鉄也 | L / L | |
| 49 | Gonzalez, Dicky | Ｄ．ゴンザレス | R / R | |
| 91 | Obispo, Wirfin | Ｗ．オビスポ | R / R | |
| Catchers | 10 | Abe, Shinnosuke | 阿部 慎之助 | R / L |
| 40 | Kato, Ken | 加藤 健 | R / R | |
| 43 | Tsuruoka, Kazunari | 鶴岡 一成 | R / R | |
| Infielders | 00 | Terauchi, Takayuki | 寺内 崇幸 | R / R |
| 2 | Ogasawara, Michihiro | 小笠原 道大 | R / L | |
| 6 | Sakamoto, Hayato | 坂本 勇人 | R / R | |
| 23 | Wakiya, Ryota | 脇谷 亮太 | R / L | |
| 25 | Lee, Seung-Yeop | 李 承ヨプ | L / L | |
| 44 | Omichi, Noriyoshi | 大道 典嘉 | R / R | |
| 51 | Furuki, Shigeyuki | 古城 茂幸 | R / L | |
| 55 | Ohta, Taishi | 大田 泰示 | R / R | |
| Outfielders | 5 | Ramirez, Alex | Ａ．ラミレス | R / R |
| 8 | Tani, Yoshitomo | 谷 佳知 | R / R | |
| 9 | Kamei, Yoshiyuki | 亀井 義行 | R / L | |
| 12 | Suzuki, Takahiro | 鈴木 尚広 | R / S | |
| 35 | Kudoh, Takahito | 工藤 隆人 | L / L | |
| 64 | Matsumoto, Tetsuya | 松本 哲也 | L / L |
KIA Tigers
| Position | Uni | Name | Kanji | T / B |
| Manager | 70 | Cho, Bum Hyun | 曹凡鉉 | |
| Pitchers | 14 | Park, Kyung-Tae | 朴キョン兌 | L / L |
| 17 | Jung, Yong-Woon | 鄭用雲 | L / L | |
| 19 | Son, Young-Min | 孫詠敏 | R / R | |
| 37 | Jeon, Tae-Hyun | 田泰顯 | R / R | |
| 39 | You, Dong-Hoon | 劉東勳 | R / R | |
| 45 | Lee, Dae-Jin | 李大振 | R / R | |
| 54 | Yang, Hyeon-Jong | 梁弦種 | L / L | |
| 68 | Gwak, Jeong-Cheol | 郭正哲 | R / R | |
| Catchers | 12 | Cha, Il-Mok | 車一木 | R / R |
| 22 | Kim, Sang-Hoon | 金相勳 | R / R | |
| 32 | Lee, Sung-Woo | 李晟宇 | R / R | |
| Infielders | 3 | Kim, Sun-Bin | 金善彬 | R / R |
| 8 | An, Chi-Hong | 安致弘 | R / R | |
| 16 | Kim, Jong-Kook | 金鍾國 | R / R | |
| 23 | Choi, Hee-Seop | 崔希渉 | L / L | |
| 31 | Lee, Hyun-Gon | 李賢坤 | R / R | |
| 66 | Choi, Yong-Kyu | 崔容奎 | R / R | |
| 27 | Kim, Sang-Hyeon | 金相賢 | R / R | |
| 48 | Park, Ki-Nam | 朴基南 | R / R | |
| Outfielders | 2 | Shin, Jong-Gil | 辛鐘吉 | R / L |
| 7 | Lee, Jong-Beom | 李鍾範 | R / R | |
| 24 | Kim, Kyeong-Eon | 金京言 | L / L | |
| 29 | Na, Ji-Wan | 羅志完 | R / R | |
| 51 | Kim, Won-Sup | 金元燮 | R / L |
Japan – Korea Championships News and Notes
by Gen on Nov.13, 2009 @ 6:47 pm, under NPB
Some news and notes from the Japan - Korea Championships front (1, 2, 3):
Michihiro Ogasawara and Alex Ramirez will be batting 3 and 4, followed by Yoshiyuki Kamei and Shinnosuke Abe.
As mentioned before, Dicky Gonzalez will be getting the start. He will be followed by Tetsuya Utsumi and Wirfin Obispo. Both Daisuke Ochi and Tetsuya Yamaguchi will be ready to go in the pen.
Seung-Yeop Lee wants to hit a home run for the Giants.
Four regular season players will not be on the roster for KIA, including two foreign pitchers and 2 players that were on the WBC roster.
Hyeon-Jong Yang (梁弦種) should be getting the start for KIA. Closer Hong-Hun Yu (劉東勲) should be available out of the pen.
Hee-Seop Choi (崔希渉) and Jong Beom Lee (李鍾範) will likely be on the roster for KIA.
The two teams practiced out in the rain at Nagasaki Big N Stadium.
Japan – Korea Championships Update
by Gen on Sep.28, 2009 @ 7:42 pm, under NPB
The NPB announced on the 28th that the Japan - Korea Championship will take place on November 11th at 1pm at Nagasaski Big N Stadium.
The winner of the Nihon Series will be considered the away team while the winner from the Korean Series will be considered the home team. Umpires from Taiwan and China will preside over the game.
Ryozo Kato, NPB Commissioner also said, "I won't want to take away the excitement of an International series in Asia. Starting from next season, we'd like to try and do what we were doing up until last year."
The four Asia leagues will also consider the possibility of opening holding the next Asia Series in Taiwan.