Game Date: Sep 28th, 2074
Hanshin 1 - Saitama 0
Date: August 8th, 2070
Game: League [#5821669] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 30,848
Winning Pitcher: Shigetoshi Watanabe (7-7)
Losing Pitcher: Kazuo Murakami (7-6)
Save: Sosuke Nishimura (4)
Player Of The Game: Shigetoshi Watanabe (3)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
Hanshin Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| K. Takeda rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | |
| S. Matsuo rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | |
| Y. Tadano 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | |
| K. Ueda 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| T. Suzuki 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .215 | |
| T. Nakajima 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | |
| S. Watanabe dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .303 | |
| E. Matsuda lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 | |
| T. Kaneko 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | |
| S. Yamasaki c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 | |
| Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Watanabe W (7-7) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 132 | 86 | 10 | - | 7 | 4.22 | |
| E. Mizu H (9) | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.06 | |
| S. Nishimura S (4) | 1⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | - | 3 | 2.47 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 150 | 102 | 11 | - | 10 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Watanabe p | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Mizu p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| S. Nishimura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamasaki c | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Suzuki 1b | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nakajima 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kaneko 2b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tadano 3b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ueda 3b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Matsuda lf | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Takeda rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuo rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .308 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .340 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | |
| K. Ota ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | |
| Y. Fukuda ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Murakami L (7-6) | 6⅔ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 132 | 75 | 7 | - | 5 | 4.51 | |
| D. Ishikawa | 2⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 2 | - | 3 | 2.05 | |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 163 | 94 | 9 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Murakami p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D. Ishikawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the Game
Hanshin: Shigetoshi Watanabe
Managers
Hanshin: Joe Pope
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Hanshin: none
Saitama: SS-Wakatabe, P-Nioka
Starting Pitcher
Hanshin: S. Watanabe
Saitama: K. Murakami
Pitcher Fatigue
Hanshin: Okamoto-Light, Takamatsu-Heavy, Yamashita-Heavy, Akita-Moderate, Asano-Moderate, Kimura-Moderate, Nishimura-Light, Higashio-Heavy
Saitama: Ishikawa-Heavy, Gatou-Heavy, Miura-Light, Kimura-Heavy, Ishikawa-Moderate, Yamazaki-Heavy, Bando-Heavy, Kojima-Light
Power Index
Hanshin: 92.6
Saitama: 97.8
Lineup Selection
Hanshin: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: August 8th, 2070
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Windy
Attendance: 30,848
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Aug 26 2025 @ 5:35:52 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hanshin: S. Watanabe (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Hanshin: RF-Takeda (L), SS-Kitabeppu (S), CF-Tadano (S), 3B-Tadano (L), 1B-Suzuki (L), DH-Watanabe (R), LF-Matsuda (R), 2B-Kaneko (R), C-Yamasaki (R)
Saitama: 3B-Yamashita (L), LF-Amemiya (R), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), C-Kato (R), 2B-Hayagawa (L), DH-Kadota (L), SS-Ota (R)
Top 1st: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takeda strikes out.
Kitabeppu draws a walk.
Tadano draws a walk.
Tadano draws a walk.
Suzuki strikes out.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to first base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Suzuki.
Amemiya pops out to third base.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda draws a walk.
Murakami throws a wild pitch. Matsuda advances to second base.
Kaneko lines out to center field.
Yamasaki lines out to second base.
Takeda strikes out.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Sato pops out to third base.
Kato hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Hayagawa tries to bunt to first base. Kato is thrown out at second by Suzuki. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu flies out to left field.
Tadano draws a walk.
Tadano grounds to first base. Tadano is thrown out at second by Sato. Tadano is thrown out at first by short stop Ota for a double play.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Ota reaches on an error by left field Matsuda.
Yamashita flies out to left field.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a home run to right field.
Watanabe grounds to third base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Kaneko hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamasaki lines out to second base.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a double to right field.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Sato draws a walk.
Kato grounds to first base. Kato is forced out at first by Suzuki. Enatsu advances to third base. Sato advances to second base.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takeda grounds to second base. Takeda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kitabeppu grounds to third base. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Tadano lines out to short stop.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota grounds to short stop. Kadota is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Ota strikes out.
Yamashita hits a double to left field.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Top 6th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano strikes out.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Watanabe strikes out.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to right field.
Tomiyama grounds to third base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Tadano.
Sato strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Top 7th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneko flies out to left field.
Yamasaki grounds to short stop. Yamasaki is thrown out at first by Ota.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Matsuo comes in to pinch hit for Takeda.
Matsuo strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Kato strikes out.
Hayagawa grounds to the pitcher. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Kadota strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Top 8th: Hanshin
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu grounds to third base. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Tadano strikes out.
Ueda comes in to pinch hit for Tadano.
Ueda grounds to second base. Ueda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Mizu comes in to pitch.
Fukuda comes in to pinch run for Ota.
Yabuta comes in to pinch hit for Yamashita.
Mizu throws a wild pitch. Fukuda advances to second base.
Yabuta strikes out.
Nishimura comes in to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kaneko. Fukuda advances to third base.
Enatsu strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Top 9th: Hanshin
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima comes in to pinch hit for Suzuki.
Nakajima lines out to left field.
Watanabe reaches on an error by center field Enatsu.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Kaneko flies out to center field.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama pops out to third base.
Sato flies out to right field.
Kato flies out to center field.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hanshin: S. Watanabe (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Hanshin: RF-Takeda (L), SS-Kitabeppu (S), CF-Tadano (S), 3B-Tadano (L), 1B-Suzuki (L), DH-Watanabe (R), LF-Matsuda (R), 2B-Kaneko (R), C-Yamasaki (R)
Saitama: 3B-Yamashita (L), LF-Amemiya (R), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), C-Kato (R), 2B-Hayagawa (L), DH-Kadota (L), SS-Ota (R)
Top 1st: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takeda strikes out.
Kitabeppu draws a walk.
Tadano draws a walk.
Tadano draws a walk.
Suzuki strikes out.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to first base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Suzuki.
Amemiya pops out to third base.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda draws a walk.
Murakami throws a wild pitch. Matsuda advances to second base.
Kaneko lines out to center field.
Yamasaki lines out to second base.
Takeda strikes out.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Sato pops out to third base.
Kato hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Hayagawa tries to bunt to first base. Kato is thrown out at second by Suzuki. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu flies out to left field.
Tadano draws a walk.
Tadano grounds to first base. Tadano is thrown out at second by Sato. Tadano is thrown out at first by short stop Ota for a double play.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Ota reaches on an error by left field Matsuda.
Yamashita flies out to left field.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a home run to right field.
Watanabe grounds to third base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Kaneko hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamasaki lines out to second base.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a double to right field.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Sato draws a walk.
Kato grounds to first base. Kato is forced out at first by Suzuki. Enatsu advances to third base. Sato advances to second base.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takeda grounds to second base. Takeda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kitabeppu grounds to third base. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Tadano lines out to short stop.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota grounds to short stop. Kadota is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Ota strikes out.
Yamashita hits a double to left field.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Top 6th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano strikes out.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Watanabe strikes out.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to right field.
Tomiyama grounds to third base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Tadano.
Sato strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Top 7th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneko flies out to left field.
Yamasaki grounds to short stop. Yamasaki is thrown out at first by Ota.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Matsuo comes in to pinch hit for Takeda.
Matsuo strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Kato strikes out.
Hayagawa grounds to the pitcher. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Kadota strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Top 8th: Hanshin
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu grounds to third base. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Tadano strikes out.
Ueda comes in to pinch hit for Tadano.
Ueda grounds to second base. Ueda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Mizu comes in to pitch.
Fukuda comes in to pinch run for Ota.
Yabuta comes in to pinch hit for Yamashita.
Mizu throws a wild pitch. Fukuda advances to second base.
Yabuta strikes out.
Nishimura comes in to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kaneko. Fukuda advances to third base.
Enatsu strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Top 9th: Hanshin
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima comes in to pinch hit for Suzuki.
Nakajima lines out to left field.
Watanabe reaches on an error by center field Enatsu.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Kaneko flies out to center field.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama pops out to third base.
Sato flies out to right field.
Kato flies out to center field.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0