Hanshin 7 - Saitama 5

Date: April 9th, 2070

Game: Cup [#5829566]

Attendance: 33,121

Winning Pitcher: Haru Akita (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: Fumiya Gatou (1-1)

Player Of The Game: Eiichi Matsuda (1)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Hanshin Tigers	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	7	11	0	9
Saitama Lions	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	5	10	1	5

Hanshin Tigers

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
E. Matsuda rf	5	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.115
N. Kitabeppu ss	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.200
K. Tadano cf	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.138
S. Watanabe 3b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143
S. Yamasaki c	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.294
T. Nakajima 1b	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
K. Takeda 1b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
S. Matsuo lf	2	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Y. Tadano lf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.192
T. Kaneko 2b	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.444
R. Fujiwara dh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.000
T. Suzuki dh	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
Total	39	7	11	2	0	3	7	4	11	0	0	0	0	13

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
H. Yamashita	5	8	5	5	0	0	0	2	3	23	79	57	5	-	11	4.05
H. Akita W (1-0)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	39	25	9	-	1	6.23
H. Asano S (2)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	6	0	-	2	0.00
Total	9	10	5	5	0	0	0	2	3	37	130	88	14	-	14

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
H. Yamashita p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Akita p	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Asano p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Yamasaki c	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Nakajima 1b	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Takeda 1b	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Kaneko 2b	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Watanabe 3b	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Kitabeppu ss	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Matsuo lf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Tadano lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Tadano cf	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Matsuda rf	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	36	27	9	0	0	0	0	0	0

Saitama Lions

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
S. Yamashita 3b	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.258
N. Amemiya lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.276
K. Enatsu cf	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.345
R. Tomiyama rf	4	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.296
S. Sato 1b	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.105
R. Kato c	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.364
T. Hayagawa 2b	4	2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.296
M. Kadota dh	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.154
S. Wakatabe ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179
Total	37	5	10	1	0	3	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	12

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
S. Kimura	5⅓	7	4	3	0	0	0	6	2	24	91	64	4	-	9	3.38
F. Gatou L (1-1)	2⅓	4	3	3	2	0	0	3	1	13	62	34	3	-	2	6.10
O. Miura	1⅓	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6	29	16	2	-	0	0.00
Total	9	11	7	6	4	0	0	11	3	43	182	114	9	-	11

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
S. Kimura p	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
F. Gatou p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
O. Miura p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Kato c	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Sato 1b	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Hayagawa 2b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Yamashita 3b	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Wakatabe ss	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Amemiya lf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Enatsu cf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Tomiyama rf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	34	27	6	1	0	0	0	0	1

Player of the Game
Hanshin: Eiichi Matsuda

Managers
Hanshin: Joe Pope
Saitama: Robert Harimoto

Injuries
Hanshin:  none
Saitama:  OF-Kaku

Starting Pitcher
Hanshin: H. Yamashita (on 3 days rest)
Saitama: S. Kimura

Pitcher Fatigue
Hanshin:  Watanabe-Heavy, Takamatsu-Heavy, Yamashita-Moderate, Asano-Light, Kimura-Heavy, Nishimura-Light, Mizu-Light
Saitama:  Ishikawa-Heavy, Nishiyama-Moderate, Miura-Light, Kimura-Light, Murakami-Light, Yamazaki-Heavy, Bando-Moderate

Power Index
Hanshin:  92.0
Saitama:  97.8

Lineup Selection
Hanshin:  Default [option #3]
Saitama:  Default [option #3]

Game Information
Date:  April 9th, 2070
Game Type:  Cup

Ballpark:  MetLife Dome
Weather:  Windy
Attendance:  33,121

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Fri Jul 25 2025 @ 4:43:56 pm PDT

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hanshin: H. Yamashita (R)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)

Starting Lineups
Hanshin: RF-Matsuda (R), SS-Kitabeppu (S), CF-Tadano (S), 3B-Watanabe (R), C-Yamasaki (R), 1B-Nakajima (R), LF-Matsuo (R), 2B-Kaneko (R), DH-Fujiwara (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-Wakatabe (R)

Top 1st: Hanshin
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Matsuda flies out to left field.
  Kitabeppu flies out to center field.
  Tadano lines out to center field.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 1st: Saitama
  Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
  Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Amemiya flies out to right field.
  Enatsu grounds to first base. Enatsu is forced out at first by Nakajima. Yamashita advances to second base.
  Tomiyama strikes out.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0

Top 2nd: Hanshin
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Watanabe lines out to center field.
  Yamasaki hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Nakajima pops out to first base.
  Matsuo hits a home run to left field. Yamasaki comes in to score.
  Kaneko flies out to left field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 0

Bottom 2nd: Saitama
  Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
  Sato flies out to left field.
  Kato strikes out.
  Hayagawa hits a home run to right field.
  Kadota lines out to second base.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 1

Top 3rd: Hanshin
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Fujiwara grounds to second base. Fujiwara is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
  Matsuda hits a single to center field.
  Kitabeppu strikes out.
  Tadano flies out to right field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 1

Bottom 3rd: Saitama
  Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
  Wakatabe flies out to right field.
  Yamashita grounds to third base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
  Amemiya flies out to center field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 1

Top 4th: Hanshin
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Watanabe strikes out.
  Yamasaki strikes out.
  Nakajima reaches on an error by the pitcher Kimura.
  Matsuo hits a double to left field. Nakajima comes in to score.
  Kaneko hits a ground ball single to second base. Matsuo advances to third base.
  Fujiwara strikes out.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 1

Bottom 4th: Saitama
  Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
  Enatsu flies out to center field.
  Tomiyama hits a home run to right field.
  Sato lines out to right field.
  Kato pops out to third base.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 2

Top 5th: Hanshin
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Matsuda hits a home run to left field.
  Kitabeppu pops out to short stop.
  Tadano flies out to right field.
  Watanabe hits a single to right field.
  Yamasaki strikes out.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 2

Bottom 5th: Saitama
  Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
  Hayagawa hits a home run to right field.
  Kadota flies out to right field.
  Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Yamashita grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Watanabe. Yamashita reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Amemiya flies out to center field.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 3

Top 6th: Hanshin
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakajima strikes out.
  Gatou comes in to pitch.
  Tadano comes in to pinch hit for Matsuo.
  Tadano draws a walk.
  Kaneko strikes out.
  Suzuki comes in to pinch hit for Fujiwara.
  Suzuki hits a single to right field. Tadano advances to second base.
  Gatou throws a wild pitch. Tadano advances to third base. Suzuki advances to second base.
  Matsuda strikes out.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 3

Bottom 6th: Saitama
  Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
  Enatsu hits a double to right field.
  Tomiyama hits a single to right field. Enatsu advances to third base.
  Sato hits a single to center field. Enatsu comes in to score. Tomiyama advances to second base.
  Akita comes in to pitch.
  Kato grounds to the pitcher. Sato is thrown out at second by Akita. Kato reaches first on a fielder's choice. Tomiyama advances to third base.
  Hayagawa grounds to second base. Kato is thrown out at second by Kaneko. Hayagawa reaches first on a fielder's choice. Tomiyama comes in to score.
  Kadota grounds to the pitcher. Kadota is thrown out at first by Akita.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5

Top 7th: Hanshin
  Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
  Kitabeppu hits a home run to right field.
  Tadano flies out to left field.
  Watanabe strikes out.
  Yamasaki grounds to short stop. Yamasaki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Hanshin 5, Saitama 5

Bottom 7th: Saitama
  Akita takes the mound to pitch.
  Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
  Yamashita grounds to third base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
  Amemiya grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Hanshin 5, Saitama 5

Top 8th: Hanshin
  Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
  Takeda comes in to pinch hit for Nakajima.
  Takeda grounds to third base. Takeda is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
  Tadano grounds to third base. Tadano is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
  Kaneko draws a walk.
  Suzuki hits a double to center field. Kaneko comes in to score.
  Matsuda hits a single to right field. Suzuki comes in to score.
  Miura comes in to pitch.
  Kitabeppu grounds to short stop. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Hanshin 7, Saitama 5

Bottom 8th: Saitama
  Akita takes the mound to pitch.
  Enatsu grounds to second base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
  Tomiyama hits a single to left field.
  Sato flies out to center field.
  Kato hits a ground ball single through to right field. Tomiyama advances to second base.
  Hayagawa grounds to first base. Hayagawa is forced out at first by Takeda.
Hanshin 7, Saitama 5

Top 9th: Hanshin
  Miura takes the mound to pitch.
  Tadano strikes out.
  Watanabe draws a walk.
  Yamasaki grounds to short stop on a hit and run. Watanabe is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Yamasaki reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Takeda draws a walk.
  Tadano strikes out.
Hanshin 7, Saitama 5

Bottom 9th: Saitama
  Asano comes in to pitch.
  Kadota flies out to center field.
  Wakatabe flies out to center field.
  Yamashita lines out to right field.
Hanshin 7, Saitama 5