Game Date: Apr 29th, 2073
Yomiuri 2 - Hanshin 1
Date: March 31st, 2071
Game: League [#5904252] 
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Attendance: 24,812
Winning Pitcher: Haruo Sasaki (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Hayato Yamashita (0-1)
Save: Hisashi Takahashi (2)
Player Of The Game: Haruo Sasaki (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
Yomiuri Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Kamida c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | |
| H. Nakano 1b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .176 | |
| M. Watanabe lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| H. Ishikawa cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .462 | |
| S. Nakamura rf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | |
| M. Saeki dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| S. Ojima 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .438 | |
| S. Kudo 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .294 | |
| R. Hiramatsu ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Sasaki W (1-0) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 119 | 70 | 9 | - | 5 | 0.00 | |
| H. Takahashi S (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 0 | - | 3 | 4.50 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 143 | 85 | 9 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Sasaki p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Takahashi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kamida c | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Nakano 1b | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kudo 2b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ojima 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Hiramatsu ss | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Watanabe lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ishikawa cf | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nakamura rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hanshin Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| K. Takeda lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .357 | |
| H. Kaku dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .417 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .353 | |
| Y. Tadano 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | |
| T. Suzuki 1b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| A. Hayagawa rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | |
| T. Kaneko 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .067 | |
| S. Yamasaki c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | |
| Total | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Yamashita L (0-1) | 7⅓ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 122 | 72 | 9 | - | 12 | 2.45 | |
| S. Watanabe | 1⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 138 | 82 | 10 | - | 13 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Yamashita p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Watanabe p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamasaki c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Suzuki 1b | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kaneko 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tadano 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Takeda lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Hayagawa rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Yomiuri: Haruo Sasaki
Managers
Yomiuri: Francisco Mendez
Hanshin: Joe Pope
Injuries
Yomiuri: none
Hanshin: none
Starting Pitcher
Yomiuri: H. Sasaki
Hanshin: H. Yamashita
Pitcher Fatigue
Yomiuri: Amaya-Light, Kono-Light, Yoshioka-Light, Tomoi-Heavy
Hanshin: Takamatsu-Moderate, Akita-Light, Asano-Light, Kimura-Light, Higashio-Light
Power Index
Yomiuri: 94.5
Hanshin: 92.8
Lineup Selection
Yomiuri: Default [option #3]
Hanshin: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: March 31st, 2071
Game Type: League
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 24,812
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Wed Oct 8 2025 @ 2:36:35 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: H. Sasaki (R)
Hanshin: H. Yamashita (R)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: C-Kamida (L), 1B-Nakano (S), LF-Watanabe (L), CF-Ishikawa (S), RF-Nakamura (L), DH-Saeki (L), 3B-Ojima (R), 2B-Kudo (R), SS-Hiramatsu (R)
Hanshin: LF-Takeda (L), DH-Kaku (L), CF-Tadano (S), 3B-Tadano (L), 1B-Suzuki (L), RF-Hayagawa (L), SS-Kitabeppu (S), 2B-Kaneko (R), C-Yamasaki (R)
Top 1st: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Kamida flies out to right field.
Nakano pops out to second base.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 1st: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Takeda strikes out.
Kaku hits a ground ball single to third base.
Tadano lines out to center field.
Tadano flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Ishikawa flies out to center field.
Nakamura reaches on an error by third base Tadano.
Saeki strikes out.
Ojima flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 2nd: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a single to right field.
Hayagawa grounds to the pitcher. Suzuki is thrown out at second by Sasaki. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by short stop Hiramatsu for a double play.
Kitabeppu strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Kudo hits a single to right field.
Hiramatsu flies out to right field.
Kamida flies out to center field.
Nakano flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 3rd: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneko lines out to second base.
Yamasaki flies out to center field.
Takeda flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Ishikawa draws a walk.
Nakamura hits a single to right field. Ishikawa advances to second base.
Saeki grounds to second base. Nakamura is thrown out at second by Kaneko. Saeki is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 4th: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku grounds to short stop. Kaku is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Tadano strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Ojima hits a double to center field.
Kudo flies out to right field.
Hiramatsu strikes out.
Kamida hits a ground ball single to short stop. Ojima advances to third base.
Nakano grounds to third base. Nakano is thrown out at first by Tadano.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 5th: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Hayagawa lines out to center field.
Kitabeppu flies out to right field.
Kaneko strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe grounds to short stop. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Ishikawa grounds to second base. Ishikawa is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Nakamura hits a home run to center field.
Saeki strikes out.
Yomiuri 1, Hanshin 0
Bottom 6th: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Yamasaki strikes out.
Takeda hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Kaku grounds to second base on a hit and run. Takeda is forced out at second by Kudo. Kaku reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tadano lines out to center field.
Yomiuri 1, Hanshin 0
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Ojima hits a double to center field.
Kudo pops out to the pitcher.
Hiramatsu grounds to short stop. Hiramatsu is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu. Ojima holds at second base.
Kamida draws a walk.
Nakano hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ojima comes in to score. Kamida advances to third base.
Watanabe draws a walk.
Ishikawa grounds to short stop. Ishikawa is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 0
Bottom 7th: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Suzuki grounds to short stop. Tadano is forced out at second by Hiramatsu. Suzuki is thrown out at first by short stop Hiramatsu for a double play.
Hayagawa draws a walk.
Hayagawa is caught stealing second base by Kamida.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 0
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Saeki strikes out.
Watanabe comes in to pitch.
Ojima strikes out.
Kudo strikes out.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 0
Bottom 8th: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu draws a walk.
Kaneko strikes out.
Yamasaki draws a walk.
Takeda grounds to third base. Takeda is thrown out at first by Ojima. Kitabeppu advances to third base. Yamasaki advances to second base.
Kaku grounds to short stop. Kaku is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 0
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Hiramatsu pops out to second base.
Kamida draws a walk.
Nakano grounds to second base. Kamida is thrown out at second by Kaneko. Nakano is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 0
Bottom 9th: Hanshin
Takahashi comes in to pitch.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Tadano pops out to third base.
Suzuki hits a home run to center field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 1
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: H. Sasaki (R)
Hanshin: H. Yamashita (R)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: C-Kamida (L), 1B-Nakano (S), LF-Watanabe (L), CF-Ishikawa (S), RF-Nakamura (L), DH-Saeki (L), 3B-Ojima (R), 2B-Kudo (R), SS-Hiramatsu (R)
Hanshin: LF-Takeda (L), DH-Kaku (L), CF-Tadano (S), 3B-Tadano (L), 1B-Suzuki (L), RF-Hayagawa (L), SS-Kitabeppu (S), 2B-Kaneko (R), C-Yamasaki (R)
Top 1st: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Kamida flies out to right field.
Nakano pops out to second base.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 1st: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Takeda strikes out.
Kaku hits a ground ball single to third base.
Tadano lines out to center field.
Tadano flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Ishikawa flies out to center field.
Nakamura reaches on an error by third base Tadano.
Saeki strikes out.
Ojima flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 2nd: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a single to right field.
Hayagawa grounds to the pitcher. Suzuki is thrown out at second by Sasaki. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by short stop Hiramatsu for a double play.
Kitabeppu strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Kudo hits a single to right field.
Hiramatsu flies out to right field.
Kamida flies out to center field.
Nakano flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 3rd: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneko lines out to second base.
Yamasaki flies out to center field.
Takeda flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Ishikawa draws a walk.
Nakamura hits a single to right field. Ishikawa advances to second base.
Saeki grounds to second base. Nakamura is thrown out at second by Kaneko. Saeki is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 4th: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku grounds to short stop. Kaku is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Tadano strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Ojima hits a double to center field.
Kudo flies out to right field.
Hiramatsu strikes out.
Kamida hits a ground ball single to short stop. Ojima advances to third base.
Nakano grounds to third base. Nakano is thrown out at first by Tadano.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 5th: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Hayagawa lines out to center field.
Kitabeppu flies out to right field.
Kaneko strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Hanshin 0
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe grounds to short stop. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Ishikawa grounds to second base. Ishikawa is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Nakamura hits a home run to center field.
Saeki strikes out.
Yomiuri 1, Hanshin 0
Bottom 6th: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Yamasaki strikes out.
Takeda hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Kaku grounds to second base on a hit and run. Takeda is forced out at second by Kudo. Kaku reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tadano lines out to center field.
Yomiuri 1, Hanshin 0
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Ojima hits a double to center field.
Kudo pops out to the pitcher.
Hiramatsu grounds to short stop. Hiramatsu is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu. Ojima holds at second base.
Kamida draws a walk.
Nakano hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ojima comes in to score. Kamida advances to third base.
Watanabe draws a walk.
Ishikawa grounds to short stop. Ishikawa is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 0
Bottom 7th: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Suzuki grounds to short stop. Tadano is forced out at second by Hiramatsu. Suzuki is thrown out at first by short stop Hiramatsu for a double play.
Hayagawa draws a walk.
Hayagawa is caught stealing second base by Kamida.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 0
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Saeki strikes out.
Watanabe comes in to pitch.
Ojima strikes out.
Kudo strikes out.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 0
Bottom 8th: Hanshin
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu draws a walk.
Kaneko strikes out.
Yamasaki draws a walk.
Takeda grounds to third base. Takeda is thrown out at first by Ojima. Kitabeppu advances to third base. Yamasaki advances to second base.
Kaku grounds to short stop. Kaku is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 0
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Hiramatsu pops out to second base.
Kamida draws a walk.
Nakano grounds to second base. Kamida is thrown out at second by Kaneko. Nakano is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 0
Bottom 9th: Hanshin
Takahashi comes in to pitch.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Tadano pops out to third base.
Suzuki hits a home run to center field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Yomiuri 2, Hanshin 1