Game Date: Mar 6th, 2073
Saitama 5 - Chiba 3
Date: October 13th, 2071
Game: League [#5904715] 
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Attendance: 24,681
Winning Pitcher: Shūhei Ishikawa (10-3)
Losing Pitcher: Hayato Kobayashi (3-6)
Save: Haruki Kojima (37)
Player Of The Game: Masaru Kadota (3)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Chiba Marines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 13 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .297 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .247 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .297 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .348 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | |
| K. Ota dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .343 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | |
| F. Tanaka c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | |
| Total | 38 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Murakami | 6⅔ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 133 | 83 | 9 | - | 6 | 4.80 | |
| Y. Nishi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 2.93 | |
| S. Ishikawa W (10-3) | 2⅓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 25 | 3 | - | 5 | 2.73 | |
| H. Kojima S (37) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | 6.18 | |
| Total | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 188 | 120 | 16 | - | 12 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Murakami p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nishi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ishikawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kojima p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chiba Marines
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Otsuka rf | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | |
| N. Kato ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | |
| Y. Nakajima cf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .293 | |
| S. Takasu 3b | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .269 | |
| Y. Chano lf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 | |
| H. Kimura lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| R. Uehara 1b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 | |
| A. Murata dh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | |
| H. Okada dh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | |
| J. Watanabe dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 | |
| T. Imai c | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 | |
| T. Nishimoto ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .169 | |
| S. Kohiyama ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | |
| Total | 43 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| R. Kouki | 8⅓ | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 133 | 83 | 13 | - | 8 | 4.26 | |
| H. Kobayashi L (3-6) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 20 | 1 | - | 1 | 5.38 | |
| H. Suzuki | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Total | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 178 | 106 | 16 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| R. Kouki p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kobayashi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Suzuki p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Imai c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Uehara 1b | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takasu 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishimoto ss | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kohiyama ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Chano lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kimura lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nakajima cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Otsuka rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kato ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Masaru Kadota
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Chiba: Ramon Rosales
Injuries
Saitama: none
Chiba: none
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: K. Murakami
Chiba: R. Kouki (on 3 days rest)
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Kimura-Heavy, Murakami-Light, Yamazaki-Heavy, Kojima-Light
Chiba: Kobayashi-Light, Asano-Heavy, Kouki-Moderate, Takada-Heavy, Ueda-Light
Power Index
Saitama: 98.8
Chiba: 94.8
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Chiba: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: October 13th, 2071
Game Type: League
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Weather: Cold
Attendance: 24,681
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Fri Nov 28 2025 @ 4:37:01 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Chiba: R. Kouki (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), 1B-Sato (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Yamashita (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), DH-Kadota (L), C-Kato (R), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Chiba: RF-Otsuka (L), CF-Nakajima (L), 3B-Takasu (L), LF-Chano (L), 1B-Uehara (L), DH-Murata (L), 2B-Nakamura (R), C-Imai (R), SS-Nishimoto (L)
Top 1st: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Takasu.
Sato flies out to right field.
Enatsu strikes out.
Saitama 0, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Otsuka hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Otsuka steals second base.
Nakajima flies out to left field.
Takasu grounds to short stop. Takasu is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Otsuka holds at second base.
Chano strikes out.
Saitama 0, Chiba 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Hayagawa pops out to first base.
Saitama 0, Chiba 0
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara strikes out.
Murata hits a single to right field.
Nakamura lines out to second base.
Imai strikes out.
Saitama 0, Chiba 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota hits a home run to right field.
Kato hits a double to center field.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single to short stop. Kato advances to third base.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at the plate by Nishimoto. Wakatabe advances to second base. Amemiya reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sato flies out to right field.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Saitama 1, Chiba 0
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Nishimoto flies out to left field.
Otsuka hits a home run to right field.
Nakajima hits a single to left field.
Takasu strikes out.
Chano strikes out.
Saitama 1, Chiba 1
Top 4th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a single to left field.
Yamashita grounds to first base. Tomiyama is thrown out at second by Uehara. Yamashita reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Saitama 1, Chiba 1
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Murata draws a walk.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Imai hits a ground ball single through to center field. Murata advances to third base. Nakamura advances to second base.
Nishimoto grounds to second base. Murata is thrown out at the plate by Hayagawa. Nakamura advances to third base. Imai advances to second base. Nishimoto reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Otsuka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakamura comes in to score. Imai comes in to score. Nishimoto advances to third base.
Nakajima strikes out.
Saitama 1, Chiba 3
Top 5th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a double to center field.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Nishimoto. Amemiya reaches first on a fielder's choice. Kato advances to third base.
Amemiya steals second base.
Sato strikes out.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Saitama 1, Chiba 3
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu fouls out to third base.
Chano strikes out.
Uehara hits a double to left field.
Murata strikes out.
Saitama 1, Chiba 3
Top 6th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama lines out to center field.
Yamashita grounds to the pitcher. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kouki.
Hayagawa reaches on an error by first base Uehara.
Kadota hits a home run to right field. Hayagawa comes in to score.
Kato flies out to left field.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a double to center field.
Imai grounds to third base. Imai is thrown out at first by Yamashita. Nakamura holds at second base.
Nishimoto draws a walk.
Otsuka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakamura advances to third base. Nishimoto advances to second base.
Nakajima grounds to the pitcher. Nakamura is thrown out at the plate by Murakami. Nishimoto advances to third base. Otsuka advances to second base. Nakajima reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Takasu strikes out.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Top 7th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Amemiya steals second base.
Sato lines out to second base.
Enatsu strikes out.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Chano grounds to second base. Chano is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Okada comes in to pinch hit for Murata.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Okada steals second base.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Top 8th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Imai hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Nishimoto flies out to center field.
Otsuka flies out to left field.
Nakajima strikes out.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Top 9th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota strikes out.
Kobayashi comes in to pitch.
Kato hits a double to right field.
Tanaka comes in to pinch run for Kato.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Nishimoto. Amemiya is thrown out at first by second base Nakamura for a double play.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu flies out to left field.
Chano hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kimura comes in to pinch run for Chano.
Uehara flies out to center field.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Top 10th: Saitama
Kobayashi takes the mound to pitch.
Sato draws a walk.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Yamashita hits a double to center field. Sato comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score.
Suzuki comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Nakamura. Yamashita advances to third base.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
Ota grounds to short stop. Ota is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Saitama 5, Chiba 3
Bottom 10th: Chiba
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Imai grounds to third base. Imai is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Kohiyama comes in to pinch hit for Nishimoto.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kato comes in to pinch hit for Otsuka.
Kato grounds to first base. Kato is thrown out at first by Sato.
Saitama 5, Chiba 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Chiba: R. Kouki (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), 1B-Sato (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Yamashita (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), DH-Kadota (L), C-Kato (R), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Chiba: RF-Otsuka (L), CF-Nakajima (L), 3B-Takasu (L), LF-Chano (L), 1B-Uehara (L), DH-Murata (L), 2B-Nakamura (R), C-Imai (R), SS-Nishimoto (L)
Top 1st: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Takasu.
Sato flies out to right field.
Enatsu strikes out.
Saitama 0, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Otsuka hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Otsuka steals second base.
Nakajima flies out to left field.
Takasu grounds to short stop. Takasu is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Otsuka holds at second base.
Chano strikes out.
Saitama 0, Chiba 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Hayagawa pops out to first base.
Saitama 0, Chiba 0
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara strikes out.
Murata hits a single to right field.
Nakamura lines out to second base.
Imai strikes out.
Saitama 0, Chiba 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota hits a home run to right field.
Kato hits a double to center field.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single to short stop. Kato advances to third base.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at the plate by Nishimoto. Wakatabe advances to second base. Amemiya reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sato flies out to right field.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Saitama 1, Chiba 0
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Nishimoto flies out to left field.
Otsuka hits a home run to right field.
Nakajima hits a single to left field.
Takasu strikes out.
Chano strikes out.
Saitama 1, Chiba 1
Top 4th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a single to left field.
Yamashita grounds to first base. Tomiyama is thrown out at second by Uehara. Yamashita reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Saitama 1, Chiba 1
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Murata draws a walk.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Imai hits a ground ball single through to center field. Murata advances to third base. Nakamura advances to second base.
Nishimoto grounds to second base. Murata is thrown out at the plate by Hayagawa. Nakamura advances to third base. Imai advances to second base. Nishimoto reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Otsuka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakamura comes in to score. Imai comes in to score. Nishimoto advances to third base.
Nakajima strikes out.
Saitama 1, Chiba 3
Top 5th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a double to center field.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Nishimoto. Amemiya reaches first on a fielder's choice. Kato advances to third base.
Amemiya steals second base.
Sato strikes out.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Saitama 1, Chiba 3
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu fouls out to third base.
Chano strikes out.
Uehara hits a double to left field.
Murata strikes out.
Saitama 1, Chiba 3
Top 6th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama lines out to center field.
Yamashita grounds to the pitcher. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kouki.
Hayagawa reaches on an error by first base Uehara.
Kadota hits a home run to right field. Hayagawa comes in to score.
Kato flies out to left field.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a double to center field.
Imai grounds to third base. Imai is thrown out at first by Yamashita. Nakamura holds at second base.
Nishimoto draws a walk.
Otsuka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakamura advances to third base. Nishimoto advances to second base.
Nakajima grounds to the pitcher. Nakamura is thrown out at the plate by Murakami. Nishimoto advances to third base. Otsuka advances to second base. Nakajima reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Takasu strikes out.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Top 7th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Amemiya steals second base.
Sato lines out to second base.
Enatsu strikes out.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Chano grounds to second base. Chano is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Okada comes in to pinch hit for Murata.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Okada steals second base.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Top 8th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Imai hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Nishimoto flies out to center field.
Otsuka flies out to left field.
Nakajima strikes out.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Top 9th: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota strikes out.
Kobayashi comes in to pitch.
Kato hits a double to right field.
Tanaka comes in to pinch run for Kato.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Nishimoto. Amemiya is thrown out at first by second base Nakamura for a double play.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu flies out to left field.
Chano hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kimura comes in to pinch run for Chano.
Uehara flies out to center field.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Saitama 3, Chiba 3
Top 10th: Saitama
Kobayashi takes the mound to pitch.
Sato draws a walk.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Yamashita hits a double to center field. Sato comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score.
Suzuki comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Nakamura. Yamashita advances to third base.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
Ota grounds to short stop. Ota is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Saitama 5, Chiba 3
Bottom 10th: Chiba
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Imai grounds to third base. Imai is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Kohiyama comes in to pinch hit for Nishimoto.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kato comes in to pinch hit for Otsuka.
Kato grounds to first base. Kato is thrown out at first by Sato.
Saitama 5, Chiba 3