Chunichi 2 - Saitama 3

Date: August 8th, 2071

Game: League [#5905015]

Ballpark: MetLife Dome

Attendance: 28,087

Winning Pitcher: Shūhei Ishikawa (6-2)

Losing Pitcher: Iwao Katō (4-3)

Player Of The Game: Shūhei Ishikawa (1)

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

Chunichi Dragons

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
Y. Takata rf	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.283
M. Saito 1b	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.269
R. Nakashima cf	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	.312
T. Yamada c	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273
M. Suzuki 3b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
R. Okada 3b	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298
S. Okada lf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.228
R. Ihara lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.323
S. Nakazawa dh	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.303
S. Kudou dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260
S. Konno ss	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.287
K. Ogawa 2b	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.223
Total	38	2	10	2	0	0	2	2	4	0	1	1	1	18

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
S. Uto	4⅔	4	2	2	2	0	0	5	0	21	91	62	7	-	5	5.76
I. Kato L (4-3)	4⅓	3	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	16	66	44	7	-	3	6.20
T. Hayashi	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	7	0	-	0	4.37
Total	9	8	3	3	3	0	0	8	0	38	167	113	14	-	8

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
S. Uto p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Kato p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Hayashi p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Yamada c	9	8	1	0	0	4	1	0	0
M. Saito 1b	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ogawa 2b	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Suzuki 3b	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Okada 3b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Konno ss	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Okada lf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Ihara lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Nakashima cf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Takata rf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	35	27	7	1	0	4	1	0	0

Saitama Lions

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
N. Amemiya lf	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	.309
S. Sato 1b	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.228
K. Enatsu cf	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.321
R. Tomiyama rf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.368
Y. Fukuda rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209
S. Yamashita 3b	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.296
T. Hayagawa 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	.261
I. Ogawa dh	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.302
F. Tanaka dh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.188
R. Kato c	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	.261
S. Wakatabe ss	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.313
Total	35	3	8	2	0	0	3	3	8	4	1	0	0	16

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
K. Murakami	7⅓	8	2	2	2	0	0	3	0	32	133	82	11	-	9	4.40
Y. Nishi	⅔	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	4	1	-	1	4.50
S. Ishikawa W (6-2)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	34	21	2	-	2	2.00
Total	10	10	2	2	2	0	0	4	0	42	173	107	14	-	12

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
K. Murakami p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Nishi p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Ishikawa p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Kato c	6	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
S. Sato 1b	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Hayagawa 2b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Yamashita 3b	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Wakatabe ss	6	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Amemiya lf	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Enatsu cf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Tomiyama rf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Fukuda rf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	41	30	10	1	0	0	1	0	0

Player of the Game
Saitama: Shuhei Ishikawa

Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Saitama: Robert Harimoto

Injuries
Chunichi:  2B-Ochiai, SS-Agano
Saitama:  OF-Kadota

Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: S. Uto
Saitama: K. Murakami

Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi:  Kawanaka-Light, Kikuchi-None, Sato-Moderate, Kubota-Heavy, Nomo-Moderate, Kato-Light
Saitama:  Kimura-Heavy, Ishikawa-Moderate, Yamazaki-Moderate, Bando-Light

Power Index
Chunichi:  95.1
Saitama:  97.8

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

Game Information
Date:  August 8th, 2071
Game Type:  League

Ballpark:  MetLife Dome
Weather:  Hot
Attendance:  28,087

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Tue Nov 11 2025 @ 4:36:39 pm PST

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: S. Uto (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)

Starting Lineups
Chunichi: RF-Takata (L), 1B-Saito (L), CF-Nakashima (L), C-Yamada (L), 3B-Suzuki (R), LF-Okada (L), DH-Nakazawa (L), SS-Konno (R), 2B-Ogawa (R)
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), 1B-Sato (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Yamashita (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), DH-Ogawa (L), C-Kato (R), SS-Wakatabe (R)

Top 1st: Chunichi
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Takata hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Saito flies out to left field.
  Nakashima strikes out.
  Yamada lines out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 1st: Saitama
  Uto takes the mound to pitch.
  Amemiya flies out to center field.
  Sato strikes out.
  Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Enatsu steals second base.
  Tomiyama strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0

Top 2nd: Chunichi
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Suzuki lines out to short stop.
  Okada flies out to right field.
  Nakazawa flies out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 2nd: Saitama
  Uto takes the mound to pitch.
  Yamashita reaches on an error by third base Suzuki.
  Hayagawa strikes out.
  Ogawa flies out to right field.
  Kato strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0

Top 3rd: Chunichi
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Konno strikes out.
  Ogawa grounds to second base. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
  Takata flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 3rd: Saitama
  Uto takes the mound to pitch.
  Wakatabe draws a walk.
  Amemiya grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Konno. Amemiya reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Amemiya steals second base.
  Sato strikes out.
  Enatsu grounds to third base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Suzuki.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0

Top 4th: Chunichi
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Saito draws a walk.
  Nakashima grounds to third base. Saito is thrown out at second by Yamashita. Nakashima reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Yamada flies out to left field.
  Suzuki hits a single to right field. Nakashima advances to second base.
  Okada flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 4th: Saitama
  Uto takes the mound to pitch.
  Tomiyama hits a single to right field.
  Yamashita hits a double to right field. Tomiyama advances to third base.
  Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tomiyama comes in to score. Yamashita advances to third base.
  Ogawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is forced out at second by Ogawa. Yamashita comes in to score. Ogawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Kato flies out to right field.
  Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 2

Top 5th: Chunichi
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakazawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Konno hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakazawa advances to second base.
  Ogawa hits a single to center field. Nakazawa advances to third base. Konno advances to second base.
  Takata hits a ground ball single through to right field. Nakazawa comes in to score. Konno advances to third base. Ogawa advances to second base.
  Saito flies out to left field. Konno comes in to score.
  Ogawa is caught stealing third base by Kato. Takata takes second base on the throw to third base.
  Nakashima grounds to short stop. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Bottom 5th: Saitama
  Uto takes the mound to pitch.
  Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ogawa.
  Sato flies out to left field.
  Enatsu draws a walk.
  Kato comes in to pitch.
  Tomiyama pops out to first base.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Top 6th: Chunichi
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Yamada grounds to short stop. Yamada is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
  Suzuki flies out to center field.
  Okada hits a single to left field.
  Nakazawa grounds to short stop. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Bottom 6th: Saitama
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Yamashita hits a single to left field.
  Hayagawa grounds to second base. Yamashita is forced out at second by Ogawa. Hayagawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Hayagawa is caught stealing second base by Yamada.
  Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Top 7th: Chunichi
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Konno hits a double to center field.
  Ogawa draws a walk.
  Takata lines out to first base.
  Saito flies out to left field.
  Nakashima strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Bottom 7th: Saitama
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Kato lines out to third base.
  Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ogawa.
  Amemiya pops out to second base.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Top 8th: Chunichi
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Yamada grounds to short stop. Yamada is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
  Suzuki reaches on an error by third base Yamashita.
  Nishi comes in to pitch.
  Okada comes in to pinch run for Suzuki.
  Ihara comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
  Ihara bunts to the catcher. Ihara is thrown out at first by Kato. Okada advances to second base.
  Kudou comes in to pinch hit for Nakazawa.
  Kudou flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Bottom 8th: Saitama
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Sato strikes out.
  Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Tomiyama grounds to short stop. Enatsu is forced out at second by Konno. Tomiyama reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Fukuda comes in to pinch run for Tomiyama.
  Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Konno.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Top 9th: Chunichi
  Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
  Konno lines out to first base.
  Ogawa strikes out.
  Takata hits a single to right field.
  Saito flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Bottom 9th: Saitama
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Hayagawa grounds to third base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Okada.
  Ogawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Tanaka comes in to pinch run for Ogawa.
  Kato strikes out.
  Tanaka steals second base.
  Wakatabe strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Top 10th: Chunichi
  Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakashima flies out to right field.
  Yamada grounds to the pitcher. Yamada is thrown out at first by Ishikawa.
  Okada hits a double to right field.
  Ihara grounds to short stop. Ihara is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2

Bottom 10th: Saitama
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Amemiya draws a walk.
  Hayashi comes in to pitch.
  Amemiya steals second base.
  The outfield is playing shallow.
  Sato hits a double to center field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3