Game Date: Jan 13th, 2073
Saitama 8 - Chiba 5
Date: March 23rd, 2071
Game: Cup [#5912859] 
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Attendance: 26,857
Winning Pitcher: Akira Ishikawa (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Yūta Takada (0-1)
Save: Haruki Kojima (2)
Player Of The Game: Tomokazu Hayagawa (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Chiba Marines | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 11 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| K. Ota dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | |
| Total | 39 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| A. Ishikawa W (1-0) | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 136 | 90 | 9 | - | 6 | 3.38 | |
| H. Bando | ⅓ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 54.00 | |
| T. Nioka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | |
| H. Kojima S (2) | ⅔ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 161 | 105 | 11 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| A. Ishikawa p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Bando p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nioka p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kojima p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chiba Marines
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Chano lf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .571 | |
| H. Okada ph | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| Y. Nakajima cf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 | |
| S. Takasu 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | |
| N. Kato ph | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| S. Kawai ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | |
| R. Uehara rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | |
| S. Kohiyama ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| J. Watanabe dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 | |
| A. Murata 1b | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | |
| T. Imai c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | |
| Total | 39 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| Y. Takada L (0-1) | 2⅔ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 72 | 45 | 4 | - | 4 | 20.25 | |
| H. Ueda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 20 | 2 | - | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Y. Nomo | 2⅔ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 30 | 3 | - | 6 | 3.38 | |
| S. Kudo | 1⅔ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 4 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 180 | 110 | 13 | - | 14 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| Y. Takada p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ueda p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nomo p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kudo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Imai c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Murata 1b | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takasu 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kato ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kawai ss | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Chano lf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Okada ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nakajima cf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Uehara rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kohiyama ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Tomokazu Hayagawa
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Chiba: Ramon Rosales
Injuries
Saitama: none
Chiba: none
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: A. Ishikawa (on 3 days rest)
Chiba: Y. Takada (on 3 days rest)
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Ishikawa-Light, Gatou-Light, Nishiyama-None, Murakami-Light, Yamazaki-Heavy, Kojima-Light
Chiba: Yoneda-Moderate, Kobayashi-Moderate, Asano-Heavy, Kouki-None, Takada-Light
Power Index
Saitama: 97.8
Chiba: 93.6
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Chiba: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: March 23rd, 2071
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 26,857
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Mon Oct 6 2025 @ 3:37:43 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: A. Ishikawa (R)
Chiba: Y. Takada (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), 2B-Hayagawa (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Yamashita (L), 1B-Sato (L), C-Kato (R), DH-Kadota (L), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Chiba: LF-Chano (L), CF-Nakajima (L), 3B-Takasu (L), SS-Kawai (R), RF-Uehara (L), DH-Watanabe (L), 1B-Murata (L), 2B-Nakamura (R), C-Imai (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Hayagawa hits a home run to right field.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Yamashita lines out to left field.
Saitama 1, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Chano hits a double to left field.
Nakajima grounds to short stop. Nakajima is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Chano advances to third base.
Takasu hits a single to center field. Chano comes in to score.
Kawai hits a single to right field. Takasu advances to second base.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Watanabe grounds to the pitcher. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Ishikawa.
Saitama 1, Chiba 1
Top 2nd: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Kato hits a double to center field. Sato advances to third base.
Kadota strikes out.
Wakatabe reaches on an error by third base Takasu. Sato comes in to score. Kato advances to third base.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at the plate by Kawai. Wakatabe advances to third base. Amemiya advances to second base. Hayagawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Enatsu strikes out.
Saitama 2, Chiba 1
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Murata strikes out.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Imai lines out to center field.
Saitama 2, Chiba 1
Top 3rd: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Yamashita hits a single to right field.
Sato hits a single to center field. Yamashita advances to second base.
Kato lines out to center field.
Kadota draws a walk.
Wakatabe draws a walk. Yamashita comes in to score.
Amemiya hits a double to center field. Sato comes in to score. Kadota comes in to score. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Ueda comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Saitama 7, Chiba 1
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Chano draws a walk.
Chano steals second base.
Nakajima lines out to left field.
Takasu hits a double to center field. Chano comes in to score.
Kawai hits a double to left field. Takasu comes in to score.
Uehara strikes out.
Watanabe strikes out.
Saitama 7, Chiba 3
Top 4th: Saitama
Ueda takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Yamashita flies out to center field.
Sato grounds to short stop. Sato is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Saitama 7, Chiba 3
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Murata grounds to first base. Murata is forced out at first by Sato.
Nakamura hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kato allows a passed ball. Nakamura advances to second base.
Imai grounds to short stop. Imai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Nakamura holds at second base.
Chano pops out to third base.
Saitama 7, Chiba 3
Top 5th: Saitama
Ueda takes the mound to pitch.
Kato lines out to second base.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
Ota hits a single to center field.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Saitama 7, Chiba 3
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Takasu strikes out.
Kawai flies out to center field.
Uehara strikes out.
Saitama 7, Chiba 3
Top 6th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Tomiyama hits a home run to right field.
Yamashita reaches on an error by third base Takasu.
Sato strikes out.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe flies out to left field.
Murata grounds to short stop. Murata is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Imai strikes out.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Top 7th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Kato draws a walk.
Ota grounds to first base. Ota is thrown out at first by Murata. Kato advances to second base.
Wakatabe is hit by the pitch.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Chano hits a double to right field.
Nakajima hits a single to right field. Chano advances to third base.
Takasu strikes out.
Kawai grounds to short stop. Nakajima is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Kawai is thrown out at first by second base Hayagawa for a double play.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Top 8th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Kudo comes in to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at second by Nakamura. Yamashita is thrown out at first by short stop Kawai for a double play.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara hits a single to left field.
Watanabe hits a single to center field. Uehara advances to second base.
Murata pops out to third base.
Nakamura lines out to second base.
Imai grounds to second base. Imai is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Top 9th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Sato strikes out.
Kato grounds to third base. Kato is thrown out at first by Takasu.
Ota grounds to third base. Ota is thrown out at first by Takasu.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Bando comes in to pitch.
Okada comes in to pinch hit for Chano.
Okada hits a triple to right field.
Nakajima lines out to first base.
Kato comes in to pinch hit for Takasu.
Kato hits a ground ball single through to center field. Okada comes in to score.
Nioka comes in to pitch.
Kawai draws a walk.
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Kohiyama comes in to pinch hit for Uehara.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single to short stop. Kato advances to third base. Kawai advances to second base.
Watanabe flies out to center field. Kato comes in to score.
Murata flies out to left field.
Saitama 8, Chiba 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: A. Ishikawa (R)
Chiba: Y. Takada (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), 2B-Hayagawa (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Yamashita (L), 1B-Sato (L), C-Kato (R), DH-Kadota (L), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Chiba: LF-Chano (L), CF-Nakajima (L), 3B-Takasu (L), SS-Kawai (R), RF-Uehara (L), DH-Watanabe (L), 1B-Murata (L), 2B-Nakamura (R), C-Imai (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Hayagawa hits a home run to right field.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Yamashita lines out to left field.
Saitama 1, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Chano hits a double to left field.
Nakajima grounds to short stop. Nakajima is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Chano advances to third base.
Takasu hits a single to center field. Chano comes in to score.
Kawai hits a single to right field. Takasu advances to second base.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Watanabe grounds to the pitcher. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Ishikawa.
Saitama 1, Chiba 1
Top 2nd: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Kato hits a double to center field. Sato advances to third base.
Kadota strikes out.
Wakatabe reaches on an error by third base Takasu. Sato comes in to score. Kato advances to third base.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at the plate by Kawai. Wakatabe advances to third base. Amemiya advances to second base. Hayagawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Enatsu strikes out.
Saitama 2, Chiba 1
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Murata strikes out.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Imai lines out to center field.
Saitama 2, Chiba 1
Top 3rd: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Yamashita hits a single to right field.
Sato hits a single to center field. Yamashita advances to second base.
Kato lines out to center field.
Kadota draws a walk.
Wakatabe draws a walk. Yamashita comes in to score.
Amemiya hits a double to center field. Sato comes in to score. Kadota comes in to score. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Ueda comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Saitama 7, Chiba 1
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Chano draws a walk.
Chano steals second base.
Nakajima lines out to left field.
Takasu hits a double to center field. Chano comes in to score.
Kawai hits a double to left field. Takasu comes in to score.
Uehara strikes out.
Watanabe strikes out.
Saitama 7, Chiba 3
Top 4th: Saitama
Ueda takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Yamashita flies out to center field.
Sato grounds to short stop. Sato is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Saitama 7, Chiba 3
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Murata grounds to first base. Murata is forced out at first by Sato.
Nakamura hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kato allows a passed ball. Nakamura advances to second base.
Imai grounds to short stop. Imai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Nakamura holds at second base.
Chano pops out to third base.
Saitama 7, Chiba 3
Top 5th: Saitama
Ueda takes the mound to pitch.
Kato lines out to second base.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
Ota hits a single to center field.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Saitama 7, Chiba 3
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Takasu strikes out.
Kawai flies out to center field.
Uehara strikes out.
Saitama 7, Chiba 3
Top 6th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Tomiyama hits a home run to right field.
Yamashita reaches on an error by third base Takasu.
Sato strikes out.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe flies out to left field.
Murata grounds to short stop. Murata is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Imai strikes out.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Top 7th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Kato draws a walk.
Ota grounds to first base. Ota is thrown out at first by Murata. Kato advances to second base.
Wakatabe is hit by the pitch.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Chano hits a double to right field.
Nakajima hits a single to right field. Chano advances to third base.
Takasu strikes out.
Kawai grounds to short stop. Nakajima is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Kawai is thrown out at first by second base Hayagawa for a double play.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Top 8th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Kudo comes in to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at second by Nakamura. Yamashita is thrown out at first by short stop Kawai for a double play.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara hits a single to left field.
Watanabe hits a single to center field. Uehara advances to second base.
Murata pops out to third base.
Nakamura lines out to second base.
Imai grounds to second base. Imai is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Top 9th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Sato strikes out.
Kato grounds to third base. Kato is thrown out at first by Takasu.
Ota grounds to third base. Ota is thrown out at first by Takasu.
Saitama 8, Chiba 3
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Bando comes in to pitch.
Okada comes in to pinch hit for Chano.
Okada hits a triple to right field.
Nakajima lines out to first base.
Kato comes in to pinch hit for Takasu.
Kato hits a ground ball single through to center field. Okada comes in to score.
Nioka comes in to pitch.
Kawai draws a walk.
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Kohiyama comes in to pinch hit for Uehara.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single to short stop. Kato advances to third base. Kawai advances to second base.
Watanabe flies out to center field. Kato comes in to score.
Murata flies out to left field.
Saitama 8, Chiba 5