Game Date: Jan 22nd, 2073
Hanshin 3 - Saitama 6
Date: October 26th, 2071
Game: Playoff [#5914277] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 33,500
Winning Pitcher: Shosei Kimura (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Akira Takamatsu (0-1)
Save: Haruki Kojima (2)
Player Of The Game: Shosei Kimura (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ||
Hanshin Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Matsuo dh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | |
| T. Nakajima 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| T. Kaneko 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .571 | |
| S. Watanabe rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| E. Matsuda lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | |
| H. Yoshida c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | |
| K. Ueda 3b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| A. Takamatsu L (0-1) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 53 | 30 | 4 | - | 2 | 22.50 | |
| K. Yamamoto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 16 | 1 | - | 3 | 0.00 | |
| H. Akita | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 65 | 39 | 6 | - | 3 | 2.25 | |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 145 | 85 | 11 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| A. Takamatsu p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Yamamoto p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Akita p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yoshida c | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nakajima 1b | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kaneko 2b | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ueda 3b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Matsuda lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Watanabe rf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Kimura W (1-0) | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 95 | 65 | 14 | - | 5 | 2.25 | |
| H. Kojima S (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 106 | 71 | 15 | - | 7 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Kimura p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kojima p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Shosei Kimura
Managers
Hanshin: Joe Pope
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Hanshin: P-Kimura
Saitama: none
Starting Pitcher
Hanshin: A. Takamatsu
Saitama: S. Kimura
Pitcher Fatigue
Hanshin: none
Saitama: Nioka-Light, Yamazaki-Heavy, Kojima-Light
Power Index
Hanshin: 94.8
Saitama: 98.8
Lineup Selection
Hanshin: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: October 26th, 2071
Game Type: Playoff
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 33,500
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Mon Dec 1 2025 @ 3:06:42 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hanshin: A. Takamatsu (R)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)
Starting Lineups
Hanshin: DH-Matsuo (R), 1B-Nakajima (R), 2B-Kaneko (R), CF-Tadano (S), RF-Watanabe (R), LF-Matsuda (R), SS-Kitabeppu (S), C-Yoshida (R), 3B-Ueda (R)
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)
Top 1st: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuo grounds to short stop. Matsuo is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Nakajima draws a walk.
Kaneko grounds to second base. Nakajima is forced out at second by Hayagawa. Kaneko is thrown out at first by second base Hayagawa for a double play.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Takamatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Sato draws a walk.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Yamashita hits a double to center field. Sato comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score.
Hayagawa hits a double to left field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 3
Top 2nd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Watanabe grounds to short stop. Tadano is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Watanabe is thrown out at first by second base Hayagawa for a double play.
Matsuda hits a double to center field.
Kitabeppu hits a double to center field. Matsuda comes in to score.
Yoshida strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 3
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Takamatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is forced out at first by Nakajima.
Amemiya grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ueda.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 3
Top 3rd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ueda reaches on an error by third base Yamashita.
Matsuo hits a home run to right field. Ueda comes in to score.
Nakajima hits a single to center field.
Kaneko pops out to second base.
Tadano hits a double to left field. Nakajima advances to third base.
Watanabe is hit by the pitch.
Matsuda strikes out.
Kitabeppu grounds to third base. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Takamatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Sato draws a walk.
Enatsu hits a double to right field. Sato advances to third base.
Tomiyama hits a single to left field. Sato comes in to score. Enatsu advances to third base.
Yamamoto comes in to pitch.
Yamashita flies out to left field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Hayagawa lines out to second base.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Top 4th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshida lines out to third base.
Ueda flies out to left field.
Matsuo grounds to third base. Matsuo is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a single to center field.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Kato is thrown out at second by Kaneko. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Amemiya is hit by the pitch.
Sato flies out to right field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Top 5th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima strikes out.
Kaneko hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tadano grounds to second base. Kaneko is forced out at second by Hayagawa. Tadano reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Akita comes in to pitch.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Top 6th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda hits a ground ball single to second base.
Kitabeppu strikes out.
Yoshida hits a ground ball single through to right field. Matsuda advances to second base.
Ueda grounds to first base. Ueda is thrown out at first by Sato. Matsuda advances to third base. Yoshida advances to second base.
Matsuo flies out to right field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Akita takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Kadota draws a walk.
Kato grounds to third base. Kadota is thrown out at second by Ueda. Kato reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima grounds to short stop. Nakajima is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Kaneko pops out to second base.
Tadano strikes out.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Akita takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to second base.
Sato grounds to short stop. Sato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Enatsu hits a double to right field.
Tomiyama grounds to first base. Tomiyama is forced out at first by Nakajima.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Top 8th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe lines out to first base.
Matsuda strikes out.
Kitabeppu lines out to left field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Akita takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a triple to left field.
Hayagawa flies out to right field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Kato flies out to left field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 6
Top 9th: Hanshin
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Yoshida flies out to center field.
Ueda grounds to the pitcher. Ueda is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Matsuo flies out to center field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 6
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Hanshin 3, Saitama 6
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hanshin: A. Takamatsu (R)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)
Starting Lineups
Hanshin: DH-Matsuo (R), 1B-Nakajima (R), 2B-Kaneko (R), CF-Tadano (S), RF-Watanabe (R), LF-Matsuda (R), SS-Kitabeppu (S), C-Yoshida (R), 3B-Ueda (R)
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)
Top 1st: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuo grounds to short stop. Matsuo is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Nakajima draws a walk.
Kaneko grounds to second base. Nakajima is forced out at second by Hayagawa. Kaneko is thrown out at first by second base Hayagawa for a double play.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Takamatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Sato draws a walk.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Yamashita hits a double to center field. Sato comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score.
Hayagawa hits a double to left field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 3
Top 2nd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Watanabe grounds to short stop. Tadano is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Watanabe is thrown out at first by second base Hayagawa for a double play.
Matsuda hits a double to center field.
Kitabeppu hits a double to center field. Matsuda comes in to score.
Yoshida strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 3
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Takamatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is forced out at first by Nakajima.
Amemiya grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ueda.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 3
Top 3rd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ueda reaches on an error by third base Yamashita.
Matsuo hits a home run to right field. Ueda comes in to score.
Nakajima hits a single to center field.
Kaneko pops out to second base.
Tadano hits a double to left field. Nakajima advances to third base.
Watanabe is hit by the pitch.
Matsuda strikes out.
Kitabeppu grounds to third base. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Takamatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Sato draws a walk.
Enatsu hits a double to right field. Sato advances to third base.
Tomiyama hits a single to left field. Sato comes in to score. Enatsu advances to third base.
Yamamoto comes in to pitch.
Yamashita flies out to left field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Hayagawa lines out to second base.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Top 4th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshida lines out to third base.
Ueda flies out to left field.
Matsuo grounds to third base. Matsuo is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a single to center field.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Kato is thrown out at second by Kaneko. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Amemiya is hit by the pitch.
Sato flies out to right field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Top 5th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima strikes out.
Kaneko hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tadano grounds to second base. Kaneko is forced out at second by Hayagawa. Tadano reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Akita comes in to pitch.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Top 6th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda hits a ground ball single to second base.
Kitabeppu strikes out.
Yoshida hits a ground ball single through to right field. Matsuda advances to second base.
Ueda grounds to first base. Ueda is thrown out at first by Sato. Matsuda advances to third base. Yoshida advances to second base.
Matsuo flies out to right field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Akita takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Kadota draws a walk.
Kato grounds to third base. Kadota is thrown out at second by Ueda. Kato reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima grounds to short stop. Nakajima is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Kaneko pops out to second base.
Tadano strikes out.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Akita takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to second base.
Sato grounds to short stop. Sato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Enatsu hits a double to right field.
Tomiyama grounds to first base. Tomiyama is forced out at first by Nakajima.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Top 8th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe lines out to first base.
Matsuda strikes out.
Kitabeppu lines out to left field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 5
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Akita takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a triple to left field.
Hayagawa flies out to right field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Kato flies out to left field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 6
Top 9th: Hanshin
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Yoshida flies out to center field.
Ueda grounds to the pitcher. Ueda is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Matsuo flies out to center field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 6
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Hanshin 3, Saitama 6