Game Date: Mar 8th, 2073
Saitama 7 - Hanshin 3
Date: October 28th, 2071
Game: Playoff [#5914278] 
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Attendance: 28,000
Winning Pitcher: Kazuo Murakami (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Hayato Yamashita (0-1)
Save: Haruki Kojima (3)
Player Of The Game: Kazuo Murakami (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 | |
| F. Tanaka rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| K. Ota dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| Total | 37 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Murakami W (1-0) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 132 | 80 | 6 | - | 11 | 0.00 | |
| Y. Nishi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 99.99 | |
| S. Ishikawa H (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 2 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| H. Kojima S (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 169 | 106 | 10 | - | 14 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kojima p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hanshin Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| A. Hayagawa rf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | |
| K. Takeda lf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .714 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .417 | |
| Y. Tadano 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| K. Ueda ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| H. Kaku 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | |
| S. Watanabe 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | |
| T. Kaneko 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | |
| T. Suzuki dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | |
| H. Yoshida c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | |
| Total | 37 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Yamashita L (0-1) | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 124 | 82 | 8 | - | 6 | 2.57 | |
| E. Mizu | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| S. Watanabe | ⅔ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 2 | - | 0 | 40.50 | |
| K. Ito | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 175 | 111 | 10 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Yamashita p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| E. Mizu p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Watanabe p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ito p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yoshida c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kaku 1b | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Watanabe 1b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kaneko 2b | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tadano 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ueda ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Takeda lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Hayagawa rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Kazuo Murakami
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Hanshin: Joe Pope
Injuries
Saitama: none
Hanshin: P-Kimura
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: K. Murakami
Hanshin: H. Yamashita
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Kimura-Heavy, Yamazaki-Moderate
Hanshin: Takamatsu-Moderate, Akita-Light, Yamamoto-Light
Power Index
Saitama: 98.8
Hanshin: 94.8
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Hanshin: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: October 28th, 2071
Game Type: Playoff
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Weather: Windy
Attendance: 28,000
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Dec 2 2025 @ 2:05:44 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Hanshin: H. Yamashita (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)
Hanshin: RF-Hayagawa (L), LF-Takeda (L), CF-Tadano (S), 3B-Tadano (L), 1B-Kaku (L), 2B-Kaneko (R), DH-Suzuki (L), SS-Kitabeppu (S), C-Yoshida (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Sato grounds to short stop. Sato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 1st: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa pops out to third base.
Takeda hits a double to center field.
Tadano lines out to first base.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a single to center field.
Yamashita flies out to right field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Kadota flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 2nd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Kaneko pops out to second base.
Suzuki tries to bunt, but strikes out.
Kitabeppu strikes out.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a single to center field.
Wakatabe tries to bunt to the pitcher. Kato is thrown out at second by Yamashita. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Amemiya flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 3rd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshida flies out to center field.
Hayagawa lines out to short stop.
Takeda draws a walk.
Kato allows a passed ball. Takeda advances to second base.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Sato strikes out.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama hits a single to right field. Enatsu advances to second base.
Yamashita lines out to second base.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 4th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano flies out to left field.
Kaku strikes out.
Kaneko fouls out to third base.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 5th: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota hits a triple to right field.
Kato strikes out.
Yamashita throws a wild pitch. Kadota comes in to score.
Wakatabe hits a double to center field.
Amemiya lines out to left field.
Sato strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 0
Bottom 5th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Kitabeppu reaches on an error by third base Yamashita. Suzuki advances to second base.
Yoshida grounds to second base. Kitabeppu is thrown out at second by Hayagawa. Yoshida is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play. Suzuki advances to third base.
Hayagawa lines out to left field.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 0
Top 6th: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a double to right field.
Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu. Enatsu holds at second base.
Hayagawa hits a double to right field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Kadota hits a single to right field. Hayagawa comes in to score.
Kato strikes out.
Saitama 3, Hanshin 0
Bottom 6th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takeda pops out to third base.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tadano draws a walk.
Kaku strikes out.
Kaneko flies out to left field.
Saitama 3, Hanshin 0
Top 7th: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Amemiya pops out to second base.
Sato reaches on an error by second base Kaneko. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field. Wakatabe comes in to score. Sato advances to third base.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 0
Bottom 7th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a double to right field.
Kitabeppu strikes out.
Yoshida hits a ground ball single through to right field. Suzuki advances to third base.
Hayagawa grounds to third base. Yoshida is thrown out at second by Yamashita. Suzuki holds at third base. Hayagawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Takeda draws a walk.
Tadano reaches on an error by center field Enatsu. Suzuki comes in to score. Hayagawa comes in to score. Takeda advances to third base.
Tadano flies out to right field.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 2
Top 8th: Saitama
Mizu comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa lines out to second base.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
Ota flies out to left field.
Watanabe comes in to pitch.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 2
Bottom 8th: Hanshin
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Kaku.
Watanabe hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Kaneko lines out to short stop.
Suzuki flies out to right field.
Kitabeppu hits a triple to center field. Watanabe comes in to score.
Yoshida grounds to third base. Yoshida is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 3
Top 9th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Amemiya hits a triple to center field. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Sato draws a walk.
Sato steals second base.
Enatsu grounds to the pitcher. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Watanabe. Amemiya comes in to score. Sato advances to third base.
Ito comes in to pitch.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
Tanaka is intentionally walked.
Yabuta comes in to pinch hit for Yamashita.
Tanaka steals second base.
Yabuta flies out to left field. Sato comes in to score.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Saitama 7, Hanshin 3
Bottom 9th: Hanshin
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa hits a single to center field.
Takeda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Ueda comes in to pinch hit for Tadano.
Ueda grounds to first base. Ueda is forced out at first by Sato. Hayagawa advances to third base. Takeda advances to second base.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Saitama 7, Hanshin 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Hanshin: H. Yamashita (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)
Hanshin: RF-Hayagawa (L), LF-Takeda (L), CF-Tadano (S), 3B-Tadano (L), 1B-Kaku (L), 2B-Kaneko (R), DH-Suzuki (L), SS-Kitabeppu (S), C-Yoshida (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Sato grounds to short stop. Sato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 1st: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa pops out to third base.
Takeda hits a double to center field.
Tadano lines out to first base.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a single to center field.
Yamashita flies out to right field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Kadota flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 2nd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Kaneko pops out to second base.
Suzuki tries to bunt, but strikes out.
Kitabeppu strikes out.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a single to center field.
Wakatabe tries to bunt to the pitcher. Kato is thrown out at second by Yamashita. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Amemiya flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 3rd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshida flies out to center field.
Hayagawa lines out to short stop.
Takeda draws a walk.
Kato allows a passed ball. Takeda advances to second base.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Sato strikes out.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama hits a single to right field. Enatsu advances to second base.
Yamashita lines out to second base.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 4th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano flies out to left field.
Kaku strikes out.
Kaneko fouls out to third base.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 5th: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota hits a triple to right field.
Kato strikes out.
Yamashita throws a wild pitch. Kadota comes in to score.
Wakatabe hits a double to center field.
Amemiya lines out to left field.
Sato strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 0
Bottom 5th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Kitabeppu reaches on an error by third base Yamashita. Suzuki advances to second base.
Yoshida grounds to second base. Kitabeppu is thrown out at second by Hayagawa. Yoshida is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play. Suzuki advances to third base.
Hayagawa lines out to left field.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 0
Top 6th: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a double to right field.
Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu. Enatsu holds at second base.
Hayagawa hits a double to right field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Kadota hits a single to right field. Hayagawa comes in to score.
Kato strikes out.
Saitama 3, Hanshin 0
Bottom 6th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takeda pops out to third base.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tadano draws a walk.
Kaku strikes out.
Kaneko flies out to left field.
Saitama 3, Hanshin 0
Top 7th: Saitama
Yamashita takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Amemiya pops out to second base.
Sato reaches on an error by second base Kaneko. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field. Wakatabe comes in to score. Sato advances to third base.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 0
Bottom 7th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a double to right field.
Kitabeppu strikes out.
Yoshida hits a ground ball single through to right field. Suzuki advances to third base.
Hayagawa grounds to third base. Yoshida is thrown out at second by Yamashita. Suzuki holds at third base. Hayagawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Takeda draws a walk.
Tadano reaches on an error by center field Enatsu. Suzuki comes in to score. Hayagawa comes in to score. Takeda advances to third base.
Tadano flies out to right field.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 2
Top 8th: Saitama
Mizu comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa lines out to second base.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
Ota flies out to left field.
Watanabe comes in to pitch.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 2
Bottom 8th: Hanshin
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Kaku.
Watanabe hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Kaneko lines out to short stop.
Suzuki flies out to right field.
Kitabeppu hits a triple to center field. Watanabe comes in to score.
Yoshida grounds to third base. Yoshida is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 3
Top 9th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Amemiya hits a triple to center field. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Sato draws a walk.
Sato steals second base.
Enatsu grounds to the pitcher. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Watanabe. Amemiya comes in to score. Sato advances to third base.
Ito comes in to pitch.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
Tanaka is intentionally walked.
Yabuta comes in to pinch hit for Yamashita.
Tanaka steals second base.
Yabuta flies out to left field. Sato comes in to score.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Saitama 7, Hanshin 3
Bottom 9th: Hanshin
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa hits a single to center field.
Takeda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Ueda comes in to pinch hit for Tadano.
Ueda grounds to first base. Ueda is forced out at first by Sato. Hayagawa advances to third base. Takeda advances to second base.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Saitama 7, Hanshin 3