Game Date: Mar 12th, 2073
Saitama 1 - Hanshin 3
Date: October 30th, 2071
Game: Playoff [#5914280] 
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Attendance: 28,000
Winning Pitcher: Haru Asano (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Tsutomu Nioka (0-1)
Save: Sosuke Nishimura (2)
Player Of The Game: Haru Asano (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .389 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .105 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | |
| Total | 35 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Nioka L (0-1) | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 133 | 86 | 12 | - | 7 | 3.86 | |
| Y. Nishi | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 13.50 | |
| S. Ishikawa | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 153 | 96 | 13 | - | 7 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Nioka p | 2 | 2 | 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 | |
| R. Kato c | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hanshin Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| A. Hayagawa rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | |
| K. Takeda lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .636 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .438 | |
| Y. Tadano 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | |
| K. Ueda 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| H. Kaku 1b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | |
| T. Nakajima 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| T. Kaneko 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .105 | |
| S. Watanabe dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .154 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | |
| H. Yoshida c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| Total | 32 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Asano W (1-0) | 6⅓ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 94 | 66 | 5 | - | 10 | 1.42 | |
| S. Watanabe H (1) | 1⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 1 | - | 1 | 11.57 | |
| S. Nishimura S (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 129 | 90 | 8 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Asano p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Watanabe p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nishimura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yoshida c | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kaku 1b | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nakajima 1b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kaneko 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tadano 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ueda 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Takeda lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Hayagawa rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Hanshin: Haru Asano
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Hanshin: Joe Pope
Injuries
Saitama: none
Hanshin: P-Kimura, 1B-Suzuki
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: T. Nioka
Hanshin: H. Asano
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Nishiyama-Heavy, Kimura-Light, Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Heavy, Yamazaki-None
Hanshin: Watanabe-Light, Yamamoto-Heavy, Takamatsu-Light, Yamashita-Heavy, Nishimura-Light, Mizu-Light
Power Index
Saitama: 98.8
Hanshin: 94.8
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Hanshin: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: October 30th, 2071
Game Type: Playoff
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Weather: Cold
Attendance: 28,000
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Dec 2 2025 @ 4:07:56 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: T. Nioka (R)
Hanshin: H. Asano (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-Watanabe (R), SS-Kitabeppu (S), C-Yoshida (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya pops out to first base.
Sato reaches on an error by first base Kaku.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single to second base. Sato advances to second base.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Sato is thrown out at third by Kaneko. Enatsu advances to second base. Tomiyama reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yamashita strikes out.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 1st: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa pops out to the pitcher.
Takeda lines out to left field.
Tadano grounds to third base. Tadano is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Kadota pops out to short stop.
Kato lines out to left field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 2nd: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano strikes out.
Kaku grounds to first base. Kaku is thrown out at first by Sato.
Kaneko flies out to right field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe lines out to second base.
Amemiya hits a double to right field.
Sato pops out to second base.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 3rd: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe strikes out.
Kitabeppu flies out to center field.
Yoshida pops out to third base.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a double to left field.
Yamashita lines out to left field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Kadota grounds to first base. Kadota is forced out at first by Kaku.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 4th: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa pops out to second base.
Takeda hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tadano hits a double to right field. Takeda advances to third base.
Tadano pops out to third base.
Kaku hits a single to right field. Takeda comes in to score. Tadano comes in to score.
Kaneko reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa. Kaku advances to second base.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 2
Top 5th: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Kato strikes out.
Wakatabe hits a home run to left field.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Sato flies out to center field.
Enatsu pops out to first base.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 2
Bottom 5th: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu hits a single to right field.
Yoshida hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kitabeppu advances to second base.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Yoshida is thrown out at second by Hayagawa. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play. Kitabeppu advances to third base.
Takeda strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 2
Top 6th: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Yamashita strikes out.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 2
Bottom 6th: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tadano steals second base.
Tadano draws a walk.
Kaku hits a double to right field. Tadano comes in to score. Tadano advances to third base.
Kaneko grounds to first base. Tadano is thrown out at the plate by Sato. Kaku advances to third base. Kaneko reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Watanabe grounds to third base. Kaku is thrown out at the plate by Yamashita. Kaneko advances to second base. Watanabe reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kitabeppu flies out to left field.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Top 7th: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota strikes out.
Kato hits a single to right field.
Watanabe comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Amemiya reaches on an error by the pitcher Watanabe. Kato advances to second base.
Sato strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Bottom 7th: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshida lines out to third base.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Hayagawa is caught stealing second base by Kato.
Takeda hits a single to center field.
Takeda steals second base.
Tadano grounds to third base. Tadano is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Top 8th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Yamashita strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Bottom 8th: Hanshin
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Ueda comes in to pinch hit for Tadano.
Ueda grounds to second base. Ueda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Nakajima comes in to pinch hit for Kaku.
Nakajima draws a walk.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Kato allows a passed ball. Nakajima advances to second base.
Kaneko strikes out.
Watanabe strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Top 9th: Saitama
Nishimura comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Kadota strikes out.
Kato grounds to third base. Kato is thrown out at first by Ueda.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Bottom 9th: Hanshin
Not Required
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: T. Nioka (R)
Hanshin: H. Asano (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-Watanabe (R), SS-Kitabeppu (S), C-Yoshida (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya pops out to first base.
Sato reaches on an error by first base Kaku.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single to second base. Sato advances to second base.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Sato is thrown out at third by Kaneko. Enatsu advances to second base. Tomiyama reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yamashita strikes out.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 1st: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa pops out to the pitcher.
Takeda lines out to left field.
Tadano grounds to third base. Tadano is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Kadota pops out to short stop.
Kato lines out to left field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 2nd: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano strikes out.
Kaku grounds to first base. Kaku is thrown out at first by Sato.
Kaneko flies out to right field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe lines out to second base.
Amemiya hits a double to right field.
Sato pops out to second base.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 3rd: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe strikes out.
Kitabeppu flies out to center field.
Yoshida pops out to third base.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a double to left field.
Yamashita lines out to left field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Kadota grounds to first base. Kadota is forced out at first by Kaku.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 4th: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa pops out to second base.
Takeda hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tadano hits a double to right field. Takeda advances to third base.
Tadano pops out to third base.
Kaku hits a single to right field. Takeda comes in to score. Tadano comes in to score.
Kaneko reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa. Kaku advances to second base.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 2
Top 5th: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Kato strikes out.
Wakatabe hits a home run to left field.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Sato flies out to center field.
Enatsu pops out to first base.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 2
Bottom 5th: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu hits a single to right field.
Yoshida hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kitabeppu advances to second base.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Yoshida is thrown out at second by Hayagawa. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play. Kitabeppu advances to third base.
Takeda strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 2
Top 6th: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Yamashita strikes out.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 2
Bottom 6th: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tadano steals second base.
Tadano draws a walk.
Kaku hits a double to right field. Tadano comes in to score. Tadano advances to third base.
Kaneko grounds to first base. Tadano is thrown out at the plate by Sato. Kaku advances to third base. Kaneko reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Watanabe grounds to third base. Kaku is thrown out at the plate by Yamashita. Kaneko advances to second base. Watanabe reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kitabeppu flies out to left field.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Top 7th: Saitama
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota strikes out.
Kato hits a single to right field.
Watanabe comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Amemiya reaches on an error by the pitcher Watanabe. Kato advances to second base.
Sato strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Bottom 7th: Hanshin
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshida lines out to third base.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Hayagawa is caught stealing second base by Kato.
Takeda hits a single to center field.
Takeda steals second base.
Tadano grounds to third base. Tadano is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Top 8th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Yamashita strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Bottom 8th: Hanshin
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Ueda comes in to pinch hit for Tadano.
Ueda grounds to second base. Ueda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Nakajima comes in to pinch hit for Kaku.
Nakajima draws a walk.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Kato allows a passed ball. Nakajima advances to second base.
Kaneko strikes out.
Watanabe strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Top 9th: Saitama
Nishimura comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Kadota strikes out.
Kato grounds to third base. Kato is thrown out at first by Ueda.
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3
Bottom 9th: Hanshin
Not Required
Saitama 1, Hanshin 3