Game Date: Mar 16th, 2073
Orix 5 - Saitama 4
Date: April 16th, 2072
Game: League [#5987748] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 28,763
Winning Pitcher: Keiji Egawa (2-1)
Losing Pitcher: Takashi Nishiyama (1-1)
Save: Yuto Kaneda (5)
Player Of The Game: Yasuo Watanabe (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 | ||
Orix Buffaloes
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| K. Nakamura 2b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .414 | |
| Y. Enomoto rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | |
| M. Nakayama rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | |
| K. Uchida 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .373 | |
| T. Iwase cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | |
| H. Iwamoto lf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .212 | |
| S. Iwasaki 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | |
| S. Kudoh dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .160 | |
| R. Tadano dh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | |
| K. Tanaka c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| Y. Watanabe ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | |
| Total | 37 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Egawa W (2-1) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 120 | 87 | 8 | - | 10 | 2.20 | |
| Y. Kaneda S (5) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 3 | - | 1 | 10.29 | |
| Total | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 146 | 103 | 11 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Egawa p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Y. Kaneda p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Tanaka c | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Iwasaki 1b | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Nakamura 2b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Uchida 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Watanabe ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Iwamoto lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iwase cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Enomoto rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Nakayama rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | |
| S. Ikeda dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .214 | |
| N. Amemiya cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | |
| K. Ota rf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .389 | |
| T. Hayagawa pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | |
| F. Tanaka lf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | |
| R. Kaku 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .206 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .328 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 | |
| Total | 37 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Nishiyama L (1-1) | 7⅔ | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 118 | 80 | 5 | - | 9 | 4.67 | |
| Y. Nishi | 1⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 2 | - | 2 | 5.40 | |
| Total | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 133 | 90 | 7 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nishi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kaku 1b | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka lf | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya cf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Orix: Yasuo Watanabe
Managers
Orix: Lane Jenkins
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Orix: OF-Amaya
Saitama: none
Starting Pitcher
Orix: K. Egawa
Saitama: T. Nishiyama
Pitcher Fatigue
Orix: Fujiwara-Moderate, Asano-Light, Egawa-None, Kaneda-Light, Nakajima-Light, Fujita-Heavy, Sugahara-Heavy
Saitama: Kimura-Light, Ishikawa-None, Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Heavy, Yamazaki-Light, Kojima-None, Yokoyama-Light, Nishi-Light, Sugiyama-Light
Power Index
Orix: 92.8
Saitama: 95.4
Lineup Selection
Orix: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: April 16th, 2072
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 28,763
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sun Dec 28 2025 @ 3:38:40 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: K. Egawa (L)
Saitama: T. Nishiyama (R)
Starting Lineups
Orix: 2B-Nakamura (L), RF-Enomoto (L), 3B-Uchida (L), CF-Iwase (L), LF-Iwamoto (L), 1B-Iwasaki (L), DH-Kudoh (L), C-Tanaka (R), SS-Watanabe (S)
Saitama: SS-Wakatabe (R), DH-Ikeda (R), CF-Amemiya (R), RF-Ota (R), LF-Tanaka (R), 1B-Kaku (R), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Top 1st: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a single to center field.
Enomoto flies out to left field.
Uchida hits a ground ball single through to left field. Nakamura advances to second base.
Iwase strikes out.
Iwamoto flies out to center field.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Amemiya lines out to first base.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Iwasaki hits a double to left field.
Kudoh flies out to left field.
Tanaka strikes out on a hit and run. Iwasaki is caught stealing third base by Fujikawa.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Ota flies out to left field.
Tanaka strikes out.
Kaku draws a walk.
Fujikawa grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe grounds to short stop. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Nakamura hits a single to right field.
Enomoto flies out to right field.
Uchida lines out to third base.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fukuda tries to bunt, but strikes out.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Ikeda strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Iwase lines out to right field.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Iwasaki flies out to center field.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Iwasaki.
Ota flies out to center field.
Tanaka lines out to center field.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Kudoh lines out to third base.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Watanabe strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku flies out to center field.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single to second base.
Yabuta hits a single to center field. Fujikawa advances to second base.
Fukuda flies out to right field.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Egawa throws a wild pitch. Fujikawa comes in to score. Yabuta advances to third base. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Ikeda grounds to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Uchida.
Orix 0, Saitama 1
Top 6th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura reaches on an error by first base Kaku.
Enomoto hits a double to left field. Nakamura advances to third base.
Uchida flies out to center field. Nakamura holds at third base.
Iwase is intentionally walked.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Iwasaki draws a walk. Nakamura comes in to score.
Kudoh lines out to left field.
Orix 1, Saitama 1
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya flies out to right field.
Ota pops out to second base.
Tanaka hits a single to center field.
Tanaka steals second base.
Kaku draws a walk.
Fujikawa hits a single to center field. Tanaka comes in to score. Kaku advances to third base.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kaku comes in to score. Fujikawa advances to third base.
Fukuda strikes out.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka grounds to third base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Watanabe hits a double to center field.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Enomoto hits a double to right field. Watanabe comes in to score. Nakamura advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Uchida is intentionally walked.
Iwase hits a ground ball single through to left field. Nakamura comes in to score. Enomoto is thrown out at the plate by Tanaka. Uchida advances to third base.
Iwamoto flies out to center field.
Orix 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a double to left field.
Ikeda bunts to the catcher. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Tanaka. Wakatabe advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Amemiya is intentionally walked.
Ota strikes out.
Tanaka flies out to right field.
Orix 3, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Iwasaki lines out to short stop.
Kudoh hits a single to center field.
Tadano comes in to pinch run for Kudoh.
Tanaka strikes out on a hit and run. Tadano steals second base.
Watanabe hits a home run to left field. Tadano comes in to score.
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Nakamura hits a single to left field.
Nakayama comes in to pinch hit for Enomoto.
Nakayama grounds to short stop. Nakayama is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Orix 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku hits a single to right field.
Fujikawa flies out to right field.
Yabuta flies out to center field.
Fukuda strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Orix
Nishi takes the mound to pitch.
Uchida flies out to right field.
Iwase grounds to short stop. Iwase is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Iwamoto flies out to center field.
Orix 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Kaneda comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Ikeda strikes out.
Amemiya hits a home run to left field.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Hayagawa comes in to pinch run for Ota.
Tanaka hits a single to center field. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Kaku grounds to second base. Kaku is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Orix 5, Saitama 4
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: K. Egawa (L)
Saitama: T. Nishiyama (R)
Starting Lineups
Orix: 2B-Nakamura (L), RF-Enomoto (L), 3B-Uchida (L), CF-Iwase (L), LF-Iwamoto (L), 1B-Iwasaki (L), DH-Kudoh (L), C-Tanaka (R), SS-Watanabe (S)
Saitama: SS-Wakatabe (R), DH-Ikeda (R), CF-Amemiya (R), RF-Ota (R), LF-Tanaka (R), 1B-Kaku (R), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Top 1st: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a single to center field.
Enomoto flies out to left field.
Uchida hits a ground ball single through to left field. Nakamura advances to second base.
Iwase strikes out.
Iwamoto flies out to center field.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Amemiya lines out to first base.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Iwasaki hits a double to left field.
Kudoh flies out to left field.
Tanaka strikes out on a hit and run. Iwasaki is caught stealing third base by Fujikawa.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Ota flies out to left field.
Tanaka strikes out.
Kaku draws a walk.
Fujikawa grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe grounds to short stop. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Nakamura hits a single to right field.
Enomoto flies out to right field.
Uchida lines out to third base.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fukuda tries to bunt, but strikes out.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Ikeda strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Iwase lines out to right field.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Iwasaki flies out to center field.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Iwasaki.
Ota flies out to center field.
Tanaka lines out to center field.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Kudoh lines out to third base.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Watanabe strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku flies out to center field.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single to second base.
Yabuta hits a single to center field. Fujikawa advances to second base.
Fukuda flies out to right field.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Egawa throws a wild pitch. Fujikawa comes in to score. Yabuta advances to third base. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Ikeda grounds to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Uchida.
Orix 0, Saitama 1
Top 6th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura reaches on an error by first base Kaku.
Enomoto hits a double to left field. Nakamura advances to third base.
Uchida flies out to center field. Nakamura holds at third base.
Iwase is intentionally walked.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Iwasaki draws a walk. Nakamura comes in to score.
Kudoh lines out to left field.
Orix 1, Saitama 1
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya flies out to right field.
Ota pops out to second base.
Tanaka hits a single to center field.
Tanaka steals second base.
Kaku draws a walk.
Fujikawa hits a single to center field. Tanaka comes in to score. Kaku advances to third base.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kaku comes in to score. Fujikawa advances to third base.
Fukuda strikes out.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka grounds to third base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Watanabe hits a double to center field.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Enomoto hits a double to right field. Watanabe comes in to score. Nakamura advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Uchida is intentionally walked.
Iwase hits a ground ball single through to left field. Nakamura comes in to score. Enomoto is thrown out at the plate by Tanaka. Uchida advances to third base.
Iwamoto flies out to center field.
Orix 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a double to left field.
Ikeda bunts to the catcher. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Tanaka. Wakatabe advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Amemiya is intentionally walked.
Ota strikes out.
Tanaka flies out to right field.
Orix 3, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Iwasaki lines out to short stop.
Kudoh hits a single to center field.
Tadano comes in to pinch run for Kudoh.
Tanaka strikes out on a hit and run. Tadano steals second base.
Watanabe hits a home run to left field. Tadano comes in to score.
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Nakamura hits a single to left field.
Nakayama comes in to pinch hit for Enomoto.
Nakayama grounds to short stop. Nakayama is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Orix 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Egawa takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku hits a single to right field.
Fujikawa flies out to right field.
Yabuta flies out to center field.
Fukuda strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Orix
Nishi takes the mound to pitch.
Uchida flies out to right field.
Iwase grounds to short stop. Iwase is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Iwamoto flies out to center field.
Orix 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Kaneda comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Ikeda strikes out.
Amemiya hits a home run to left field.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Hayagawa comes in to pinch run for Ota.
Tanaka hits a single to center field. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Kaku grounds to second base. Kaku is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Orix 5, Saitama 4