Game Date: Mar 16th, 2073
Saitama 13 - Chiba 2
Date: September 20th, 2072
Game: League [#5987845] 
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Attendance: 22,480
Winning Pitcher: Shosei Kimura (11-11)
Losing Pitcher: Rikuto Kouki (15-9)
Player Of The Game: Kazuo Enatsu (16)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Chiba Marines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .293 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .411 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .322 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .283 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .313 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .310 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | |
| Total | 38 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Kimura W (11-11) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 93 | 65 | 14 | - | 3 | 4.44 | |
| O. Kimura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 2 | - | 2 | 5.81 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 122 | 80 | 16 | - | 5 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Kimura p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Kimura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chiba Marines
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| T. Imai rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | |
| S. Kohiyama lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 | |
| S. Otsuka lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 | |
| H. Okada cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | |
| Y. Chano ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | |
| H. Shinjo c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | |
| N. Kato 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | |
| M. Bessho 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | |
| S. Takasu ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | |
| Y. Sasaki dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | |
| T. Nishimoto ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .202 | |
| S. Kondo ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | |
| Total | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| R. Kouki L (15-9) | 1⅓ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 24 | 3 | - | 3 | 3.35 | |
| R. Kondo | 2⅔ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 34 | 3 | - | 6 | 7.00 | |
| S. Kudo | 4⅓ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 107 | 58 | 9 | - | 0 | 3.48 | |
| H. Kobayashi | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | 3.31 | |
| Total | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 227 | 123 | 17 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| R. Kouki p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kondo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kudo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| H. Kobayashi p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Shinjo c | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Bessho 1b | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takasu ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kato 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishimoto ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kondo ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kohiyama lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Otsuka lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Okada cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Chano ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Imai rf | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Kazuo Enatsu
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Chiba: Ramon Rosales
Injuries
Saitama: P-Kojima
Chiba: none
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: S. Kimura
Chiba: R. Kouki
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Yamazaki-Heavy, Bando-Heavy, Yokoyama-None, Nishi-Light, Ogasawara-Light, Kimura-Light, Sugiyama-Light
Chiba: Asano-Heavy, Kouki-Light, Nomo-Light, Nishi-Light, Takada-Heavy, Kudo-Light, Ueda-Moderate, Kondo-Light
Power Index
Saitama: 96.1
Chiba: 95.7
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Chiba: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: September 20th, 2072
Game Type: League
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Weather: Cloudy
Attendance: 22,480
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sat Feb 7 2026 @ 5:13:47 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)
Chiba: R. Kouki (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Kadota (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Chiba: RF-Imai (R), LF-Kohiyama (R), 2B-Nakamura (R), CF-Okada (R), C-Shinjo (R), 3B-Kato (R), 1B-Bessho (R), DH-Sasaki (S), SS-Nishimoto (L)
Top 1st: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a triple to center field.
Kadota flies out to right field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Enatsu hits a single to right field.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field. Enatsu advances to second base.
Sato flies out to left field.
Hayagawa hits a double to left field. Enatsu comes in to score. Tomiyama comes in to score.
Fujikawa flies out to center field.
Saitama 3, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Imai grounds to second base. Imai is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kohiyama grounds to third base. Kohiyama is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 3, Chiba 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Wakatabe hits a double to right field. Yabuta advances to third base.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is forced out at first by Bessho. Yabuta comes in to score. Wakatabe advances to third base.
Kondo comes in to pitch.
Kadota strikes out.
Enatsu hits a home run to right field. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Saitama 6, Chiba 0
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to center field.
Shinjo grounds to third base. Shinjo is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Kato draws a walk.
Bessho lines out to center field.
Saitama 6, Chiba 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Kondo takes the mound to pitch.
Sato grounds to second base. Sato is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fujikawa flies out to right field.
Yabuta flies out to right field.
Saitama 6, Chiba 0
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki strikes out.
Nishimoto strikes out.
Imai grounds to short stop. Imai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 6, Chiba 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Kondo takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Kadota draws a walk.
Enatsu draws a walk. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Tomiyama flies out to center field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Sato flies out to right field.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Saitama 8, Chiba 0
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama lines out to second base.
Nakamura hits a home run to left field.
Okada strikes out.
Shinjo grounds to the pitcher. Shinjo is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Top 5th: Saitama
Kudo comes in to pitch.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta hits a double to left field.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nishimoto. Yabuta holds at second base.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a ground ball single to second base.
Kato is caught stealing second base by Fujikawa.
Bessho grounds to short stop. Bessho is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Sasaki reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa.
Nishimoto pops out to first base.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Top 6th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota draws a walk.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama hits a double to right field. Kadota is thrown out at the plate by Imai.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to left field. Tomiyama is thrown out at the plate by Kohiyama.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Imai hits a double to left field.
Kohiyama lines out to third base.
Nakamura grounds to third base. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Yabuta. Imai advances to third base.
Okada grounds to first base. Okada is forced out at first by Sato.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Top 7th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Fujikawa grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Shinjo strikes out.
Kato grounds to second base. Kato is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Bessho grounds to first base. Bessho is thrown out at first by Sato.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Top 8th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe lines out to second base.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Kadota grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at second by Kato. Kadota reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki hits a single to right field.
Kondo comes in to pinch hit for Nishimoto.
Kondo hits a ground ball single through to right field. Sasaki advances to second base.
Imai draws a walk.
Kimura comes in to pitch.
Otsuka comes in to pinch hit for Kohiyama.
Otsuka flies out to center field. Sasaki comes in to score.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Imai is forced out at second by Wakatabe. Nakamura is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Saitama 8, Chiba 2
Top 9th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a double to center field.
Hayagawa draws a walk.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta draws a walk.
Kudo throws a wild pitch. Sato comes in to score. Hayagawa advances to third base. Yabuta advances to second base.
Wakatabe is intentionally walked.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to center field. Hayagawa comes in to score. Yabuta advances to third base. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Kadota hits a single to center field. Yabuta comes in to score. Wakatabe advances to third base. Amemiya advances to second base.
Kobayashi comes in to pitch.
Enatsu draws a walk. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Tomiyama grounds to the pitcher. Amemiya is thrown out at the plate by Kobayashi. Kadota advances to third base. Enatsu advances to second base. Tomiyama reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sato draws a walk. Kadota comes in to score.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kondo.
Saitama 13, Chiba 2
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Chano comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Chano lines out to second base.
Shinjo grounds to second base. Shinjo is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kato draws a walk.
Takasu comes in to pinch hit for Bessho.
Takasu flies out to center field.
Saitama 13, Chiba 2
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)
Chiba: R. Kouki (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Kadota (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Chiba: RF-Imai (R), LF-Kohiyama (R), 2B-Nakamura (R), CF-Okada (R), C-Shinjo (R), 3B-Kato (R), 1B-Bessho (R), DH-Sasaki (S), SS-Nishimoto (L)
Top 1st: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a triple to center field.
Kadota flies out to right field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Enatsu hits a single to right field.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field. Enatsu advances to second base.
Sato flies out to left field.
Hayagawa hits a double to left field. Enatsu comes in to score. Tomiyama comes in to score.
Fujikawa flies out to center field.
Saitama 3, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Imai grounds to second base. Imai is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kohiyama grounds to third base. Kohiyama is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 3, Chiba 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Wakatabe hits a double to right field. Yabuta advances to third base.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is forced out at first by Bessho. Yabuta comes in to score. Wakatabe advances to third base.
Kondo comes in to pitch.
Kadota strikes out.
Enatsu hits a home run to right field. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Saitama 6, Chiba 0
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to center field.
Shinjo grounds to third base. Shinjo is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Kato draws a walk.
Bessho lines out to center field.
Saitama 6, Chiba 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Kondo takes the mound to pitch.
Sato grounds to second base. Sato is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fujikawa flies out to right field.
Yabuta flies out to right field.
Saitama 6, Chiba 0
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki strikes out.
Nishimoto strikes out.
Imai grounds to short stop. Imai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 6, Chiba 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Kondo takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Kadota draws a walk.
Enatsu draws a walk. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Tomiyama flies out to center field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Sato flies out to right field.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Saitama 8, Chiba 0
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama lines out to second base.
Nakamura hits a home run to left field.
Okada strikes out.
Shinjo grounds to the pitcher. Shinjo is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Top 5th: Saitama
Kudo comes in to pitch.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta hits a double to left field.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nishimoto. Yabuta holds at second base.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a ground ball single to second base.
Kato is caught stealing second base by Fujikawa.
Bessho grounds to short stop. Bessho is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Sasaki reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa.
Nishimoto pops out to first base.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Top 6th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota draws a walk.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama hits a double to right field. Kadota is thrown out at the plate by Imai.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to left field. Tomiyama is thrown out at the plate by Kohiyama.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Imai hits a double to left field.
Kohiyama lines out to third base.
Nakamura grounds to third base. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Yabuta. Imai advances to third base.
Okada grounds to first base. Okada is forced out at first by Sato.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Top 7th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Fujikawa grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Shinjo strikes out.
Kato grounds to second base. Kato is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Bessho grounds to first base. Bessho is thrown out at first by Sato.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Top 8th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe lines out to second base.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Kadota grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at second by Kato. Kadota reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Saitama 8, Chiba 1
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki hits a single to right field.
Kondo comes in to pinch hit for Nishimoto.
Kondo hits a ground ball single through to right field. Sasaki advances to second base.
Imai draws a walk.
Kimura comes in to pitch.
Otsuka comes in to pinch hit for Kohiyama.
Otsuka flies out to center field. Sasaki comes in to score.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Imai is forced out at second by Wakatabe. Nakamura is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Saitama 8, Chiba 2
Top 9th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a double to center field.
Hayagawa draws a walk.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta draws a walk.
Kudo throws a wild pitch. Sato comes in to score. Hayagawa advances to third base. Yabuta advances to second base.
Wakatabe is intentionally walked.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to center field. Hayagawa comes in to score. Yabuta advances to third base. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Kadota hits a single to center field. Yabuta comes in to score. Wakatabe advances to third base. Amemiya advances to second base.
Kobayashi comes in to pitch.
Enatsu draws a walk. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Tomiyama grounds to the pitcher. Amemiya is thrown out at the plate by Kobayashi. Kadota advances to third base. Enatsu advances to second base. Tomiyama reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sato draws a walk. Kadota comes in to score.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kondo.
Saitama 13, Chiba 2
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Chano comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Chano lines out to second base.
Shinjo grounds to second base. Shinjo is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kato draws a walk.
Takasu comes in to pinch hit for Bessho.
Takasu flies out to center field.
Saitama 13, Chiba 2