Game Date: May 25th, 2073
Orix 1 - Saitama 4
Date: June 7th, 2072
Game: League [#5988160] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 30,207
Winning Pitcher: Iwao Yamazaki (8-2)
Losing Pitcher: Toshio Sugahara (3-3)
Save: Shūhei Ishikawa (18)
Player Of The Game: Iwao Yamazaki (6)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
Orix Buffaloes
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| K. Nakamura 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .366 | |
| Y. Enomoto rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | |
| K. Uchida 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .337 | |
| H. Amaya cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | |
| H. Iwamoto lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | |
| S. Iwasaki 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | |
| K. Ota dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | |
| K. Tanaka c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | |
| Y. Watanabe ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Sugahara L (3-3) | 6⅓ | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 121 | 71 | 14 | - | 7 | 3.41 | |
| Y. Iwakuma | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 8.31 | |
| S. Yoshida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 6.48 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 140 | 81 | 18 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Sugahara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Iwakuma p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yoshida p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Tanaka c | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Iwasaki 1b | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Nakamura 2b | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Uchida 3b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Watanabe ss | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Iwamoto lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Amaya cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Enomoto rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .379 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .347 | |
| K. Ota rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .354 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .373 | |
| F. Tanaka ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 | |
| H. Matsuda 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .298 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | |
| R. Kaku c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .258 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .304 | |
| Total | 32 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| I. Yamazaki W (8-2) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 113 | 80 | 8 | - | 7 | 2.32 | |
| S. Ishikawa S (18) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.95 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 130 | 91 | 8 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| I. Yamazaki p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ishikawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kaku c | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Matsuda 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Iwao Yamazaki
Managers
Orix: Lane Jenkins
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Orix: none
Saitama: OF-Fujikawa
Starting Pitcher
Orix: T. Sugahara
Saitama: I. Yamazaki
Pitcher Fatigue
Orix: Asano-None, Egawa-Heavy, Tatsuya-Light, Yoshida-Light, Nakajima-Light, Fujita-Heavy
Saitama: Ishikawa-Light, Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Light, Bando-Heavy, Kojima-Heavy, Ogasawara-Heavy, Kimura-Light, Sugiyama-Light
Power Index
Orix: 93.1
Saitama: 95.5
Lineup Selection
Orix: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: June 7th, 2072
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Cloudy
Attendance: 30,207
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sun Jan 11 2026 @ 4:43:32 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: T. Sugahara (R)
Saitama: I. Yamazaki (R)
Starting Lineups
Orix: 2B-Nakamura (L), RF-Enomoto (L), 3B-Uchida (L), CF-Amaya (L), LF-Iwamoto (L), 1B-Iwasaki (L), DH-Ota (L), C-Tanaka (R), SS-Watanabe (S)
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Kadota (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), C-Kaku (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Top 1st: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Enomoto strikes out.
Uchida grounds to third base. Uchida is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Enatsu flies out to right field.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Amaya pops out to third base.
Iwamoto grounds to first base. Iwamoto is thrown out at first by Sato.
Iwasaki strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Sato draws a walk.
Hayagawa grounds to third base. Tomiyama is forced out at third by Uchida. Sato advances to second base. Hayagawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kaku hits a ground ball single through to right field. Sato advances to third base. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Yabuta grounds to first base. Sato is thrown out at the plate by Iwasaki. Hayagawa advances to third base. Kaku advances to second base. Yabuta reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Uchida.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ota flies out to center field.
Tanaka lines out to short stop.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to second base.
Kadota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Kadota is thrown out at second by Uchida. Enatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tomiyama reaches on an error by first base Iwasaki. Enatsu advances to second base.
Sato hits a home run to right field. Enatsu comes in to score. Tomiyama comes in to score.
Hayagawa fouls out to left field.
Orix 0, Saitama 3
Top 4th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura strikes out.
Enomoto strikes out.
Uchida strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 3
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku strikes out.
Yabuta lines out to left field.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Orix 0, Saitama 3
Top 5th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Amaya strikes out.
Iwamoto hits a single to left field.
Iwasaki strikes out.
Iwamoto steals second base.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to right field. Iwamoto comes in to score.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to center field.
Kadota lines out to center field.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Top 6th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe grounds to short stop. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Nakamura grounds to the pitcher. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Enomoto draws a walk.
Uchida grounds to second base. Uchida is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Sato is caught stealing second base by Tanaka.
Kaku hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yabuta draws a walk.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Amaya flies out to center field.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Iwasaki hits a single to center field.
Ota flies out to left field.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Amemiya steals second base.
Kadota hits a ground ball single through to center field. Amemiya advances to third base.
Enatsu flies out to left field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Iwakuma comes in to pitch.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
Ota reaches on an error by second base Nakamura. Kadota advances to second base.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Sato.
Tanaka grounds to the pitcher. Ota is thrown out at second by Iwakuma. Tanaka reaches first on a fielder's choice. Kadota advances to third base.
Fukuda comes in to pinch hit for Hayagawa.
Tanaka steals second base.
Fukuda pops out to second base.
Orix 1, Saitama 4
Top 8th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda comes in to play defense at first base.
Tanaka flies out to center field.
Watanabe flies out to left field.
Nakamura lines out to short stop.
Orix 1, Saitama 4
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Yoshida comes in to pitch.
Kaku grounds to short stop. Kaku is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Yabuta grounds to third base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Uchida.
Wakatabe fouls out to third base.
Orix 1, Saitama 4
Top 9th: Orix
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Enomoto flies out to right field.
Uchida draws a walk.
Amaya strikes out.
Iwamoto flies out to left field.
Orix 1, Saitama 4
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Orix 1, Saitama 4
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: T. Sugahara (R)
Saitama: I. Yamazaki (R)
Starting Lineups
Orix: 2B-Nakamura (L), RF-Enomoto (L), 3B-Uchida (L), CF-Amaya (L), LF-Iwamoto (L), 1B-Iwasaki (L), DH-Ota (L), C-Tanaka (R), SS-Watanabe (S)
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Kadota (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), C-Kaku (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Top 1st: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Enomoto strikes out.
Uchida grounds to third base. Uchida is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Enatsu flies out to right field.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Amaya pops out to third base.
Iwamoto grounds to first base. Iwamoto is thrown out at first by Sato.
Iwasaki strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Sato draws a walk.
Hayagawa grounds to third base. Tomiyama is forced out at third by Uchida. Sato advances to second base. Hayagawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kaku hits a ground ball single through to right field. Sato advances to third base. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Yabuta grounds to first base. Sato is thrown out at the plate by Iwasaki. Hayagawa advances to third base. Kaku advances to second base. Yabuta reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Uchida.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ota flies out to center field.
Tanaka lines out to short stop.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to second base.
Kadota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Kadota is thrown out at second by Uchida. Enatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tomiyama reaches on an error by first base Iwasaki. Enatsu advances to second base.
Sato hits a home run to right field. Enatsu comes in to score. Tomiyama comes in to score.
Hayagawa fouls out to left field.
Orix 0, Saitama 3
Top 4th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura strikes out.
Enomoto strikes out.
Uchida strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 3
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku strikes out.
Yabuta lines out to left field.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Orix 0, Saitama 3
Top 5th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Amaya strikes out.
Iwamoto hits a single to left field.
Iwasaki strikes out.
Iwamoto steals second base.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to right field. Iwamoto comes in to score.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to center field.
Kadota lines out to center field.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Top 6th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe grounds to short stop. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Nakamura grounds to the pitcher. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Enomoto draws a walk.
Uchida grounds to second base. Uchida is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Sato is caught stealing second base by Tanaka.
Kaku hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yabuta draws a walk.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Amaya flies out to center field.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Iwasaki hits a single to center field.
Ota flies out to left field.
Orix 1, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Sugahara takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Amemiya steals second base.
Kadota hits a ground ball single through to center field. Amemiya advances to third base.
Enatsu flies out to left field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Iwakuma comes in to pitch.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
Ota reaches on an error by second base Nakamura. Kadota advances to second base.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Sato.
Tanaka grounds to the pitcher. Ota is thrown out at second by Iwakuma. Tanaka reaches first on a fielder's choice. Kadota advances to third base.
Fukuda comes in to pinch hit for Hayagawa.
Tanaka steals second base.
Fukuda pops out to second base.
Orix 1, Saitama 4
Top 8th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda comes in to play defense at first base.
Tanaka flies out to center field.
Watanabe flies out to left field.
Nakamura lines out to short stop.
Orix 1, Saitama 4
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Yoshida comes in to pitch.
Kaku grounds to short stop. Kaku is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Yabuta grounds to third base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Uchida.
Wakatabe fouls out to third base.
Orix 1, Saitama 4
Top 9th: Orix
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Enomoto flies out to right field.
Uchida draws a walk.
Amaya strikes out.
Iwamoto flies out to left field.
Orix 1, Saitama 4
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Orix 1, Saitama 4