Game Date: Mar 12th, 2073
Saitama 3 - Yomiuri 5
Date: July 30th, 2072
Game: League [#5988289] 
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 31,000
Winning Pitcher: Kiyoshi Kōno (9-3)
Losing Pitcher: Iwao Yamazaki (15-3)
Save: Tomoki Yamamoto (19)
Player Of The Game: Kiyoshi Kōno (7)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Yomiuri Giants | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | |
| H. Matsuda dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | |
| I. Ogawa dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .396 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .337 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | |
| K. Ota 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .358 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | |
| Total | 34 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| I. Yamazaki L (15-3) | 6⅔ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 96 | 67 | 6 | - | 11 | 2.53 | |
| S. Ishikawa | 1⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | 1.98 | |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 107 | 75 | 7 | - | 13 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| I. Yamazaki p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ishikawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota 3b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yomiuri Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Kamida c | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | |
| H. Endo dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | |
| M. Watanabe cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 | |
| H. Ishikawa rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | |
| M. Saeki lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | |
| A. Takagi 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | |
| S. Ojima 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | |
| R. Hiramatsu ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | |
| T. Ohka 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | |
| Total | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Kono W (9-3) | 7⅓ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 98 | 73 | 11 | - | 9 | 3.86 | |
| T. Ishida H (4) | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | 4.76 | |
| T. Yamamoto S (19) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | 4.46 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 114 | 85 | 14 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Kono p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ishida p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamamoto p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kamida c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Takagi 1b | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ohka 2b | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ojima 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Hiramatsu ss | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Saeki lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Watanabe cf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ishikawa rf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Yomiuri: Kiyoshi Kono
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Yomiuri: Francisco Mendez
Injuries
Saitama: 3B-Yabuta, OF-Kadota
Yomiuri: P-Takahashi
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: I. Yamazaki
Yomiuri: K. Kono
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Kimura-Light, Murakami-Light, Yamazaki-None, Bando-Heavy, Kojima-Light, Ogasawara-Light, Kimura-Light, Kojima-Light
Yomiuri: Amaya-Light, Takatsu-Moderate, Sasaki-Moderate, Kono-None, Yoshioka-Light, Asano-Light, Tomoi-Light, Daini-Light
Power Index
Saitama: 96.0
Yomiuri: 94.9
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Yomiuri: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: July 30th, 2072
Game Type: League
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 31,000
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sun Jan 25 2026 @ 2:40:28 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: I. Yamazaki (R)
Yomiuri: K. Kono (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Matsuda (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Ota (R), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Yomiuri: C-Kamida (L), DH-Endo (L), CF-Watanabe (L), RF-Ishikawa (S), LF-Saeki (L), 1B-Takagi (L), 3B-Ojima (R), SS-Hiramatsu (R), 2B-Ohka (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to second base.
Matsuda strikes out.
Enatsu grounds to second base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Saitama 0, Yomiuri 0
Bottom 1st: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kamida reaches on an error by short stop Wakatabe.
Endo draws a walk.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Ishikawa hits a double to right field. Kamida comes in to score. Endo comes in to score.
Saeki lines out to short stop.
Takagi strikes out.
Saitama 0, Yomiuri 2
Top 2nd: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Sato grounds to short stop. Sato is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Hayagawa lines out to short stop.
Saitama 0, Yomiuri 2
Bottom 2nd: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ojima grounds to first base. Ojima is forced out at first by Sato.
Hiramatsu strikes out.
Ohka grounds to first base. Ohka is thrown out at first by Sato.
Saitama 0, Yomiuri 2
Top 3rd: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Ota hits a triple to right field.
Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ojima. Ota holds at third base.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single to second base. Ota comes in to score.
Amemiya steals second base.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Saitama 1, Yomiuri 2
Bottom 3rd: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kamida flies out to left field.
Endo grounds to short stop. Endo is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Watanabe hits a home run to right field.
Ishikawa lines out to third base.
Saitama 1, Yomiuri 3
Top 4th: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Sato flies out to right field.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to right field. Enatsu advances to third base.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Enatsu comes in to score. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Ota strikes out.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 3
Bottom 4th: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Saeki strikes out.
Takagi hits a double to right field.
Ojima hits a ground ball single through to right field. Takagi comes in to score.
Hiramatsu grounds to third base. Ojima is thrown out at second by Ota. Hiramatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ohka fouls out to the catcher.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 4
Top 5th: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a double to center field.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu. Wakatabe holds at second base.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
Ogawa strikes out.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 4
Bottom 5th: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kamida flies out to center field.
Endo pops out to short stop.
Watanabe fouls out to third base.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 4
Top 6th: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Sato hits a home run to right field.
Hayagawa fouls out to right field.
Fujikawa flies out to right field.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 4
Bottom 6th: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ishikawa strikes out.
Saeki fouls out to third base.
Takagi flies out to center field.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 4
Top 7th: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Ota flies out to right field.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 4
Bottom 7th: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ojima flies out to left field.
Hiramatsu hits a double to right field.
Ohka hits a single to left field. Hiramatsu advances to third base.
Kamida flies out to center field. Hiramatsu comes in to score.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Endo strikes out.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 5
Top 8th: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Ishida comes in to pitch.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Ojima.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 5
Bottom 8th: Yomiuri
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Ishikawa pops out to second base.
Saeki flies out to center field.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 5
Top 9th: Saitama
Yamamoto comes in to pitch.
Sato flies out to right field.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Fujikawa grounds to third base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Ojima.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 5
Bottom 9th: Yomiuri
Not Required
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: I. Yamazaki (R)
Yomiuri: K. Kono (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Matsuda (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Ota (R), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Yomiuri: C-Kamida (L), DH-Endo (L), CF-Watanabe (L), RF-Ishikawa (S), LF-Saeki (L), 1B-Takagi (L), 3B-Ojima (R), SS-Hiramatsu (R), 2B-Ohka (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to second base.
Matsuda strikes out.
Enatsu grounds to second base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Saitama 0, Yomiuri 0
Bottom 1st: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kamida reaches on an error by short stop Wakatabe.
Endo draws a walk.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Ishikawa hits a double to right field. Kamida comes in to score. Endo comes in to score.
Saeki lines out to short stop.
Takagi strikes out.
Saitama 0, Yomiuri 2
Top 2nd: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Sato grounds to short stop. Sato is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Hayagawa lines out to short stop.
Saitama 0, Yomiuri 2
Bottom 2nd: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ojima grounds to first base. Ojima is forced out at first by Sato.
Hiramatsu strikes out.
Ohka grounds to first base. Ohka is thrown out at first by Sato.
Saitama 0, Yomiuri 2
Top 3rd: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Ota hits a triple to right field.
Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ojima. Ota holds at third base.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single to second base. Ota comes in to score.
Amemiya steals second base.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Saitama 1, Yomiuri 2
Bottom 3rd: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kamida flies out to left field.
Endo grounds to short stop. Endo is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Watanabe hits a home run to right field.
Ishikawa lines out to third base.
Saitama 1, Yomiuri 3
Top 4th: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Sato flies out to right field.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to right field. Enatsu advances to third base.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Enatsu comes in to score. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Ota strikes out.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 3
Bottom 4th: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Saeki strikes out.
Takagi hits a double to right field.
Ojima hits a ground ball single through to right field. Takagi comes in to score.
Hiramatsu grounds to third base. Ojima is thrown out at second by Ota. Hiramatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ohka fouls out to the catcher.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 4
Top 5th: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a double to center field.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu. Wakatabe holds at second base.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
Ogawa strikes out.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 4
Bottom 5th: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kamida flies out to center field.
Endo pops out to short stop.
Watanabe fouls out to third base.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 4
Top 6th: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Sato hits a home run to right field.
Hayagawa fouls out to right field.
Fujikawa flies out to right field.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 4
Bottom 6th: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ishikawa strikes out.
Saeki fouls out to third base.
Takagi flies out to center field.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 4
Top 7th: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Ota flies out to right field.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 4
Bottom 7th: Yomiuri
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ojima flies out to left field.
Hiramatsu hits a double to right field.
Ohka hits a single to left field. Hiramatsu advances to third base.
Kamida flies out to center field. Hiramatsu comes in to score.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Endo strikes out.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 5
Top 8th: Saitama
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Ishida comes in to pitch.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Ojima.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 5
Bottom 8th: Yomiuri
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Ishikawa pops out to second base.
Saeki flies out to center field.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 5
Top 9th: Saitama
Yamamoto comes in to pitch.
Sato flies out to right field.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Fujikawa grounds to third base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Ojima.
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 5
Bottom 9th: Yomiuri
Not Required
Saitama 3, Yomiuri 5