Game Date: Oct 11th, 2074
Chunichi 5 - Saitama 3
Date: August 8th, 2072
Game: League [#5988385] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 28,323
Winning Pitcher: Haruto Kawanaka (2-1)
Losing Pitcher: Isamu Ogasawara (1-2)
Save: Ichiro Kikuchi (23)
Player Of The Game: Haruto Kawanaka (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||
Chunichi Dragons
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| R. Okada 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | |
| K. Ogawa lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | |
| S. Okada lf | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | |
| H. Hayami lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | |
| S. Oeda lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | |
| M. Suzuki cf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .283 | |
| R. Ihara rf | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .322 | |
| S. Konno ss | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | |
| T. Hachimura dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | |
| M. Saito dh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | |
| Y. Tanaka dh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | |
| S. Kudou 1b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | |
| S. Nakazawa 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .307 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | |
| Total | 45 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| I. Kato | 8⅔ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 107 | 74 | 11 | - | 12 | 4.08 | |
| H. Kawanaka W (2-1) | 2⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 2 | - | 2 | 4.71 | |
| I. Kikuchi S (23) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | 4.78 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 145 | 96 | 14 | - | 15 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| I. Kato p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| H. Kawanaka p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Kikuchi p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kudou 1b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nakazawa 1b | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Konno ss | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ogawa lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Okada lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Hayami lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Oeda lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Suzuki cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ihara rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .401 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .329 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .322 | |
| Y. Fukuda ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .290 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | |
| Total | 42 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Kojima | 4⅔ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 91 | 56 | 3 | - | 6 | 3.35 | |
| K. Yokoyama | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 22 | 2 | - | 2 | 4.67 | |
| S. Ishikawa | 1⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | 2.51 | |
| Y. Nishi BS (3) | 1⅓ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 4 | - | 0 | 6.75 | |
| I. Ogasawara L (1-2) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 21 | 3 | - | 1 | 6.85 | |
| K. Kojima | ⅔ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | 9.39 | |
| Total | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 224 | 133 | 16 | - | 10 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Kojima p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Yokoyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ishikawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nishi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Ogasawara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Kojima p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 7 | 3 | 4 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Chunichi: Haruto Kawanaka
Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Chunichi: OF-Nakashima
Saitama: none
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: I. Kato
Saitama: H. Kojima
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Sato-Heavy, Misawa-Heavy, Uto-Heavy, Kubota-Heavy, Iriki-Moderate, Nomo-Moderate, Takano-Heavy
Saitama: Kimura-Heavy, Murakami-Heavy, Yamazaki-Heavy, Yokoyama-Light, Kimura-Heavy
Power Index
Chunichi: 95.8
Saitama: 96.0
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: August 8th, 2072
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Hot
Attendance: 28,323
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Jan 27 2026 @ 5:40:56 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: I. Kato (R)
Saitama: H. Kojima (L)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: 3B-Okada (R), LF-Ogawa (R), CF-Suzuki (R), RF-Ihara (R), SS-Konno (R), DH-Hachimura (R), 1B-Kudou (R), 2B-Ochiai (R), C-Sakai (R)
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)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Okada grounds to first base. Okada is thrown out at first by Sato.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Ihara hits a double to right field. Suzuki comes in to score.
Konno strikes out.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Kadota strikes out.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Hachimura strikes out.
Kudou hits a single to right field.
Ochiai draws a walk.
Sakai strikes out on a hit and run. Kudou is caught stealing third base by Fujikawa.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Sato flies out to center field.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Okada pops out to short stop.
Ogawa hits a triple to right field.
Suzuki flies out to left field. Ogawa comes in to score.
Ihara flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa hits a home run to left field.
Yabuta lines out to second base.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Kudou.
Amemiya pops out to second base.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Konno strikes out.
Hachimura pops out to first base.
Kudou grounds to second base. Kudou is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota hits a double to right field.
Enatsu hits a single to right field. Kadota advances to third base.
Tomiyama pops out to second base.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kadota comes in to score. Enatsu advances to second base.
Hayagawa flies out to left field.
Fujikawa grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Konno.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Ochiai grounds to short stop. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Sakai draws a walk.
Okada flies out to left field.
Yokoyama comes in to pitch.
Okada comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Okada hits a single to right field. Sakai advances to third base.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Ihara flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta lines out to second base.
Wakatabe lines out to short stop.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Amemiya steals second base.
Kadota pops out to second base.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Yokoyama takes the mound to pitch.
Konno grounds to third base. Konno is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Saito comes in to pinch hit for Hachimura.
Saito hits a double to left field.
Nakazawa comes in to pinch hit for Kudou.
Nakazawa flies out to right field.
Ochiai lines out to short stop.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Tomiyama lines out to second base.
Sato strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 7th: Chunichi
Yokoyama takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai hits a single to left field.
Okada grounds to second base. Sakai is forced out at second by Hayagawa. Okada is thrown out at first by second base Hayagawa for a double play.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Suzuki grounds to short stop. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Fujikawa pops out to first base.
Yabuta bunts to the catcher. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Sakai. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Kato throws a wild pitch. Hayagawa advances to third base.
Wakatabe hits a triple to center field. Hayagawa comes in to score.
Amemiya grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Okada.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Chunichi
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Ihara grounds to second base. Ihara is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Konno lines out to center field.
Saito draws a walk.
Tanaka comes in to pinch run for Saito.
Nakazawa grounds to short stop. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota grounds to second base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Chunichi
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Ochiai draws a walk.
Sakai strikes out on a hit and run. Ochiai steals second base.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ochiai comes in to score.
Hayami comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Hayami tries to bunt, but pops out to the catcher.
Suzuki grounds to second base. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a single to right field.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Fujikawa grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Ochiai. Sato advances to second base.
Kawanaka comes in to pitch.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Top 10th: Chunichi
Nishi takes the mound to pitch.
Ihara strikes out.
Konno hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ogasawara comes in to pitch.
Konno steals second base.
Tanaka grounds to short stop. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Konno holds at second base.
Nakazawa grounds to second base. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 10th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe lines out to center field.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Kadota lines out to second base.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Top 11th: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Ochiai lines out to short stop.
Sakai grounds to second base. Sakai is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Okada draws a walk.
Oeda comes in to pinch hit for Hayami.
Oeda strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 11th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Sato grounds to second base. Enatsu is forced out at second by Ochiai. Sato is thrown out at first by second base Ochiai for a double play.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Top 12th: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki flies out to center field.
Ihara hits a single to center field.
Konno hits a single to right field. Ihara advances to second base.
Tanaka hits a double to right field. Ihara comes in to score. Konno comes in to score.
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Tanaka is caught stealing third base by Fujikawa.
Nakazawa hits a single to center field.
Ochiai flies out to left field.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 12th: Saitama
Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
Fukuda comes in to pinch hit for Hayagawa.
Fukuda flies out to left field.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta draws a walk.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nakazawa.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: I. Kato (R)
Saitama: H. Kojima (L)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: 3B-Okada (R), LF-Ogawa (R), CF-Suzuki (R), RF-Ihara (R), SS-Konno (R), DH-Hachimura (R), 1B-Kudou (R), 2B-Ochiai (R), C-Sakai (R)
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)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Okada grounds to first base. Okada is thrown out at first by Sato.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Ihara hits a double to right field. Suzuki comes in to score.
Konno strikes out.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Kadota strikes out.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Hachimura strikes out.
Kudou hits a single to right field.
Ochiai draws a walk.
Sakai strikes out on a hit and run. Kudou is caught stealing third base by Fujikawa.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Sato flies out to center field.
Hayagawa grounds to second base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Okada pops out to short stop.
Ogawa hits a triple to right field.
Suzuki flies out to left field. Ogawa comes in to score.
Ihara flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa hits a home run to left field.
Yabuta lines out to second base.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Kudou.
Amemiya pops out to second base.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Konno strikes out.
Hachimura pops out to first base.
Kudou grounds to second base. Kudou is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota hits a double to right field.
Enatsu hits a single to right field. Kadota advances to third base.
Tomiyama pops out to second base.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kadota comes in to score. Enatsu advances to second base.
Hayagawa flies out to left field.
Fujikawa grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Konno.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Ochiai grounds to short stop. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Sakai draws a walk.
Okada flies out to left field.
Yokoyama comes in to pitch.
Okada comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Okada hits a single to right field. Sakai advances to third base.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Ihara flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta lines out to second base.
Wakatabe lines out to short stop.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Amemiya steals second base.
Kadota pops out to second base.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Yokoyama takes the mound to pitch.
Konno grounds to third base. Konno is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Saito comes in to pinch hit for Hachimura.
Saito hits a double to left field.
Nakazawa comes in to pinch hit for Kudou.
Nakazawa flies out to right field.
Ochiai lines out to short stop.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Tomiyama lines out to second base.
Sato strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 7th: Chunichi
Yokoyama takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai hits a single to left field.
Okada grounds to second base. Sakai is forced out at second by Hayagawa. Okada is thrown out at first by second base Hayagawa for a double play.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Suzuki grounds to short stop. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Fujikawa pops out to first base.
Yabuta bunts to the catcher. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Sakai. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Kato throws a wild pitch. Hayagawa advances to third base.
Wakatabe hits a triple to center field. Hayagawa comes in to score.
Amemiya grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Okada.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Chunichi
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Ihara grounds to second base. Ihara is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Konno lines out to center field.
Saito draws a walk.
Tanaka comes in to pinch run for Saito.
Nakazawa grounds to short stop. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota grounds to second base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Chunichi
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Ochiai draws a walk.
Sakai strikes out on a hit and run. Ochiai steals second base.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ochiai comes in to score.
Hayami comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Hayami tries to bunt, but pops out to the catcher.
Suzuki grounds to second base. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a single to right field.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Fujikawa grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Ochiai. Sato advances to second base.
Kawanaka comes in to pitch.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Top 10th: Chunichi
Nishi takes the mound to pitch.
Ihara strikes out.
Konno hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ogasawara comes in to pitch.
Konno steals second base.
Tanaka grounds to short stop. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Konno holds at second base.
Nakazawa grounds to second base. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 10th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe lines out to center field.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Kadota lines out to second base.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Top 11th: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Ochiai lines out to short stop.
Sakai grounds to second base. Sakai is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Okada draws a walk.
Oeda comes in to pinch hit for Hayami.
Oeda strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 11th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Sato grounds to second base. Enatsu is forced out at second by Ochiai. Sato is thrown out at first by second base Ochiai for a double play.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Top 12th: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki flies out to center field.
Ihara hits a single to center field.
Konno hits a single to right field. Ihara advances to second base.
Tanaka hits a double to right field. Ihara comes in to score. Konno comes in to score.
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Tanaka is caught stealing third base by Fujikawa.
Nakazawa hits a single to center field.
Ochiai flies out to left field.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 12th: Saitama
Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
Fukuda comes in to pinch hit for Hayagawa.
Fukuda flies out to left field.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta draws a walk.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nakazawa.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 3