Game Date: Mar 16th, 2073
Chunichi 6 - Chiba 4
Date: August 18th, 2072
Game: League [#5988501] 
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Attendance: 22,433
Winning Pitcher: Kiyoshi Nomo (8-1)
Losing Pitcher: Rikuto Kouki (12-7)
Save: Ichiro Kikuchi (25)
Player Of The Game: Rikuto Okada (2)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Chiba Marines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 7 | ||
Chunichi Dragons
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Tanaka dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | |
| S. Okada rf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .299 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .307 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .217 | |
| K. Ogawa c | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | |
| R. Ihara c | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | |
| M. Saito lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 | |
| T. Hachimura lf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | |
| S. Oeda lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | |
| S. Nakazawa 1b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .305 | |
| S. Konno ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 | |
| Total | 36 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Uto | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 93 | 62 | 9 | - | 5 | 5.74 | |
| K. Takahashi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 3.26 | |
| K. Nomo W (8-1) | 2⅓ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 4 | - | 1 | 3.54 | |
| I. Kikuchi S (25) | ⅔ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 4.50 | |
| Total | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 130 | 89 | 15 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Uto p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Takahashi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Nomo p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Kikuchi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ogawa c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ihara c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| S. Nakazawa 1b | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Konno ss | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Saito lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hachimura lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Oeda lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Okada rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Chiba Marines
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Chano rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | |
| T. Imai ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .335 | |
| R. Uehara lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | |
| S. Kohiyama ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 | |
| S. Takasu 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .266 | |
| S. Otsuka cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | |
| J. Watanabe 1b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | |
| H. Okada dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | |
| H. Kimura 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | |
| T. Nishimoto ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 | |
| R. Nakamura ss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | |
| H. Shinjo c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .201 | |
| Total | 35 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| R. Kouki L (12-7) | 7⅓ | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 130 | 89 | 14 | - | 5 | 3.28 | |
| H. Kobayashi | 1⅔ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 4 | - | 2 | 3.71 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 153 | 105 | 18 | - | 7 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| R. Kouki p | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kobayashi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Shinjo c | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Watanabe 1b | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kimura 2b | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takasu 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishimoto ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakamura ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Uehara lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kohiyama ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Otsuka cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Chano rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Imai ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Chunichi: Rikuto Okada
Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Chiba: Ramon Rosales
Injuries
Chunichi: OF-Suzuki
Chiba: P-Kudo
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: S. Uto
Chiba: R. Kouki
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Jouda-Light, Kikuchi-Light, Sato-Heavy, Misawa-Light, Kubota-Heavy, Nomo-Light, Kato-None
Chiba: Asano-Heavy, Kouki-None, Nomo-Light, Takada-Heavy, Suzuki-Light, Ogawa-Light
Power Index
Chunichi: 95.8
Chiba: 95.4
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Chiba: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: August 18th, 2072
Game Type: League
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Weather: Windy - Blowing Out
Attendance: 22,433
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Thu Jan 29 2026 @ 4:42:15 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: S. Uto (R)
Chiba: R. Kouki (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: DH-Tanaka (L), RF-Okada (L), CF-Nakashima (L), C-Sakai (R), LF-Saito (L), 1B-Nakazawa (L), SS-Konno (R), 3B-Okada (R), 2B-Ochiai (R)
Chiba: RF-Chano (L), LF-Uehara (L), 3B-Takasu (L), CF-Otsuka (L), 1B-Watanabe (L), DH-Okada (R), 2B-Kimura (L), SS-Nishimoto (L), C-Shinjo (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Tanaka steals second base.
Okada strikes out.
Nakashima flies out to center field.
Sakai pops out to first base.
Chunichi 0, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Chano grounds to third base. Chano is thrown out at first by Okada.
Uehara hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Takasu flies out to center field.
Otsuka lines out to second base.
Chunichi 0, Chiba 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Saito flies out to left field.
Nakazawa strikes out.
Konno hits a double to right field.
Okada hits a single to center field. Konno comes in to score.
Ochiai grounds to first base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 0
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe strikes out.
Okada grounds to first base. Okada is forced out at first by Nakazawa.
Kimura hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Nishimoto grounds to short stop. Nishimoto is thrown out at first by Konno.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka strikes out.
Okada hits a ground ball single to second base.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Sakai strikes out.
Saito flies out to right field.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 0
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Shinjo flies out to left field.
Chano hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Uehara draws a walk.
Takasu lines out to short stop.
Otsuka draws a walk.
Watanabe hits a single to center field. Chano comes in to score. Uehara is thrown out at the plate by Nakashima. Otsuka advances to third base.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Nakazawa grounds to second base. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Konno grounds to short stop. Konno is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Okada lines out to the pitcher.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to left field.
Kimura pops out to second base.
Nishimoto grounds to short stop. Nishimoto is thrown out at first by Konno.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Ochiai grounds to second base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Tanaka hits a double to center field.
Okada strikes out.
Nakashima grounds to second base. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Shinjo lines out to the pitcher.
Chano hits a single to center field.
Chano is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Uehara grounds to first base. Uehara is thrown out at first by Nakazawa.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Top 6th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai hits a single to center field.
Saito grounds to third base on a hit and run. Sakai is thrown out at second by Takasu. Saito reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Nakazawa bunts to the catcher. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Shinjo. Saito advances to second base.
Konno reaches on an error by first base Watanabe. Saito advances to third base.
Konno is caught stealing second base by Shinjo.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu strikes out.
Otsuka hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Otsuka is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Watanabe hits a single to left field.
Okada flies out to center field.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Top 7th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Okada reaches on an error by second base Kimura.
Okada steals second base.
Ochiai grounds to first base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Watanabe. Okada advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Tanaka is intentionally walked.
Okada grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at second by Kimura. Okada is thrown out at first by short stop Nishimoto for a double play.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Kimura hits a double to left field.
Takahashi comes in to pitch.
Nakamura comes in to pinch hit for Nishimoto.
Nakamura hits a ground ball single to short stop. Kimura advances to third base.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
The infield draws in.
Shinjo grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at second by Konno. Shinjo is thrown out at first by second base Ochiai for a double play. Kimura comes in to score.
Chano strikes out.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 2
Top 8th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Nakashima pops out to third base.
Sakai reaches on an error by third base Takasu.
Ogawa comes in to pinch run for Sakai.
Ogawa steals second base.
Saito draws a walk.
Ogawa steals third base. Saito completes a double steal by taking second base.
The infield draws in.
Nakazawa is intentionally walked.
Konno hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ogawa comes in to score. Saito advances to third base. Nakazawa advances to second base.
Hachimura comes in to pinch run for Saito.
Okada hits a double to right field. Hachimura comes in to score. Nakazawa comes in to score. Konno comes in to score.
Kobayashi comes in to pitch.
Ochiai lines out to center field.
Tanaka grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara grounds to the pitcher. Uehara is thrown out at first by Nomo.
Takasu grounds to third base. Takasu is thrown out at first by Okada.
Otsuka fouls out to right field.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Top 9th: Chunichi
Kobayashi takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to center field.
Nakashima grounds to third base. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Takasu.
Ihara comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Ihara hits a home run to left field.
Oeda comes in to pinch hit for Hachimura.
Oeda reaches on an error by short stop Nakamura.
Nakazawa grounds to short stop. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 2
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe strikes out.
Okada draws a walk.
Ihara allows a passed ball. Okada advances to second base.
Kimura reaches on an error by short stop Konno. Okada advances to third base.
Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
Nakamura hits a ground ball single to second base. Okada comes in to score. Kimura advances to second base.
Shinjo flies out to left field.
Imai comes in to pinch hit for Chano.
Imai hits a single to left field. Kimura comes in to score. Nakamura advances to third base.
Kohiyama comes in to pinch hit for Uehara.
Kohiyama pops out to short stop.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 4
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: S. Uto (R)
Chiba: R. Kouki (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: DH-Tanaka (L), RF-Okada (L), CF-Nakashima (L), C-Sakai (R), LF-Saito (L), 1B-Nakazawa (L), SS-Konno (R), 3B-Okada (R), 2B-Ochiai (R)
Chiba: RF-Chano (L), LF-Uehara (L), 3B-Takasu (L), CF-Otsuka (L), 1B-Watanabe (L), DH-Okada (R), 2B-Kimura (L), SS-Nishimoto (L), C-Shinjo (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Tanaka steals second base.
Okada strikes out.
Nakashima flies out to center field.
Sakai pops out to first base.
Chunichi 0, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Chano grounds to third base. Chano is thrown out at first by Okada.
Uehara hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Takasu flies out to center field.
Otsuka lines out to second base.
Chunichi 0, Chiba 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Saito flies out to left field.
Nakazawa strikes out.
Konno hits a double to right field.
Okada hits a single to center field. Konno comes in to score.
Ochiai grounds to first base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 0
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe strikes out.
Okada grounds to first base. Okada is forced out at first by Nakazawa.
Kimura hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Nishimoto grounds to short stop. Nishimoto is thrown out at first by Konno.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka strikes out.
Okada hits a ground ball single to second base.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Sakai strikes out.
Saito flies out to right field.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 0
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Shinjo flies out to left field.
Chano hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Uehara draws a walk.
Takasu lines out to short stop.
Otsuka draws a walk.
Watanabe hits a single to center field. Chano comes in to score. Uehara is thrown out at the plate by Nakashima. Otsuka advances to third base.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Nakazawa grounds to second base. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Konno grounds to short stop. Konno is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Okada lines out to the pitcher.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to left field.
Kimura pops out to second base.
Nishimoto grounds to short stop. Nishimoto is thrown out at first by Konno.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Ochiai grounds to second base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Tanaka hits a double to center field.
Okada strikes out.
Nakashima grounds to second base. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Shinjo lines out to the pitcher.
Chano hits a single to center field.
Chano is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Uehara grounds to first base. Uehara is thrown out at first by Nakazawa.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Top 6th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai hits a single to center field.
Saito grounds to third base on a hit and run. Sakai is thrown out at second by Takasu. Saito reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Nakazawa bunts to the catcher. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Shinjo. Saito advances to second base.
Konno reaches on an error by first base Watanabe. Saito advances to third base.
Konno is caught stealing second base by Shinjo.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu strikes out.
Otsuka hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Otsuka is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Watanabe hits a single to left field.
Okada flies out to center field.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Top 7th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Okada reaches on an error by second base Kimura.
Okada steals second base.
Ochiai grounds to first base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Watanabe. Okada advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Tanaka is intentionally walked.
Okada grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at second by Kimura. Okada is thrown out at first by short stop Nishimoto for a double play.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 1
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Kimura hits a double to left field.
Takahashi comes in to pitch.
Nakamura comes in to pinch hit for Nishimoto.
Nakamura hits a ground ball single to short stop. Kimura advances to third base.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
The infield draws in.
Shinjo grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at second by Konno. Shinjo is thrown out at first by second base Ochiai for a double play. Kimura comes in to score.
Chano strikes out.
Chunichi 1, Chiba 2
Top 8th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Nakashima pops out to third base.
Sakai reaches on an error by third base Takasu.
Ogawa comes in to pinch run for Sakai.
Ogawa steals second base.
Saito draws a walk.
Ogawa steals third base. Saito completes a double steal by taking second base.
The infield draws in.
Nakazawa is intentionally walked.
Konno hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ogawa comes in to score. Saito advances to third base. Nakazawa advances to second base.
Hachimura comes in to pinch run for Saito.
Okada hits a double to right field. Hachimura comes in to score. Nakazawa comes in to score. Konno comes in to score.
Kobayashi comes in to pitch.
Ochiai lines out to center field.
Tanaka grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara grounds to the pitcher. Uehara is thrown out at first by Nomo.
Takasu grounds to third base. Takasu is thrown out at first by Okada.
Otsuka fouls out to right field.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Top 9th: Chunichi
Kobayashi takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to center field.
Nakashima grounds to third base. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Takasu.
Ihara comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Ihara hits a home run to left field.
Oeda comes in to pinch hit for Hachimura.
Oeda reaches on an error by short stop Nakamura.
Nakazawa grounds to short stop. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 2
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe strikes out.
Okada draws a walk.
Ihara allows a passed ball. Okada advances to second base.
Kimura reaches on an error by short stop Konno. Okada advances to third base.
Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
Nakamura hits a ground ball single to second base. Okada comes in to score. Kimura advances to second base.
Shinjo flies out to left field.
Imai comes in to pinch hit for Chano.
Imai hits a single to left field. Kimura comes in to score. Nakamura advances to third base.
Kohiyama comes in to pinch hit for Uehara.
Kohiyama pops out to short stop.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 4