Hokkaido 7 - Saitama 6

Date: March 24th, 2072

Game: Cup [#5996270]

Attendance: 30,269

Winning Pitcher: Yūto Kubota (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: Kazuo Murakami (0-1)

Player Of The Game: Shūhei Nakajima (1)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Hokkaido Fighters	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	7	10	0	7
Saitama Lions	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	6	11	0	6

Hokkaido Fighters

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
M. Kawanaka 1b	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
M. Yamaguchi 3b	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
S. Nakajima rf	5	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.444
Y. Sasaki lf	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
T. Maeda cf	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.143
M. Tsuda dh	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.167
S. Chano 2b	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
R. Ikeda c	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Y. Tamura ss	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.125
Total	37	7	10	0	0	1	7	4	4	0	0	0	0	13

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
Y. Kubota W (1-0)	5	5	4	4	1	0	0	3	2	21	74	47	6	-	7	7.20
R. Naito H (1)	3	6	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	15	53	38	3	-	3	6.00
R. Kiyohara S (2)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	15	9	1	-	1	0.00
Total	9	11	6	6	1	0	0	7	2	39	142	94	10	-	11

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
Y. Kubota p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Naito p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Kiyohara p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Ikeda c	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Kawanaka 1b	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Chano 2b	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Yamaguchi 3b	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Tamura ss	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Sasaki lf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Maeda cf	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Nakajima rf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	33	27	6	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
M. Kadota dh	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250
K. Ota dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
K. Enatsu cf	5	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.444
R. Tomiyama rf	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.375
S. Sato 1b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143
T. Hayagawa 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.375
Y. Fujikawa c	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.182
S. Wakatabe ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.200
H. Yabuta 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.083
Total	38	6	11	2	0	2	6	1	7	0	0	0	0	9

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
K. Murakami L (0-1)	3⅔	7	7	7	3	0	0	1	1	21	91	57	7	-	4	17.18
I. Ogasawara	3⅓	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	14	79	50	3	-	4	5.79
F. Gatou	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	26	17	3	-	1	0.00
Total	9	10	7	7	4	0	0	4	1	41	196	124	13	-	9

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
K. Murakami p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Ogasawara p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
F. Gatou p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Fujikawa c	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Sato 1b	11	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Hayagawa 2b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Yabuta 3b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Wakatabe ss	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Amemiya lf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Enatsu cf	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Tomiyama rf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	36	27	9	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player of the Game
Hokkaido: Shuhei Nakajima

Managers
Hokkaido: Jim Bridges
Saitama: Robert Harimoto

Injuries
Hokkaido:  OF-Endo
Saitama:  C-Kato

Starting Pitcher
Hokkaido: Y. Kubota
Saitama: K. Murakami

Pitcher Fatigue
Hokkaido:  Hachimura-Light, Kageru-Light, Ueda-Heavy, Kiyohara-Light, Yamaguchi-Light, Fukui-Heavy
Saitama:  Kimura-Heavy, Ishikawa-Moderate, Murakami-None, Yamazaki-Heavy, Bando-Moderate, Kojima-None, Ogasawara-Light

Power Index
Hokkaido:  94.1
Saitama:  96.7

Lineup Selection
Hokkaido:  Default [option #3]
Saitama:  Default [option #3]

Game Information
Date:  March 24th, 2072
Game Type:  Cup

Ballpark:  MetLife Dome
Weather:  Hot
Attendance:  30,269

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Mon Dec 22 2025 @ 4:37:24 pm PST

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Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hokkaido: Y. Kubota (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)

Starting Lineups
Hokkaido: 1B-Kawanaka (L), 3B-Yamaguchi (R), RF-Nakajima (L), LF-Sasaki (L), CF-Maeda (L), DH-Tsuda (L), 2B-Chano (R), C-Ikeda (R), SS-Tamura (R)
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Kadota (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), C-Fujikawa (R), SS-Wakatabe (R), 3B-Yabuta (S)

Top 1st: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Kawanaka grounds to third base. Kawanaka is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
  Yamaguchi grounds to first base. Yamaguchi is thrown out at first by Sato.
  Nakajima hits a single to center field.
  Sasaki draws a walk.
  Maeda strikes out.
Hokkaido 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 1st: Saitama
  Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
  Amemiya flies out to center field.
  Kadota strikes out.
  Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Tomiyama pops out to second base.
Hokkaido 0, Saitama 0

Top 2nd: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Tsuda flies out to left field.
  Chano grounds to first base. Chano is forced out at first by Sato.
  Ikeda flies out to right field.
Hokkaido 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 2nd: Saitama
  Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
  Sato flies out to center field.
  Hayagawa lines out to right field.
  Fujikawa strikes out.
Hokkaido 0, Saitama 0

Top 3rd: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Tamura lines out to center field.
  Kawanaka grounds to short stop. Kawanaka is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
  Yamaguchi hits a single to right field.
  Nakajima hits a home run to right field. Yamaguchi comes in to score.
  Sasaki hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Maeda grounds to short stop. Maeda is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Hokkaido 2, Saitama 0

Bottom 3rd: Saitama
  Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
  Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Tamura.
  Yabuta lines out to second base.
  Amemiya grounds to the pitcher. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kubota.
Hokkaido 2, Saitama 0

Top 4th: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Tsuda hits a single to center field.
  Chano draws a walk.
  Ikeda flies out to center field.
  Tamura lines out to first base.
  Kawanaka hits a ground ball single to the pitcher. Tsuda advances to third base. Chano advances to second base.
  Yamaguchi draws a walk. Tsuda comes in to score.
  Nakajima hits a single to center field. Chano comes in to score. Kawanaka comes in to score. Yamaguchi advances to third base.
  Ogasawara comes in to pitch.
  Sasaki draws a walk.
  Maeda hits a single to left field. Yamaguchi comes in to score. Nakajima comes in to score. Sasaki advances to third base.
  Tsuda strikes out.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 0

Bottom 4th: Saitama
  Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
  Kadota strikes out.
  Enatsu flies out to center field.
  Tomiyama grounds to third base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Yamaguchi.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 0

Top 5th: Hokkaido
  Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
  Chano flies out to left field.
  Ikeda lines out to center field.
  Tamura grounds to second base. Tamura is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 0

Bottom 5th: Saitama
  Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
  Sato lines out to center field.
  Hayagawa pops out to second base.
  Fujikawa hits a double to right field.
  Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field. Fujikawa comes in to score.
  Yabuta grounds to third base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Yamaguchi.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 1

Top 6th: Hokkaido
  Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
  Kawanaka hits a single to center field.
  Yamaguchi flies out to center field.
  Nakajima grounds to short stop. Kawanaka is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Nakajima reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Sasaki hits a ground ball single through to right field. Nakajima advances to third base.
  Maeda flies out to right field.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 1

Bottom 6th: Saitama
  Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
  Amemiya draws a walk.
  Kadota hits a home run to right field. Amemiya comes in to score.
  Enatsu hits a home run to right field.
  Naito comes in to pitch.
  Tomiyama hits a single to center field.
  Sato strikes out.
  Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tomiyama advances to second base.
  Fujikawa flies out to left field.
  Wakatabe strikes out.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 4

Top 7th: Hokkaido
  Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
  Tsuda lines out to first base.
  Chano flies out to center field.
  Ikeda strikes out.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 4

Bottom 7th: Saitama
  Naito takes the mound to pitch.
  Yabuta lines out to center field.
  Amemiya flies out to right field.
  Kadota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Enatsu hits a double to center field. Kadota comes in to score.
  Tomiyama hits a single to right field. Enatsu comes in to score.
  Sato hits a single to center field. Tomiyama advances to second base.
  Hayagawa lines out to first base.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 6

Top 8th: Hokkaido
  Gatou comes in to pitch.
  Tamura strikes out.
  Kawanaka flies out to left field.
  Yamaguchi grounds to first base. Yamaguchi is thrown out at first by Sato.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 6

Bottom 8th: Saitama
  Naito takes the mound to pitch.
  Fujikawa flies out to left field.
  Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Chano.
  Yabuta strikes out.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 6

Top 9th: Hokkaido
  Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakajima lines out to left field.
  Sasaki grounds to short stop. Sasaki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
  Maeda grounds to second base. Maeda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 6

Bottom 9th: Saitama
  Kiyohara comes in to pitch.
  Amemiya grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Yamaguchi.
  Ota comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
  Ota pops out to first base.
  Enatsu strikes out.
Hokkaido 7, Saitama 6