Hanshin 12 - Saitama 7

Date: April 10th, 2072

Game: Cup [#5996283]

Attendance: 29,823

Winning Pitcher: Kōichi Itō (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: Daiki Ishikawa (0-1)

Player Of The Game: Norihiro Kitabeppu (1)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Hanshin Tigers	0	0	3	0	2	1	5	0	1	12	15	0	11
Saitama Lions	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	14	2	8

Hanshin Tigers

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
T. Kaneko 2b	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.294
K. Takeda lf	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
E. Matsuda lf	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158
K. Tadano cf	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.375
A. Hayagawa 3b	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.269
K. Ueda 3b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.364
H. Kaku rf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.235
S. Matsuo rf	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.222
T. Suzuki 1b	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261
T. Nakajima 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.300
S. Watanabe dh	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.290
N. Kitabeppu ss	5	3	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231
H. Yoshida c	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Total	44	12	15	2	0	3	12	6	7	0	0	0	0	31

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
H. Asano	3⅓	6	5	5	0	0	0	4	1	16	50	37	4	-	4	18.69
K. Ito W (1-0)	2⅔	6	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	14	55	34	6	-	2	6.75
R. Yamamoto S (2)	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	12	41	27	3	-	6	2.84
Total	9	14	7	7	2	0	1	7	1	42	146	98	13	-	12

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
H. Asano p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ito p	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
R. Yamamoto p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Yoshida c	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Suzuki 1b	6	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
T. Nakajima 1b	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Kaneko 2b	6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
A. Hayagawa 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ueda 3b	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Kitabeppu ss	6	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
K. Takeda lf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Matsuda lf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Tadano cf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Kaku rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Matsuo rf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	36	27	9	0	6	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	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.257
M. Kadota dh	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.321
K. Ota cf	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	.238
R. Tomiyama rf	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.292
F. Tanaka rf	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
I. Ogawa rf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
S. Sato 1b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261
S. Ikeda 1b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
H. Matsuda 1b	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
T. Hayagawa 2b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320
Y. Fukuda 2b	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.125
Y. Fujikawa c	3	2	3	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
R. Kaku ss	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
H. Yabuta 3b	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	.250
Total	38	7	14	4	0	1	7	2	7	0	0	0	1	16

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
T. Nishiyama	4⅔	7	5	5	2	0	0	4	1	24	85	54	8	-	6	11.57
D. Ishikawa BS (2) L (0-1)	2	3	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	11	48	33	3	-	5	1.59
D. Sugiyama	1⅔	4	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	12	44	22	4	-	2	3.38
K. Yokoyama	⅔	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	15	11	1	-	0	0.00
Total	9	15	12	7	6	0	0	7	3	50	192	120	16	-	13

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
T. Nishiyama p	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
D. Ishikawa p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Sugiyama p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Yokoyama p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Fujikawa c	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
S. Sato 1b	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Ikeda 1b	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
H. Matsuda 1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Hayagawa 2b	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Fukuda 2b	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Yabuta 3b	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Kaku ss	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Amemiya lf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ota cf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Tomiyama rf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
F. Tanaka rf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Ogawa rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	35	27	6	2	0	0	0	1	1

Player of the Game
Hanshin: Norihiro Kitabeppu

Managers
Hanshin: Joe Pope
Saitama: Robert Harimoto

Injuries
Hanshin:  P-Higashio
Saitama:  P-Kimura, OF-Enatsu, SS-Wakatabe

Starting Pitcher
Hanshin: H. Asano
Saitama: T. Nishiyama

Pitcher Fatigue
Hanshin:  Yamamoto-Light, Takamatsu-Heavy, Yamashita-Heavy, Asano-Light, Kimura-Heavy, Kobayashi-None
Saitama:  Nishiyama-Light, Ishikawa-Light, Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Heavy, Yamazaki-Heavy, Kojima-Light, Nishi-Light, Ogasawara-Moderate, Sugiyama-Light

Power Index
Hanshin:  95.0
Saitama:  95.4

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

Game Information
Date:  April 10th, 2072
Game Type:  Cup

Ballpark:  MetLife Dome
Weather:  Rainy
Attendance:  29,823

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Fri Dec 26 2025 @ 5:38:16 pm PST

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hanshin: H. Asano (R)
Saitama: T. Nishiyama (R)

Starting Lineups
Hanshin: 2B-Kaneko (R), LF-Takeda (L), CF-Tadano (S), 3B-Hayagawa (L), RF-Kaku (L), 1B-Suzuki (L), DH-Watanabe (R), SS-Kitabeppu (S), C-Yoshida (R)
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Kadota (L), CF-Ota (R), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), C-Fujikawa (R), SS-Kaku (R), 3B-Yabuta (S)

Top 1st: Hanshin
  Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaneko reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa.
  Takeda lines out to second base.
  Tadano flies out to left field.
  Nishiyama throws a wild pitch. Kaneko advances to second base.
  Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kaku.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 1st: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
  Kadota grounds to second base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
  Ota strikes out.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0

Top 2nd: Hanshin
  Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaku lines out to the pitcher.
  Suzuki strikes out.
  Watanabe grounds to short stop. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Kaku.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 2nd: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Tomiyama strikes out.
  Sato flies out to center field.
  Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0

Top 3rd: Hanshin
  Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
  Kitabeppu flies out to center field.
  Yoshida hits a ground ball single through to left field.
  Kaneko flies out to right field.
  Takeda hits a home run to right field. Yoshida comes in to score.
  Tadano hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Fujikawa allows a passed ball. Tadano advances to second base.
  Hayagawa hits a double to center field. Tadano comes in to score.
  Kaku flies out to right field.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 0

Bottom 3rd: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Fujikawa hits a home run to left field.
  Kaku pops out to second base.
  Yabuta hits a double to center field.
  Amemiya flies out to center field.
  Kadota strikes out.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 1

Top 4th: Hanshin
  Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
  Suzuki hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Watanabe strikes out.
  Kitabeppu flies out to left field.
  Yoshida grounds to the pitcher. Yoshida is thrown out at first by Nishiyama.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 1

Bottom 4th: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Ota strikes out.
  Tomiyama hits a single to right field.
  Sato hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tomiyama advances to second base.
  Hayagawa hits a single to right field. Tomiyama advances to third base. Sato advances to second base.
  Fujikawa hits a double to left field. Tomiyama comes in to score. Sato comes in to score. Hayagawa comes in to score.
  Ito comes in to pitch.
  Kaku draws a walk.
  Yabuta flies out to left field.
  Amemiya hits a double to left field. Fujikawa comes in to score. Kaku comes in to score.
  Kadota hits a ground ball single to second base. Amemiya advances to third base.
  Ota grounds to short stop. Ota is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 6

Top 5th: Hanshin
  Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaneko hits a single to center field.
  Takeda draws a walk.
  Tadano draws a walk.
  Hayagawa strikes out.
  Kaku strikes out.
  Suzuki hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kaneko comes in to score. Takeda comes in to score. Tadano advances to third base.
  Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
  Watanabe grounds to third base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Hanshin 5, Saitama 6

Bottom 5th: Saitama
  Ito takes the mound to pitch.
  Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
  Tanaka hits a double to left field.
  Ikeda comes in to pinch hit for Sato.
  Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tanaka advances to third base.
  Fukuda comes in to pinch hit for Hayagawa.
  Fukuda flies out to center field. Tanaka comes in to score.
  Fujikawa hits a single to center field. Ikeda advances to second base.
  Kaku grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at second by Kitabeppu. Kaku is thrown out at first by second base Kaneko for a double play.
Hanshin 5, Saitama 7

Top 6th: Hanshin
  Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
  Kitabeppu hits a home run to left field.
  Yoshida strikes out.
  Kaneko flies out to center field.
  Matsuda comes in to pinch hit for Takeda.
  Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Hanshin 6, Saitama 7

Bottom 6th: Saitama
  Ito takes the mound to pitch.
  Yabuta draws a walk.
  Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yabuta advances to second base.
  Kadota grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at second by Suzuki. Kadota is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play. Yabuta advances to third base.
  Ota strikes out.
Hanshin 6, Saitama 7

Top 7th: Hanshin
  Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
  Tadano draws a walk.
  Ueda comes in to pinch hit for Hayagawa.
  Ueda flies out to right field.
  Matsuo comes in to pinch hit for Kaku.
  Matsuo reaches on an error by first base Ikeda. Tadano advances to second base.
  Nakajima comes in to pinch hit for Suzuki.
  Nakajima flies out to right field.
  Watanabe hits a double to right field. Tadano comes in to score. Matsuo comes in to score.
  Kitabeppu hits a home run to right field. Watanabe comes in to score.
  Sugiyama comes in to pitch.
  Yoshida draws a walk.
  Kaneko draws a walk.
  Matsuda hits a single to right field. Yoshida comes in to score. Kaneko advances to third base.
  Tadano flies out to left field.
Hanshin 11, Saitama 7

Bottom 7th: Saitama
  Yamamoto comes in to pitch.
  Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
  Ogawa flies out to right field.
  Matsuda comes in to pinch hit for Ikeda.
  Matsuda pops out to third base.
  Fukuda strikes out.
Hanshin 11, Saitama 7

Top 8th: Hanshin
  Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
  Ueda flies out to left field.
  Matsuo hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Nakajima strikes out.
  Watanabe lines out to short stop.
Hanshin 11, Saitama 7

Bottom 8th: Saitama
  Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
  Fujikawa is hit by the pitch.
  Kaku hits a ground ball single through to center field. Fujikawa advances to second base.
  Yabuta strikes out.
  Amemiya pops out to second base.
  Kadota grounds to second base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Hanshin 11, Saitama 7

Top 9th: Hanshin
  Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
  Kitabeppu hits a ground ball single to second base.
  Yoshida hits a ground ball single through to left field. Kitabeppu advances to second base.
  Kaneko grounds to third base. Yoshida is thrown out at second by Yabuta. Kaneko reaches first on a fielder's choice. Kitabeppu advances to third base.
  Matsuda draws a walk.
  Yokoyama comes in to pitch.
  Tadano hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kitabeppu comes in to score. Kaneko advances to third base. Matsuda advances to second base.
  Ueda strikes out.
  Matsuo lines out to second base.
Hanshin 12, Saitama 7

Bottom 9th: Saitama
  Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
  Ota flies out to left field.
  Ogawa flies out to center field.
  Matsuda hits a ground ball single through to left field.
  Fukuda flies out to right field.
Hanshin 12, Saitama 7