Saitama 2 - Yomiuri 11

Date: May 15th, 2072

Game: Cup [#5996317]

Ballpark: Tokyo Dome

Attendance: 30,735

Winning Pitcher: Shūhei Asano (4-0)

Losing Pitcher: Kazuo Murakami (0-3)

Player Of The Game: Hiroyuki Ishikawa (1)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Saitama Lions	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1	11
Yomiuri Giants	1	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	x	11	11	1	6

Saitama Lions

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
S. Wakatabe ss	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	.367
S. Ikeda dh	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385
K. Enatsu dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.321
N. Amemiya cf	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	.225
K. Ota rf	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.293
R. Tomiyama ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.339
F. Tanaka lf	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.158
R. Kaku 1b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.192
Y. Fujikawa c	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.317
H. Yabuta 3b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348
Y. Fukuda 2b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
T. Hayagawa ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
Total	35	2	7	2	0	0	2	5	7	0	0	0	0	24

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
K. Murakami L (0-3)	2⅓	6	7	4	2	0	1	2	0	17	83	47	5	-	4	9.26
O. Kimura	⅓	2	4	4	2	0	0	0	1	5	25	14	1	-	1	108.00
D. Ishikawa	4⅓	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	16	57	37	7	-	3	1.27
K. Yokoyama	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	7	6	1	-	0	1.17
Total	8	11	11	8	6	1	1	4	1	41	172	104	14	-	8

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
K. Murakami p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
O. Kimura p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Ishikawa p	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Yokoyama p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Y. Fujikawa c	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Kaku 1b	6	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Y. Fukuda 2b	7	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
T. Hayagawa ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Yabuta 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Wakatabe ss	6	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
F. Tanaka lf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Amemiya cf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ota rf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Tomiyama ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	35	24	10	1	6	0	0	0	1

Yomiuri Giants

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
S. Kamida c	2	3	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.356
Y. Tachibana c	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
A. Takagi dh	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.148
T. Yamasaki dh	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321
M. Watanabe cf	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.396
H. Ishikawa rf	4	1	3	1	1	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.351
M. Saeki lf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.326
S. Matsuda lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.407
H. Endo lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.290
H. Nakano 1b	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.366
S. Ojima 3b	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	.318
R. Hiramatsu ss	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.299
T. Ohka 2b	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.253
Total	34	11	11	3	1	1	11	6	4	0	0	0	0	19

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
S. Asano W (4-0)	7⅔	7	2	2	3	0	0	6	0	33	150	92	8	-	7	3.75
H. Takahashi	1⅓	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	7	28	15	1	-	3	0.00
Total	9	7	2	2	5	0	0	7	0	40	178	107	9	-	10

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
S. Asano p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Takahashi p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Kamida c	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Tachibana c	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Nakano 1b	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Ohka 2b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Ojima 3b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Hiramatsu ss	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Saeki lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Matsuda lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Endo lf	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Watanabe cf	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Ishikawa rf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	35	27	7	1	0	0	0	0	0

Player of the Game
Yomiuri: Hiroyuki Ishikawa

Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Yomiuri: Francisco Mendez

Injuries
Saitama:  none
Yomiuri:  none

Starting Pitcher
Saitama: K. Murakami
Yomiuri: S. Asano

Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama:  Kimura-Heavy, Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Light, Yamazaki-Heavy, Bando-Moderate, Kojima-Light, Ogasawara-Moderate, Kimura-Light, Sugiyama-Heavy
Yomiuri:  Takatsu-Light, Sasaki-Heavy, Kono-Heavy, Yoshioka-Heavy, Fujiwara-Moderate, Asano-Light, Tomoi-Heavy, Yamamoto-Moderate

Power Index
Saitama:  95.3
Yomiuri:  95.2

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

Game Information
Date:  May 15th, 2072
Game Type:  Cup

Ballpark:  Tokyo Dome
Weather:  Sunny
Attendance:  30,735

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Mon Jan 5 2026 @ 3:38:28 pm PST

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Yomiuri: S. Asano (L)

Starting Lineups
Saitama: SS-Wakatabe (R), DH-Ikeda (R), CF-Amemiya (R), RF-Ota (R), LF-Tanaka (R), 1B-Kaku (R), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Yomiuri: C-Kamida (L), DH-Takagi (L), CF-Watanabe (L), RF-Ishikawa (S), LF-Saeki (L), 1B-Nakano (S), 3B-Ojima (R), SS-Hiramatsu (R), 2B-Ohka (R)

Top 1st: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
  Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Ohka.
  Amemiya draws a walk.
  Ota hits a double to right field. Amemiya comes in to score.
  Tanaka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ota comes in to score.
  Kaku strikes out.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 0

Bottom 1st: Yomiuri
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Kamida hits a double to left field.
  Takagi pops out to short stop.
  Watanabe flies out to left field.
  Ishikawa hits a triple to left field. Kamida comes in to score.
  Saeki pops out to second base.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 1

Top 2nd: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Fujikawa flies out to center field.
  Yabuta pops out to third base.
  Fukuda strikes out.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 1

Bottom 2nd: Yomiuri
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakano reaches on an error by second base Fukuda.
  Ojima strikes out.
  Hiramatsu is hit by the pitch.
  Ohka draws a walk.
  Kamida hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakano comes in to score. Hiramatsu advances to third base. Ohka advances to second base.
  Takagi grounds to second base. Hiramatsu is thrown out at the plate by Fukuda. Ohka advances to third base. Kamida advances to second base. Takagi reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Watanabe hits a ground ball single through to left field. Ohka comes in to score. Kamida comes in to score. Takagi advances to third base.
  Ishikawa strikes out.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 4

Top 3rd: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Wakatabe hits a single to center field.
  Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to center field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
  Amemiya flies out to right field.
  Ota flies out to center field.
  Tanaka strikes out.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 4

Bottom 3rd: Yomiuri
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Saeki flies out to left field.
  Nakano hits a single to center field.
  Ojima draws a walk.
  Hiramatsu hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakano advances to third base. Ojima advances to second base.
  Kimura comes in to pitch.
  Ohka hits a ground ball single to short stop. Nakano comes in to score. Ojima advances to third base. Hiramatsu advances to second base.
  Kamida draws a walk. Ojima comes in to score.
  Takagi draws a walk. Hiramatsu comes in to score.
  Watanabe lines out to center field.
  Ishikawa hits a home run to center field. Ohka comes in to score. Kamida comes in to score. Takagi comes in to score.
  Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
  Saeki grounds to first base. Saeki is thrown out at first by Kaku.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Top 4th: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaku lines out to right field.
  Fujikawa lines out to short stop.
  Yabuta lines out to second base.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Bottom 4th: Yomiuri
  Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakano flies out to right field.
  Ojima draws a walk.
  Hiramatsu grounds to second base. Ojima is thrown out at second by Fukuda. Hiramatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Ohka grounds to the pitcher. Ohka is thrown out at first by Ishikawa.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Top 5th: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Fukuda grounds to second base. Fukuda is thrown out at first by Ohka.
  Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
  Ikeda flies out to center field.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Bottom 5th: Yomiuri
  Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
  Tachibana comes in to pinch hit for Kamida.
  Tachibana grounds to first base. Tachibana is thrown out at first by Kaku.
  Yamasaki comes in to pinch hit for Takagi.
  Yamasaki lines out to center field.
  Watanabe flies out to left field.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Top 6th: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Amemiya strikes out.
  Ota flies out to center field.
  Tanaka lines out to center field.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Bottom 6th: Yomiuri
  Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
  Ishikawa hits a double to center field.
  Matsuda comes in to pinch hit for Saeki.
  Matsuda strikes out.
  Nakano flies out to center field.
  Ojima strikes out.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Top 7th: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaku flies out to center field.
  Fujikawa grounds to third base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Ojima.
  Yabuta hits a single to center field.
  Fukuda draws a walk.
  Wakatabe strikes out.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Bottom 7th: Yomiuri
  Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
  Hiramatsu hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Ohka grounds to second base. Hiramatsu is thrown out at second by Fukuda. Ohka is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
  Tachibana grounds to second base. Tachibana is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Top 8th: Saitama
  Asano takes the mound to pitch.
  Ikeda hits a single to center field.
  Amemiya hits a double to center field. Ikeda advances to third base.
  Ota strikes out.
  Tanaka draws a walk.
  Kaku grounds to the pitcher. Ikeda is thrown out at the plate by Asano. Amemiya advances to third base. Tanaka advances to second base. Kaku reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Takahashi comes in to pitch.
  Fujikawa grounds to third base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Ojima.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Bottom 8th: Yomiuri
  Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
  Yamasaki hits a double to right field.
  Yokoyama comes in to pitch.
  Yokoyama throws a wild pitch. Yamasaki advances to third base.
  Watanabe lines out to center field.
  Ishikawa is intentionally walked.
  Endo comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
  Endo grounds to second base. Ishikawa is thrown out at second by Fukuda. Endo is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Top 9th: Saitama
  Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
  Yabuta reaches on an error by left field Endo.
  Hayagawa comes in to pinch hit for Fukuda.
  Hayagawa draws a walk.
  Wakatabe strikes out.
  Enatsu comes in to pinch hit for Ikeda.
  Enatsu flies out to left field.
  Amemiya draws a walk.
  Tomiyama comes in to pinch hit for Ota.
  Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11

Bottom 9th: Yomiuri
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Saitama 2, Yomiuri 11