Game Date: Mar 10th, 2073
Yomiuri 12 - Saitama 9
Date: May 16th, 2072
Game: Cup [#5996318] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 30,187
Winning Pitcher: Yuta Fujiwara (1-1)
Losing Pitcher: Isamu Ogasawara (3-1)
Save: Tomoki Yamamoto (1)
Player Of The Game: Rento Tomiyama (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||
Yomiuri Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Matsuda 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| M. Saeki 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | |
| T. Yamasaki lf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .355 | |
| H. Endo lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | |
| H. Ishikawa cf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .354 | |
| H. Nakano rf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .368 | |
| R. Hiramatsu ss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .282 | |
| S. Ojima 3b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .319 | |
| S. Ito 3b | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| Y. Tachibana c | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | |
| S. Kamida c | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .340 | |
| T. Ohka 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | |
| S. Ueno dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| M. Watanabe dh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| Total | 39 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Takatsu | 2⅔ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 30 | 3 | - | 3 | 13.50 | |
| M. Takagi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 47 | 29 | 7 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| H. Takahashi | ⅔ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 2 | - | 2 | 3.52 | |
| Y. Fujiwara W (1-1) | 2⅓ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 26 | 1 | - | 4 | 5.40 | |
| T. Yamamoto S (1) | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.79 | |
| Total | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 154 | 96 | 13 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Takatsu p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Takagi p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Takahashi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujiwara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamamoto p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tachibana c | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kamida c | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuda 1b | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Saeki 1b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ohka 2b | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ojima 3b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ito 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Hiramatsu ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamasaki lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Endo lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ishikawa cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Nakano rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .361 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .297 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .361 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .344 | |
| Total | 37 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Kojima | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 95 | 62 | 10 | - | 4 | 5.59 | |
| K. Yokoyama BS (1) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 18 | 2 | - | 1 | 2.79 | |
| I. Ogasawara L (3-1) | ⅓ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 0 | - | 2 | 4.58 | |
| O. Kimura BS (1) | 1⅓ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 2 | - | 2 | 37.80 | |
| Y. Nishi | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 4.50 | |
| Total | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 183 | 107 | 15 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Kojima p | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Yokoyama p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Ogasawara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Kimura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nishi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Rento Tomiyama
Managers
Yomiuri: Francisco Mendez
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Yomiuri: none
Saitama: none
Starting Pitcher
Yomiuri: T. Takatsu
Saitama: H. Kojima
Pitcher Fatigue
Yomiuri: Takatsu-Light, Sasaki-Heavy, Kono-Light, Yoshioka-Heavy, Takahashi-Light, Fujiwara-Light, Asano-Heavy, Tomoi-Moderate, Yamamoto-Light
Saitama: Kimura-Heavy, Ishikawa-Moderate, Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Heavy, Yamazaki-Moderate, Bando-Light, Kojima-None, Ogasawara-Light, Kimura-Light, Sugiyama-Moderate
Power Index
Yomiuri: 95.2
Saitama: 95.3
Lineup Selection
Yomiuri: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: May 16th, 2072
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 30,187
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Mon Jan 5 2026 @ 4:38:39 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: T. Takatsu (R)
Saitama: H. Kojima (L)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 1B-Matsuda (R), LF-Yamasaki (R), CF-Ishikawa (S), RF-Nakano (S), SS-Hiramatsu (R), 3B-Ojima (R), C-Tachibana (R), 2B-Ohka (R), DH-Ueno (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: Yomiuri
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Yamasaki grounds to short stop. Yamasaki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Ishikawa flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to second base.
Kadota hits a single to right field.
Kadota is caught stealing second base by Tachibana.
Enatsu hits a home run to right field.
Tomiyama pops out to the pitcher.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 1
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Nakano hits a single to right field.
Hiramatsu lines out to second base.
Ojima grounds to short stop. Nakano is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Ojima reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tachibana hits a double to right field. Ojima comes in to score.
Ohka grounds to second base. Ohka is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 1
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Sato strikes out.
Hayagawa draws a walk.
Fujikawa lines out to center field.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to right field. Hayagawa advances to third base.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 1
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Ueno strikes out.
Matsuda hits a double to right field.
Yamasaki hits a home run to left field. Matsuda comes in to score.
Ishikawa grounds to first base. Ishikawa is forced out at first by Sato.
Nakano hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Hiramatsu grounds to second base. Hiramatsu is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 1
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to first base.
Kadota hits a single to right field.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kadota advances to second base.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Sato hits a home run to right field. Kadota comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score.
Takagi comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa lines out to third base.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 4
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Ojima flies out to center field.
Tachibana lines out to right field.
Ohka grounds to first base. Ohka is forced out at first by Sato.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 4
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Wakatabe flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 4
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Ueno grounds to third base. Ueno is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Matsuda grounds to the pitcher. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Yamasaki hits a double to left field.
Ishikawa grounds to the pitcher. Ishikawa is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 4
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to right field.
Kadota grounds to second base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Enatsu grounds to first base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Matsuda.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 4
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Yokoyama comes in to pitch.
Nakano strikes out.
Hiramatsu lines out to second base.
Ojima hits a home run to center field.
Kamida comes in to pinch hit for Tachibana.
Kamida lines out to center field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Sato hits a single to center field. Tomiyama advances to second base.
Hayagawa reaches on an error by first base Matsuda. Tomiyama advances to third base. Sato advances to second base.
Fujikawa grounds to first base. Tomiyama is thrown out at the plate by Matsuda. Sato advances to third base. Hayagawa advances to second base. Fujikawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yabuta flies out to right field. Sato comes in to score.
Takahashi comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Yokoyama takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka strikes out.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Ueno.
Watanabe grounds to first base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Sato.
Saeki comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
Saeki strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Amemiya steals second base.
Kadota bunts to the catcher. Kadota is thrown out at first by Kamida. Amemiya advances to third base.
Enatsu is intentionally walked.
Tomiyama hits a home run to right field. Amemiya comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score.
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Sato flies out to center field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 8
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Yokoyama takes the mound to pitch.
Endo comes in to pinch hit for Yamasaki.
Endo hits a ground ball single to third base.
Ogasawara comes in to pitch.
Ishikawa hits a home run to right field. Endo comes in to score.
Nakano flies out to left field.
Hiramatsu draws a walk.
Ojima draws a walk.
Kamida draws a walk.
Kimura comes in to pitch.
Ohka draws a walk. Hiramatsu comes in to score.
Ito comes in to pinch run for Ojima.
The infield draws in.
Watanabe hits a home run to right field. Ito comes in to score. Kamida comes in to score. Ohka comes in to score.
Saeki flies out to left field.
Endo strikes out.
Yomiuri 11, Saitama 8
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta hits a double to center field.
Wakatabe pops out to short stop.
Amemiya pops out to second base.
Yomiuri 11, Saitama 8
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ishikawa hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Nakano strikes out.
Hiramatsu grounds to third base. Hiramatsu is thrown out at first by Yabuta. Ishikawa advances to second base.
Ito hits a double to center field. Ishikawa comes in to score.
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Kamida grounds to short stop. Kamida is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Yomiuri 12, Saitama 8
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota strikes out.
Enatsu grounds to second base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Tomiyama hits a home run to center field.
Sato draws a walk.
Yamamoto comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa lines out to second base.
Yomiuri 12, Saitama 9
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: T. Takatsu (R)
Saitama: H. Kojima (L)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 1B-Matsuda (R), LF-Yamasaki (R), CF-Ishikawa (S), RF-Nakano (S), SS-Hiramatsu (R), 3B-Ojima (R), C-Tachibana (R), 2B-Ohka (R), DH-Ueno (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: Yomiuri
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Yamasaki grounds to short stop. Yamasaki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Ishikawa flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to second base.
Kadota hits a single to right field.
Kadota is caught stealing second base by Tachibana.
Enatsu hits a home run to right field.
Tomiyama pops out to the pitcher.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 1
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Nakano hits a single to right field.
Hiramatsu lines out to second base.
Ojima grounds to short stop. Nakano is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Ojima reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tachibana hits a double to right field. Ojima comes in to score.
Ohka grounds to second base. Ohka is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 1
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Sato strikes out.
Hayagawa draws a walk.
Fujikawa lines out to center field.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to right field. Hayagawa advances to third base.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 1
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Ueno strikes out.
Matsuda hits a double to right field.
Yamasaki hits a home run to left field. Matsuda comes in to score.
Ishikawa grounds to first base. Ishikawa is forced out at first by Sato.
Nakano hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Hiramatsu grounds to second base. Hiramatsu is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 1
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to first base.
Kadota hits a single to right field.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kadota advances to second base.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Sato hits a home run to right field. Kadota comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score.
Takagi comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa lines out to third base.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 4
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Ojima flies out to center field.
Tachibana lines out to right field.
Ohka grounds to first base. Ohka is forced out at first by Sato.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 4
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Wakatabe flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 4
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Ueno grounds to third base. Ueno is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Matsuda grounds to the pitcher. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Yamasaki hits a double to left field.
Ishikawa grounds to the pitcher. Ishikawa is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 4
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya lines out to right field.
Kadota grounds to second base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Enatsu grounds to first base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Matsuda.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 4
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Yokoyama comes in to pitch.
Nakano strikes out.
Hiramatsu lines out to second base.
Ojima hits a home run to center field.
Kamida comes in to pinch hit for Tachibana.
Kamida lines out to center field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Sato hits a single to center field. Tomiyama advances to second base.
Hayagawa reaches on an error by first base Matsuda. Tomiyama advances to third base. Sato advances to second base.
Fujikawa grounds to first base. Tomiyama is thrown out at the plate by Matsuda. Sato advances to third base. Hayagawa advances to second base. Fujikawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yabuta flies out to right field. Sato comes in to score.
Takahashi comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Yokoyama takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka strikes out.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Ueno.
Watanabe grounds to first base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Sato.
Saeki comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
Saeki strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Amemiya steals second base.
Kadota bunts to the catcher. Kadota is thrown out at first by Kamida. Amemiya advances to third base.
Enatsu is intentionally walked.
Tomiyama hits a home run to right field. Amemiya comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score.
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Sato flies out to center field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 8
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Yokoyama takes the mound to pitch.
Endo comes in to pinch hit for Yamasaki.
Endo hits a ground ball single to third base.
Ogasawara comes in to pitch.
Ishikawa hits a home run to right field. Endo comes in to score.
Nakano flies out to left field.
Hiramatsu draws a walk.
Ojima draws a walk.
Kamida draws a walk.
Kimura comes in to pitch.
Ohka draws a walk. Hiramatsu comes in to score.
Ito comes in to pinch run for Ojima.
The infield draws in.
Watanabe hits a home run to right field. Ito comes in to score. Kamida comes in to score. Ohka comes in to score.
Saeki flies out to left field.
Endo strikes out.
Yomiuri 11, Saitama 8
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta hits a double to center field.
Wakatabe pops out to short stop.
Amemiya pops out to second base.
Yomiuri 11, Saitama 8
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ishikawa hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Nakano strikes out.
Hiramatsu grounds to third base. Hiramatsu is thrown out at first by Yabuta. Ishikawa advances to second base.
Ito hits a double to center field. Ishikawa comes in to score.
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Kamida grounds to short stop. Kamida is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Yomiuri 12, Saitama 8
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota strikes out.
Enatsu grounds to second base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Tomiyama hits a home run to center field.
Sato draws a walk.
Yamamoto comes in to pitch.
Hayagawa lines out to second base.
Yomiuri 12, Saitama 9