Game Date: Aug 31st, 2073
Hokkaido 4 - Saitama 2
Date: April 4th, 2073
Game: League [#6071006] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 30,662
Winning Pitcher: Hayato Kageru (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Kazuo Murakami (0-1)
Save: Ryuga Kiyohara (2)
Player Of The Game: Morimichi Kawanaka (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Hokkaido Fighters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||
Hokkaido Fighters
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| M. Kawanaka 3b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .435 | |
| T. Maeda 1b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .269 | |
| S. Nakajima cf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .292 | |
| Y. Sasaki rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .375 | |
| M. Tsuda lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | |
| H. Endo dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 | |
| S. Chano 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .103 | |
| R. Ikeda c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | |
| Y. Tamura ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | |
| Total | 35 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Kageru W (1-0) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 77 | 50 | 7 | - | 6 | 7.11 | |
| R. Naito H (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 26 | 2 | - | 4 | 10.13 | |
| R. Kiyohara S (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 0 | - | 1 | 4.50 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 139 | 91 | 9 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Kageru p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Maeda 1b | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Chano 2b | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Kawanaka 3b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tamura ss | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Tsuda lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nakajima cf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sasaki rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .270 | |
| H. Matsuda dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| I. Ogawa dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| K. Ota dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .357 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .393 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Murakami L (0-1) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 84 | 46 | 3 | - | 4 | 8.00 | |
| S. Fujiwara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 22 | 0 | - | 3 | 9.64 | |
| S. Ishikawa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 27 | 3 | - | 5 | 3.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 164 | 95 | 6 | - | 12 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Murakami p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Fujiwara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ishikawa p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Hokkaido: Morimichi Kawanaka
Managers
Hokkaido: Jim Bridges
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Hokkaido: P-Tanaka
Saitama: OF-Kadota
Starting Pitcher
Hokkaido: H. Kageru (on 3 days rest)
Saitama: K. Murakami
Pitcher Fatigue
Hokkaido: Kubota-Heavy, Hachimura-Light, Naito-Light, Daini-Light, Fukui-Light
Saitama: Yamazaki-Heavy, Bando-Light, Kojima-Light, Yokoyama-None, Nishi-Light, Kimura-None
Power Index
Hokkaido: 94.1
Saitama: 95.7
Lineup Selection
Hokkaido: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: April 4th, 2073
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Rainy
Attendance: 30,662
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Thu Mar 12 2026 @ 2:54:05 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hokkaido: H. Kageru (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Hokkaido: 3B-Kawanaka (L), 1B-Maeda (L), CF-Nakajima (L), RF-Sasaki (L), LF-Tsuda (L), DH-Endo (R), 2B-Chano (R), C-Ikeda (R), SS-Tamura (R)
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Matsuda (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Top 1st: Hokkaido
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kawanaka hits a single to left field.
Maeda grounds to third base on a hit and run. Maeda is thrown out at first by Yabuta. Kawanaka advances to second base.
Nakajima draws a walk.
Sasaki hits a home run to right field. Kawanaka comes in to score. Nakajima comes in to score.
Tsuda lines out to first base.
Endo draws a walk.
Chano flies out to left field.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya strikes out.
Matsuda grounds to third base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Kawanaka.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama hits a double to left field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Sato flies out to center field.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 1
Top 2nd: Hokkaido
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Tamura draws a walk.
Kawanaka grounds to second base. Tamura is thrown out at second by Fukuda. Kawanaka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Maeda strikes out.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 1
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to center field. Fujikawa advances to second base.
Wakatabe flies out to center field.
Fukuda hits a single to left field. Fujikawa advances to third base. Yabuta advances to second base.
Amemiya lines out to short stop.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Chano.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 1
Top 3rd: Hokkaido
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima flies out to center field.
Sasaki strikes out.
Tsuda hits a double to left field.
Endo strikes out.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 1
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Fujikawa hits a double to right field. Sato comes in to score.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Chano.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Hokkaido
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Chano draws a walk.
Ikeda strikes out on a hit and run. Chano is caught stealing second base by Fujikawa.
Tamura strikes out.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a single to center field.
Fukuda strikes out on a hit and run. Wakatabe is caught stealing second base by Ikeda.
Amemiya hits a single to center field.
Matsuda lines out to first base.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Hokkaido
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kawanaka hits a home run to right field.
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Maeda lines out to short stop.
Nakajima flies out to left field.
Sasaki hits a single to right field.
Tsuda strikes out.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Chano.
Sato flies out to left field.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Hokkaido
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Endo flies out to right field.
Chano lines out to left field.
Ikeda flies out to right field.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Naito comes in to pitch.
Fujikawa fouls out to left field.
Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Tamura.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Fukuda fouls out to third base.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Top 7th: Hokkaido
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Tamura hits a single to right field.
Kawanaka draws a walk.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Maeda flies out to center field.
Nakajima flies out to right field.
Sasaki flies out to left field.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Chano.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Top 8th: Hokkaido
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Tsuda flies out to left field.
Endo flies out to center field.
Chano grounds to first base. Chano is thrown out at first by Sato.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama lines out to third base.
Sato strikes out.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Top 9th: Hokkaido
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Tamura lines out to short stop.
Kawanaka hits a single to center field.
Maeda hits a single to center field. Kawanaka advances to second base.
Nakajima reaches on an error by first base Sato. Kawanaka advances to third base. Maeda advances to second base.
Sasaki strikes out.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Kiyohara comes in to pitch.
Yabuta strikes out.
Wakatabe is hit by the pitch.
Fukuda strikes out.
Amemiya hits a single to center field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Ota flies out to right field.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hokkaido: H. Kageru (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Hokkaido: 3B-Kawanaka (L), 1B-Maeda (L), CF-Nakajima (L), RF-Sasaki (L), LF-Tsuda (L), DH-Endo (R), 2B-Chano (R), C-Ikeda (R), SS-Tamura (R)
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Matsuda (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Top 1st: Hokkaido
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kawanaka hits a single to left field.
Maeda grounds to third base on a hit and run. Maeda is thrown out at first by Yabuta. Kawanaka advances to second base.
Nakajima draws a walk.
Sasaki hits a home run to right field. Kawanaka comes in to score. Nakajima comes in to score.
Tsuda lines out to first base.
Endo draws a walk.
Chano flies out to left field.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya strikes out.
Matsuda grounds to third base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Kawanaka.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama hits a double to left field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Sato flies out to center field.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 1
Top 2nd: Hokkaido
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Tamura draws a walk.
Kawanaka grounds to second base. Tamura is thrown out at second by Fukuda. Kawanaka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Maeda strikes out.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 1
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to center field. Fujikawa advances to second base.
Wakatabe flies out to center field.
Fukuda hits a single to left field. Fujikawa advances to third base. Yabuta advances to second base.
Amemiya lines out to short stop.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Chano.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 1
Top 3rd: Hokkaido
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima flies out to center field.
Sasaki strikes out.
Tsuda hits a double to left field.
Endo strikes out.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 1
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Fujikawa hits a double to right field. Sato comes in to score.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Chano.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Hokkaido
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Chano draws a walk.
Ikeda strikes out on a hit and run. Chano is caught stealing second base by Fujikawa.
Tamura strikes out.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a single to center field.
Fukuda strikes out on a hit and run. Wakatabe is caught stealing second base by Ikeda.
Amemiya hits a single to center field.
Matsuda lines out to first base.
Hokkaido 3, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Hokkaido
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kawanaka hits a home run to right field.
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Maeda lines out to short stop.
Nakajima flies out to left field.
Sasaki hits a single to right field.
Tsuda strikes out.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Chano.
Sato flies out to left field.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Hokkaido
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Endo flies out to right field.
Chano lines out to left field.
Ikeda flies out to right field.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Naito comes in to pitch.
Fujikawa fouls out to left field.
Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Tamura.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Fukuda fouls out to third base.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Top 7th: Hokkaido
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Tamura hits a single to right field.
Kawanaka draws a walk.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Maeda flies out to center field.
Nakajima flies out to right field.
Sasaki flies out to left field.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Chano.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Top 8th: Hokkaido
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Tsuda flies out to left field.
Endo flies out to center field.
Chano grounds to first base. Chano is thrown out at first by Sato.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama lines out to third base.
Sato strikes out.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Top 9th: Hokkaido
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Tamura lines out to short stop.
Kawanaka hits a single to center field.
Maeda hits a single to center field. Kawanaka advances to second base.
Nakajima reaches on an error by first base Sato. Kawanaka advances to third base. Maeda advances to second base.
Sasaki strikes out.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Kiyohara comes in to pitch.
Yabuta strikes out.
Wakatabe is hit by the pitch.
Fukuda strikes out.
Amemiya hits a single to center field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Ota flies out to right field.
Hokkaido 4, Saitama 2