Chunichi 6 - Yomiuri 4

Date: April 6th, 2073

Game: League [#6071036]

Attendance: 24,912

Winning Pitcher: Taiga Takano (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: Yuta Fujiwara (1-1)

Player Of The Game: Mototsugu Saitō (2)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Chunichi Dragons	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	13	0	13
Yomiuri Giants	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	11	0	8

Chunichi Dragons

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
Y. Tanaka 1b	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	10	.343
R. Okada 3b	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	.227
R. Nakashima cf	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.280
T. Hachimura cf	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625
M. Suzuki ss	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.310
M. Saito rf	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.444
S. Okada lf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.214
R. Ihara lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
S. Nakazawa dh	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367
K. Ogawa dh	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.222
S. Oeda dh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Y. Sakai c	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.282
K. Ochiai 2b	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.308
Total	38	6	13	2	0	1	6	6	10	1	0	1	0	24

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
I. Kato	7	10	3	2	0	0	1	6	0	31	106	74	9	-	6	2.57
K. Takahashi	⅓	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	-	1	0.00
T. Takano W (1-0)	⅔	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	-	0	1.93
I. Kikuchi S (4)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	22	12	1	-	2	2.25
Total	9	11	4	3	1	0	1	6	0	39	132	89	12	-	9

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
I. Kato p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Takahashi p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Takano p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Kikuchi p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Sakai c	7	7	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
Y. Tanaka 1b	11	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ochiai 2b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Okada 3b	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Suzuki ss	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Okada lf	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Ihara lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Nakashima cf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Hachimura cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Saito rf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	36	27	9	0	0	2	0	1	0

Yomiuri Giants

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
A. Takagi rf	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
Y. Tachibana ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.538
S. Kamida c	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.323
S. Matsuda ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.364
M. Watanabe 3b	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.257
S. Sakaguchi ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182
H. Ishikawa cf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.317
M. Saeki lf	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
T. Yamasaki lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133
H. Nakano 1b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.237
H. Endo dh	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.280
R. Hiramatsu ss	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.281
T. Ohka 2b	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.237
Total	36	4	11	3	1	0	3	1	6	2	0	0	1	14

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
T. Yamamoto	5⅓	8	2	2	2	0	1	6	0	26	94	58	8	-	3	4.76
Y. Fujiwara L (1-1)	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	4	0	13	52	28	2	-	4	2.45
M. Yoshioka	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	7	1	-	1	4.50
S. Asano	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	-	0	-
H. Hasebe	⅔	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	16	5	1	-	0	8.10
Total	9	13	6	6	6	0	1	10	1	46	177	100	12	-	8

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
T. Yamamoto p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Fujiwara p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Yoshioka p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Asano p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Hasebe p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Kamida c	11	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
S. Matsuda ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Nakano 1b	5	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
T. Ohka 2b	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
M. Watanabe 3b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Sakaguchi ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Hiramatsu ss	6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
M. Saeki lf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Yamasaki lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Ishikawa cf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Takagi rf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Tachibana ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	34	27	7	0	3	1	0	0	0

Player of the Game
Chunichi: Mototsugu Saito

Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Yomiuri: Francisco Mendez

Injuries
Chunichi:  none
Yomiuri:  none

Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: I. Kato
Yomiuri: T. Yamamoto

Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi:  Kawanaka-Moderate, Kikuchi-Light, Sato-Light, Uto-Heavy, Kubota-Heavy, Iriki-Light, Nomo-Light
Yomiuri:  Sasaki-Light, Kono-Light, Yoshioka-Light, Takahashi-Light, Ishida-Heavy, Fujiwara-Light, Tomoi-Moderate, Maeda-Light

Power Index
Chunichi:  95.5
Yomiuri:  96.1

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

Game Information
Date:  April 6th, 2073
Game Type:  League

Ballpark:  Tokyo Dome
Weather:  Cloudy
Attendance:  24,912

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Thu Mar 12 2026 @ 4:57:05 pm PDT

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: I. Kato (R)
Yomiuri: T. Yamamoto (R)

Starting Lineups
Chunichi: 1B-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), CF-Nakashima (L), SS-Suzuki (R), RF-Saito (L), LF-Okada (L), DH-Nakazawa (L), C-Sakai (R), 2B-Ochiai (R)
Yomiuri: RF-Takagi (L), C-Kamida (L), 3B-Watanabe (L), CF-Ishikawa (S), LF-Saeki (L), 1B-Nakano (S), DH-Endo (L), SS-Hiramatsu (R), 2B-Ohka (R)

Top 1st: Chunichi
  Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
  Tanaka grounds to short stop. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
  Okada lines out to left field.
  Nakashima pops out to second base.
Chunichi 0, Yomiuri 0

Bottom 1st: Yomiuri
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Takagi pops out to first base.
  Kamida hits a double to right field.
  Watanabe hits a single to left field. Kamida advances to third base.
  Ishikawa strikes out.
  Saeki hits a triple to center field. Kamida comes in to score. Watanabe comes in to score.
  Nakano grounds to second base. Nakano is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Chunichi 0, Yomiuri 2

Top 2nd: Chunichi
  Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
  Suzuki strikes out.
  Saito hits a ground ball single through to left field.
  Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field. Saito advances to second base.
  Nakazawa hits a single to right field. Saito advances to third base. Okada advances to second base.
  Sakai hits a single to right field. Saito comes in to score. Okada advances to third base. Nakazawa advances to second base.
  Ochiai hits a ground ball single to short stop. Okada comes in to score. Nakazawa advances to third base. Sakai advances to second base.
  Tanaka tries to bunt, but strikes out.
  Okada strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Bottom 2nd: Yomiuri
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Endo strikes out.
  Hiramatsu strikes out.
  Ohka hits a single to center field.
  Takagi grounds to short stop. Takagi is thrown out at first by Suzuki.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Top 3rd: Chunichi
  Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakashima hits a ground ball single to second base.
  Suzuki flies out to right field.
  Saito is hit by the pitch.
  Okada grounds to second base. Saito is thrown out at second by Ohka. Okada is thrown out at first by short stop Hiramatsu for a double play.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Bottom 3rd: Yomiuri
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Kamida grounds to short stop. Kamida is thrown out at first by Suzuki.
  Watanabe hits a single to center field.
  Ishikawa pops out to third base.
  Saeki flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Top 4th: Chunichi
  Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakazawa hits a single to right field.
  Sakai grounds to first base on a hit and run. Nakazawa is thrown out at second by Nakano. Sakai reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Ochiai bunts to first base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Nakano. Sakai advances to second base.
  Tanaka strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Bottom 4th: Yomiuri
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakano strikes out.
  Endo hits a ground ball single to second base.
  Endo steals second base.
  Hiramatsu hits a ground ball single through to left field. Endo is thrown out at the plate by Okada.
  Ohka strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Top 5th: Chunichi
  Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
  Okada flies out to center field.
  Nakashima strikes out.
  Suzuki draws a walk.
  Saito lines out to short stop.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Bottom 5th: Yomiuri
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Takagi lines out to first base.
  Kamida hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Watanabe flies out to left field.
  Ishikawa lines out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Top 6th: Chunichi
  Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
  Okada strikes out.
  Nakazawa hits a double to center field.
  Sakai draws a walk.
  Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
  Ochiai flies out to left field.
  Tanaka strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Bottom 6th: Yomiuri
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Saeki flies out to center field.
  Nakano strikes out.
  Endo hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Endo steals second base.
  Hiramatsu is hit by the pitch.
  Ohka flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Top 7th: Chunichi
  Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
  Okada strikes out.
  Nakashima strikes out.
  Suzuki hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Saito flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 2

Bottom 7th: Yomiuri
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Takagi hits a double to right field.
  Kamida grounds to short stop. Kamida is thrown out at first by Suzuki. Takagi advances to third base.
  Sakai allows a passed ball. Takagi comes in to score.
  Watanabe grounds to short stop. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Suzuki.
  Ishikawa lines out to second base.
Chunichi 2, Yomiuri 3

Top 8th: Chunichi
  Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
  Okada flies out to right field.
  Nakazawa draws a walk.
  Ogawa comes in to pinch run for Nakazawa.
  Sakai flies out to right field.
  Ogawa steals second base.
  Ochiai hits a single to center field. Ogawa comes in to score.
  Tanaka strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 3

Bottom 8th: Yomiuri
  Takahashi comes in to pitch.
  Yamasaki comes in to pinch hit for Saeki.
  Yamasaki flies out to right field.
  Takano comes in to pitch.
  Nakano grounds to short stop. Nakano is thrown out at first by Suzuki.
  Endo grounds to short stop. Endo is thrown out at first by Suzuki.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 3

Top 9th: Chunichi
  Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
  Okada grounds to short stop. Okada is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
  Nakashima hits a double to left field.
  Yoshioka comes in to pitch.
  Hachimura comes in to pinch run for Nakashima.
  Suzuki hits a ground ball single through to right field. Hachimura advances to third base.
  The infield draws in.
  Saito hits a home run to right field. Hachimura comes in to score. Suzuki comes in to score.
  Asano comes in to pitch.
  Ihara comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
  Ihara draws a walk.
  Hasebe comes in to pitch.
  Oeda comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
  Oeda draws a walk.
  Sakai draws a walk.
  Ochiai grounds to third base. Ihara is thrown out at the plate by Watanabe. Oeda advances to third base. Sakai advances to second base. Ochiai reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Tanaka lines out to second base.
Chunichi 6, Yomiuri 3

Bottom 9th: Yomiuri
  Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
  Hiramatsu draws a walk.
  Ohka hits a double to center field. Hiramatsu advances to third base.
  Tachibana comes in to pinch hit for Takagi.
  Tachibana flies out to right field. Hiramatsu comes in to score.
  Matsuda comes in to pinch hit for Kamida.
  Matsuda pops out to first base.
  Sakaguchi comes in to pinch hit for Watanabe.
  Sakaguchi grounds to first base. Sakaguchi is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Chunichi 6, Yomiuri 4