Game Date: Jan 13th, 2075
Tohoku 2 - Saitama 1
Date: April 17th, 2073
Game: League [#6071118] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 28,807
Winning Pitcher: Hajime Hasegawa (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Shota Fujiwara (0-1)
Save: Shun Yoshida (6)
Player Of The Game: Hitoshi Okamoto (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Tohoku Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||
Tohoku Golden Eagles
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| H. Okamoto rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| R. Okazaki 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .172 | |
| H. Hasegawa 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| S. Kaneda cf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| S. Wada ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 | |
| T. Sugiyama 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .351 | |
| R. Tomori c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .207 | |
| T. Futagawa lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .355 | |
| M. Ikeyama lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .381 | |
| S. Hayashi dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | |
| Y. Kawanaka dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | |
| H. Fukuda 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 | |
| Y. Miura 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .378 | |
| Total | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Gori | 6⅔ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 54 | 14 | - | 5 | 3.86 | |
| H. Hasegawa W (1-0) | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| K. Ishii H (1) | ⅔ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | 6.23 | |
| S. Yoshida S (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 137 | 75 | 19 | - | 6 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Gori p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Hasegawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ishii p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yoshida p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomori c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Okazaki 1b | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Hasegawa 1b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Sugiyama 2b | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Fukuda 3b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Miura 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wada ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Futagawa lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Ikeyama lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kaneda cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Okamoto rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .481 | |
| K. Ota cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .431 | |
| R. Kaku rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .435 | |
| I. Ogawa ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | |
| F. Tanaka 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .294 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .225 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Bando | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 114 | 66 | 5 | - | 9 | 3.90 | |
| S. Fujiwara L (0-1) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 23 | 2 | - | 4 | 4.40 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 148 | 89 | 7 | - | 13 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Bando p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Fujiwara p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka 1b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kaku rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Ogawa ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Tohoku: Hitoshi Okamoto
Managers
Tohoku: Noel Pellegrini
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Tohoku: none
Saitama: none
Starting Pitcher
Tohoku: T. Gori
Saitama: H. Bando
Pitcher Fatigue
Tohoku: Fujiwara-Light, Miura-Light, Yamashita-Light, Ishii-Light, Kimura-None, Kudoh-Heavy, Sasaki-Heavy, Fujiguchi-Moderate, Ihara-Light
Saitama: Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Light, Yamazaki-Light, Kojima-Heavy, Yokoyama-Light, Fujiwara-Light, Sugiyama-Moderate, Kojima-Moderate
Power Index
Tohoku: 94.2
Saitama: 96.0
Lineup Selection
Tohoku: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: April 17th, 2073
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Rainy
Attendance: 28,807
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sun Mar 15 2026 @ 5:22:39 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Tohoku: T. Gori (R)
Saitama: H. Bando (L)
Starting Lineups
Tohoku: RF-Okamoto (S), 1B-Okazaki (R), CF-Kaneda (S), SS-Wada (R), 2B-Sugiyama (S), C-Tomori (R), LF-Futagawa (R), DH-Hayashi (S), 3B-Fukuda (S)
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Kadota (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Top 1st: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Okamoto hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Okazaki flies out to left field.
Kaneda hits a single to right field. Okamoto advances to second base.
Wada draws a walk.
Sugiyama lines out to second base.
Tomori flies out to left field.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Wada.
Kadota flies out to left field.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama grounds to first base. Tomiyama is forced out at first by Okazaki.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Futagawa strikes out.
Hayashi flies out to left field.
Fukuda grounds to second base. Fukuda is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Sato flies out to left field.
Fujikawa grounds to first base. Fujikawa is forced out at first by Okazaki.
Yabuta draws a walk.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Fukuda flies out to left field.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Okamoto strikes out.
Okazaki draws a walk.
Kaneda grounds to short stop. Okazaki is forced out at second by Wakatabe. Kaneda is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Wada.
Kadota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single to second base. Kadota advances to second base.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Sato grounds to short stop. Sato is thrown out at first by Wada.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Wada flies out to right field.
Sugiyama flies out to center field.
Tomori flies out to left field.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa lines out to short stop.
Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Wada.
Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Futagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Futagawa steals second base. The catcher Fujikawa overthrows second base and Futagawa advances to third base.
Hayashi flies out to center field. Futagawa comes in to score.
Fukuda lines out to right field.
Okamoto flies out to center field.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Fukuda grounds to second base. Fukuda is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Amemiya grounds to the pitcher. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Gori.
Kadota grounds to third base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 0
Top 6th: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Okazaki fouls out to first base.
Kaneda hits a single to right field.
Wada grounds to third base. Kaneda is thrown out at second by Yabuta. Wada reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sugiyama lines out to first base.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a single to left field.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Sato draws a walk.
Fujikawa flies out to center field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Yabuta hits a single to left field. Tomiyama advances to third base. Sato advances to second base.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Fukuda flies out to center field.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 1
Top 7th: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Tomori hits a single to left field.
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Ikeyama comes in to pinch hit for Futagawa.
Ikeyama flies out to center field.
Kawanaka comes in to pinch hit for Hayashi.
Kawanaka strikes out.
Miura comes in to pinch hit for Fukuda.
Miura pops out to third base.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 1
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Kadota grounds to second base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Hasegawa comes in to pitch.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Enatsu.
Ota draws a walk.
Kaku comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
Kaku grounds to third base. Kaku is thrown out at first by Miura.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 1
Top 8th: Tohoku
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Okamoto hits a home run to right field.
Hasegawa comes in to pinch hit for Okazaki.
Hasegawa strikes out.
Kaneda lines out to left field.
Wada grounds to first base. Wada is thrown out at first by Sato.
Tohoku 2, Saitama 1
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Hasegawa takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Sato.
Tanaka grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Ishii comes in to pitch.
Fujikawa hits a double to center field.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single to short stop. Fujikawa advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Fujikawa is thrown out at the plate by Hasegawa. Yabuta advances to second base. Wakatabe reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fukuda strikes out.
Tohoku 2, Saitama 1
Top 9th: Tohoku
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Sugiyama flies out to center field.
Tomori hits a single to center field.
Ikeyama grounds to short stop. Tomori is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Ikeyama is thrown out at first by second base Fukuda for a double play.
Tohoku 2, Saitama 1
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Yoshida comes in to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Kadota draws a walk.
Kadota steals second base.
Ota strikes out.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Kaku.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Tohoku 2, Saitama 1
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Tohoku: T. Gori (R)
Saitama: H. Bando (L)
Starting Lineups
Tohoku: RF-Okamoto (S), 1B-Okazaki (R), CF-Kaneda (S), SS-Wada (R), 2B-Sugiyama (S), C-Tomori (R), LF-Futagawa (R), DH-Hayashi (S), 3B-Fukuda (S)
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Kadota (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Top 1st: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Okamoto hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Okazaki flies out to left field.
Kaneda hits a single to right field. Okamoto advances to second base.
Wada draws a walk.
Sugiyama lines out to second base.
Tomori flies out to left field.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Wada.
Kadota flies out to left field.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama grounds to first base. Tomiyama is forced out at first by Okazaki.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Futagawa strikes out.
Hayashi flies out to left field.
Fukuda grounds to second base. Fukuda is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Sato flies out to left field.
Fujikawa grounds to first base. Fujikawa is forced out at first by Okazaki.
Yabuta draws a walk.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Fukuda flies out to left field.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Okamoto strikes out.
Okazaki draws a walk.
Kaneda grounds to short stop. Okazaki is forced out at second by Wakatabe. Kaneda is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Wada.
Kadota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single to second base. Kadota advances to second base.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Sato grounds to short stop. Sato is thrown out at first by Wada.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Wada flies out to right field.
Sugiyama flies out to center field.
Tomori flies out to left field.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa lines out to short stop.
Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Wada.
Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Tohoku 0, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Futagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Futagawa steals second base. The catcher Fujikawa overthrows second base and Futagawa advances to third base.
Hayashi flies out to center field. Futagawa comes in to score.
Fukuda lines out to right field.
Okamoto flies out to center field.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Fukuda grounds to second base. Fukuda is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Amemiya grounds to the pitcher. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Gori.
Kadota grounds to third base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 0
Top 6th: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Okazaki fouls out to first base.
Kaneda hits a single to right field.
Wada grounds to third base. Kaneda is thrown out at second by Yabuta. Wada reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sugiyama lines out to first base.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a single to left field.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Sato draws a walk.
Fujikawa flies out to center field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Yabuta hits a single to left field. Tomiyama advances to third base. Sato advances to second base.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Fukuda flies out to center field.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 1
Top 7th: Tohoku
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Tomori hits a single to left field.
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Ikeyama comes in to pinch hit for Futagawa.
Ikeyama flies out to center field.
Kawanaka comes in to pinch hit for Hayashi.
Kawanaka strikes out.
Miura comes in to pinch hit for Fukuda.
Miura pops out to third base.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 1
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Gori takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Kadota grounds to second base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Hasegawa comes in to pitch.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Enatsu.
Ota draws a walk.
Kaku comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
Kaku grounds to third base. Kaku is thrown out at first by Miura.
Tohoku 1, Saitama 1
Top 8th: Tohoku
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Okamoto hits a home run to right field.
Hasegawa comes in to pinch hit for Okazaki.
Hasegawa strikes out.
Kaneda lines out to left field.
Wada grounds to first base. Wada is thrown out at first by Sato.
Tohoku 2, Saitama 1
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Hasegawa takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Sato.
Tanaka grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Ishii comes in to pitch.
Fujikawa hits a double to center field.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single to short stop. Fujikawa advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Fujikawa is thrown out at the plate by Hasegawa. Yabuta advances to second base. Wakatabe reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fukuda strikes out.
Tohoku 2, Saitama 1
Top 9th: Tohoku
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Sugiyama flies out to center field.
Tomori hits a single to center field.
Ikeyama grounds to short stop. Tomori is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Ikeyama is thrown out at first by second base Fukuda for a double play.
Tohoku 2, Saitama 1
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Yoshida comes in to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Kadota draws a walk.
Kadota steals second base.
Ota strikes out.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Kaku.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Tohoku 2, Saitama 1