Game Date: Aug 21st, 2074
Chiba 6 - Saitama 5
Date: April 28th, 2073
Game: League [#6071194] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 27,636
Winning Pitcher: Yūta Takada (1-2)
Losing Pitcher: Hideyuki Bando (3-2)
Save: Shuichi Tamura (6)
Player Of The Game: Yūta Takada (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chiba Marines | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 8 | ||
Chiba Marines
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| T. Imai lf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 | |
| Y. Chano lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | |
| S. Kohiyama rf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .359 | |
| T. Sakamoto rf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .173 | |
| H. Okada cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 | |
| H. Shinjo c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| N. Kato 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .231 | |
| M. Bessho dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | |
| S. Takasu dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .137 | |
| S. Otsuka 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | |
| T. Nishimoto ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | |
| Total | 33 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| Y. Takada W (1-2) | 5⅔ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 94 | 61 | 11 | - | 3 | 2.81 | |
| R. Kondo H (1) | 2⅔ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 56 | 36 | 5 | - | 3 | 6.08 | |
| Y. Nomo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 6.55 | |
| S. Tamura S (6) | ⅔ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 1.80 | |
| Total | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 161 | 107 | 17 | - | 7 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| Y. Takada p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kondo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nomo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Tamura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Shinjo c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Otsuka 1b | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kato 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishimoto ss | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Imai lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Chano lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Okada cf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kohiyama rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Sakamoto rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 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 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | |
| M. Kadota dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 | |
| K. Ota dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .475 | |
| R. Kaku ph | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .438 | |
| F. Tanaka ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .296 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .284 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | |
| Total | 38 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Bando L (3-2) | 5⅔ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 113 | 65 | 8 | - | 4 | 3.69 | |
| S. Ishikawa | 2⅔ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 29 | 2 | - | 5 | 3.65 | |
| I. Ogasawara | ⅔ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | 1.08 | |
| Total | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 187 | 107 | 11 | - | 10 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Bando p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ishikawa p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Ogasawara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kaku ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Chiba: Yuta Takada
Managers
Chiba: Ramon Rosales
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Chiba: none
Saitama: P-Yamazaki
Starting Pitcher
Chiba: Y. Takada
Saitama: H. Bando
Pitcher Fatigue
Chiba: Kobayashi-Moderate, Asano-Heavy, Kouki-Light, Nomo-Light, Nishi-Moderate, Takada-None, Ogawa-Light, Ueda-Heavy
Saitama: Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Light, Kojima-Heavy, Yokoyama-Light, Fujiwara-Light, Kimura-Heavy
Power Index
Chiba: 95.3
Saitama: 96.0
Lineup Selection
Chiba: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: April 28th, 2073
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Rainy
Attendance: 27,636
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Wed Mar 18 2026 @ 5:02:28 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chiba: Y. Takada (R)
Saitama: H. Bando (L)
Starting Lineups
Chiba: LF-Imai (R), RF-Kohiyama (R), 2B-Nakamura (R), CF-Okada (R), C-Shinjo (R), 3B-Kato (R), DH-Bessho (R), 1B-Otsuka (L), SS-Nishimoto (L)
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: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Imai flies out to left field.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Nakamura grounds to second base. Kohiyama is thrown out at second by Fukuda. Nakamura is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Chiba 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Kadota strikes out.
Enatsu strikes out.
Chiba 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Okada strikes out.
Shinjo draws a walk.
Kato bunts to the pitcher. Kato is thrown out at first by Bando. Shinjo advances to second base.
Bessho hits a double to center field. Shinjo comes in to score.
Otsuka flies out to center field.
Chiba 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama lines out to center field.
Sato grounds to second base. Sato is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chiba 1, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Nishimoto strikes out.
Imai draws a walk.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field. Imai advances to second base.
Nakamura hits a double to right field. Imai comes in to score. Kohiyama is thrown out at the plate by Tomiyama.
Okada grounds to first base. Okada is thrown out at first by Sato.
Chiba 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a single to center field.
Fukuda grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Nishimoto. Fukuda reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fukuda steals second base.
Amemiya strikes out.
Kadota grounds to third base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Kato.
Chiba 2, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Shinjo grounds to third base. Shinjo is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Kato hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Bessho flies out to right field.
Otsuka draws a walk.
Nishimoto hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kato comes in to score. Otsuka advances to third base.
Imai strikes out.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to center field. Enatsu advances to second base.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama strikes out.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Okada flies out to center field.
Shinjo strikes out.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to center field.
Fukuda flies out to left field.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Kadota grounds to short stop. Kadota is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Top 6th: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Kato strikes out.
Bessho grounds to second base. Bessho is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Otsuka hits a double to center field.
Nishimoto grounds to the pitcher. Nishimoto is thrown out at first by Ishikawa.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu lines out to right field.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Sato lines out to center field.
Kondo comes in to pitch.
Fujikawa grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Top 7th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Chano comes in to pinch hit for Imai.
Chano flies out to right field.
Sakamoto comes in to pinch hit for Kohiyama.
Sakamoto draws a walk.
Nakamura grounds to third base. Sakamoto is thrown out at second by Yabuta. Nakamura is thrown out at first by second base Fukuda for a double play.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kondo takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta draws a walk.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at second by Nishimoto. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by second base Nakamura for a double play.
Fukuda strikes out.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Top 8th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to center field.
Shinjo pops out to second base.
Kato hits a single to center field.
Takasu comes in to pinch hit for Bessho.
Takasu flies out to left field.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kondo takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya reaches on an error by second base Nakamura.
Kadota hits a home run to right field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Enatsu hits a single to left field.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Sato reaches on an error by first base Otsuka. Enatsu advances to second base.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Chiba 3, Saitama 2
Top 9th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Otsuka pops out to first base.
Nishimoto hits a single to right field.
Chano hits a double to left field. Nishimoto advances to third base.
Ogasawara comes in to pitch.
Sakamoto is intentionally walked.
Nakamura strikes out.
Okada draws a walk. Nishimoto comes in to score.
Shinjo hits a ground ball single through to center field. Chano comes in to score. Sakamoto comes in to score. Okada advances to third base.
Kato pops out to second base.
Chiba 6, Saitama 2
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Kondo takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to center field.
Fukuda hits a single to left field.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Amemiya hits a double to center field. Fukuda comes in to score.
Tamura comes in to pitch.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Nakamura. Amemiya advances to third base.
Kaku comes in to pinch hit for Enatsu.
Kaku hits a home run to left field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
Tanaka strikes out.
Chiba 6, Saitama 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chiba: Y. Takada (R)
Saitama: H. Bando (L)
Starting Lineups
Chiba: LF-Imai (R), RF-Kohiyama (R), 2B-Nakamura (R), CF-Okada (R), C-Shinjo (R), 3B-Kato (R), DH-Bessho (R), 1B-Otsuka (L), SS-Nishimoto (L)
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: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Imai flies out to left field.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Nakamura grounds to second base. Kohiyama is thrown out at second by Fukuda. Nakamura is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Chiba 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Kadota strikes out.
Enatsu strikes out.
Chiba 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Okada strikes out.
Shinjo draws a walk.
Kato bunts to the pitcher. Kato is thrown out at first by Bando. Shinjo advances to second base.
Bessho hits a double to center field. Shinjo comes in to score.
Otsuka flies out to center field.
Chiba 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama lines out to center field.
Sato grounds to second base. Sato is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chiba 1, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Nishimoto strikes out.
Imai draws a walk.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field. Imai advances to second base.
Nakamura hits a double to right field. Imai comes in to score. Kohiyama is thrown out at the plate by Tomiyama.
Okada grounds to first base. Okada is thrown out at first by Sato.
Chiba 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a single to center field.
Fukuda grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Nishimoto. Fukuda reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fukuda steals second base.
Amemiya strikes out.
Kadota grounds to third base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Kato.
Chiba 2, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Shinjo grounds to third base. Shinjo is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Kato hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Bessho flies out to right field.
Otsuka draws a walk.
Nishimoto hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kato comes in to score. Otsuka advances to third base.
Imai strikes out.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Sato hits a ground ball single through to center field. Enatsu advances to second base.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama strikes out.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Okada flies out to center field.
Shinjo strikes out.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to center field.
Fukuda flies out to left field.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Kadota grounds to short stop. Kadota is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Top 6th: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Kato strikes out.
Bessho grounds to second base. Bessho is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Otsuka hits a double to center field.
Nishimoto grounds to the pitcher. Nishimoto is thrown out at first by Ishikawa.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Takada takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu lines out to right field.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Sato lines out to center field.
Kondo comes in to pitch.
Fujikawa grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Top 7th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Chano comes in to pinch hit for Imai.
Chano flies out to right field.
Sakamoto comes in to pinch hit for Kohiyama.
Sakamoto draws a walk.
Nakamura grounds to third base. Sakamoto is thrown out at second by Yabuta. Nakamura is thrown out at first by second base Fukuda for a double play.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kondo takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta draws a walk.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at second by Nishimoto. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by second base Nakamura for a double play.
Fukuda strikes out.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Top 8th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to center field.
Shinjo pops out to second base.
Kato hits a single to center field.
Takasu comes in to pinch hit for Bessho.
Takasu flies out to left field.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kondo takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya reaches on an error by second base Nakamura.
Kadota hits a home run to right field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Enatsu hits a single to left field.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Sato reaches on an error by first base Otsuka. Enatsu advances to second base.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Chiba 3, Saitama 2
Top 9th: Chiba
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Otsuka pops out to first base.
Nishimoto hits a single to right field.
Chano hits a double to left field. Nishimoto advances to third base.
Ogasawara comes in to pitch.
Sakamoto is intentionally walked.
Nakamura strikes out.
Okada draws a walk. Nishimoto comes in to score.
Shinjo hits a ground ball single through to center field. Chano comes in to score. Sakamoto comes in to score. Okada advances to third base.
Kato pops out to second base.
Chiba 6, Saitama 2
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Kondo takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to center field.
Fukuda hits a single to left field.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Amemiya hits a double to center field. Fukuda comes in to score.
Tamura comes in to pitch.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Nakamura. Amemiya advances to third base.
Kaku comes in to pinch hit for Enatsu.
Kaku hits a home run to left field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
Tanaka strikes out.
Chiba 6, Saitama 5