Chunichi 5 - Hanshin 8

Date: September 30th, 2073

Game: League [#6071305]

Attendance: 25,942

Winning Pitcher: Kōichi Itō (5-2)

Losing Pitcher: Kiyoshi Nomo (10-7)

Player Of The Game: Kōichi Itō (1)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Chunichi Dragons	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	5	8	2	5
Hanshin Tigers	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	4	x	8	11	1	8

Chunichi Dragons

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
Y. Tanaka 1b	3	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.265
H. Hayami 1b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324
S. Nakazawa ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.367
R. Okada 3b	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.297
R. Nakashima cf	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.327
M. Saito rf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.296
T. Hachimura rf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.296
M. Suzuki lf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.275
S. Okada dh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.266
S. Kudou dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210
S. Oeda dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.249
A. Hirakawa 2b	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264
Y. Sakai c	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.251
K. Ogawa ss	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.259
Total	35	5	8	2	0	1	5	2	4	2	0	0	0	11

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
I. Kato	6	8	4	3	2	0	0	4	1	29	109	70	13	-	6	4.63
I. Kikuchi	⅓	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	3	0	-	0	4.63
K. Nomo BS (4) L (10-7)	1⅓	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	9	33	23	4	-	3	2.94
K. Misawa	⅓	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	-	0	4.05
Total	8	11	8	3	3	0	0	5	2	40	149	97	18	-	9

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
I. Kato p	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Kikuchi p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Nomo p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Misawa p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Sakai c	7	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Y. Tanaka 1b	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Hayami 1b	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Nakazawa ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Hirakawa 2b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Okada 3b	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ogawa ss	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Suzuki lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Nakashima cf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Saito rf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Hachimura rf	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	35	24	9	2	0	3	0	0	0

Hanshin Tigers

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
T. Kaneko 2b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	.240
S. Watanabe lf	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.259
A. Hayagawa 3b	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.388
K. Ueda 3b	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.234
K. Tadano cf	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.314
H. Kaku rf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.261
T. Nishi 1b	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	.269
S. Ageda dh	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.246
H. Yoshida c	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.281
N. Kitabeppu ss	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.258
Total	37	8	11	0	0	2	6	3	5	3	0	0	0	25

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
S. Nishimura	4	6	4	4	1	0	0	0	1	19	61	38	4	-	9	4.16
K. Ito W (5-2)	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	13	56	34	5	-	4	3.98
H. Akita	⅔	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	16	9	2	-	0	4.40
H. Kobayashi S (8)	⅓	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	-	1	4.03
Total	9	8	5	4	2	0	0	4	1	37	136	83	11	-	14

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
S. Nishimura p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ito p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Akita p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Kobayashi p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Yoshida c	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
T. Nishi 1b	6	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
T. Kaneko 2b	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
A. Hayagawa 3b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ueda 3b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Kitabeppu ss	7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
S. Watanabe lf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Tadano cf	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Kaku rf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	36	27	8	1	3	2	0	0	0

Player of the Game
Hanshin: Koichi Ito

Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Hanshin: Joe Pope

Injuries
Chunichi:  SS-Ishii
Hanshin:  none

Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: I. Kato
Hanshin: S. Nishimura

Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi:  Uto-Light, Kubota-Light, Takahashi-Light, Nomo-Light, Takano-Heavy
Hanshin:  Takamatsu-Light, Yamashita-Heavy, Asano-Heavy, Kimura-Light, Higashio-None, Ikeda-Moderate

Power Index
Chunichi:  96.8
Hanshin:  97.7

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

Game Information
Date:  September 30th, 2073
Game Type:  League

Ballpark:  Nagoya Dome
Weather:  Cloudy
Attendance:  25,942

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Tue Apr 28 2026 @ 4:03:18 pm PDT

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: I. Kato (R)
Hanshin: S. Nishimura (R)

Starting Lineups
Chunichi: 1B-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), CF-Nakashima (L), RF-Saito (L), LF-Suzuki (R), DH-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), C-Sakai (R), SS-Ogawa (R)
Hanshin: 2B-Kaneko (R), LF-Watanabe (R), 3B-Hayagawa (L), CF-Tadano (S), RF-Kaku (L), 1B-Nishi (L), DH-Ageda (R), C-Yoshida (R), SS-Kitabeppu (S)

Top 1st: Chunichi
  Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Tanaka grounds to third base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
  Okada flies out to right field.
  Nakashima lines out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 0

Bottom 1st: Hanshin
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaneko strikes out.
  Watanabe strikes out.
  Hayagawa lines out to short stop.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 0

Top 2nd: Chunichi
  Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Saito flies out to center field.
  Suzuki pops out to short stop.
  Okada flies out to center field.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 0

Bottom 2nd: Hanshin
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Tadano grounds to short stop. Tadano is thrown out at first by Ogawa.
  Kaku strikes out.
  Nishi hits a home run to right field.
  Ageda flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 1

Top 3rd: Chunichi
  Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Hirakawa flies out to left field.
  Sakai hits a single to left field.
  Ogawa grounds to third base on a hit and run. Sakai is thrown out at second by Hayagawa. Ogawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Ogawa steals second base.
  Tanaka lines out to short stop.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 1

Bottom 3rd: Hanshin
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Yoshida hits a single to center field.
  Kitabeppu flies out to center field.
  Kaneko grounds to short stop. Yoshida is forced out at second by Ogawa. Kaneko reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Kaneko steals second base.
  Watanabe pops out to second base.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 1

Top 4th: Chunichi
  Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Okada flies out to center field.
  Nakashima hits a double to center field.
  Saito flies out to right field.
  Suzuki draws a walk.
  Okada flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 1

Bottom 4th: Hanshin
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Hayagawa hits a ground ball single to third base.
  Tadano hits a ground ball single through to right field. Hayagawa advances to second base.
  Kaku bunts for a single to the pitcher. Hayagawa advances to third base. Tadano advances to second base.
  Nishi grounds to third base. Hayagawa is thrown out at the plate by Okada. Tadano advances to third base. Kaku advances to second base. Nishi reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Ageda grounds to second base. Tadano is thrown out at the plate by Hirakawa. Kaku advances to third base. Nishi advances to second base. Ageda reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Yoshida hits a ground ball single to third base. Kaku comes in to score. Nishi advances to third base. Ageda advances to second base.
  Kitabeppu reaches on an error by third base Okada. Nishi comes in to score. Ageda advances to third base. Yoshida advances to second base.
  Kaneko flies out to center field.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 3

Top 5th: Chunichi
  Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Hirakawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Sakai hits a ground ball single through to center field. Hirakawa advances to second base.
  Ogawa hits a single to right field. Hirakawa advances to third base. Sakai advances to second base.
  Tanaka hits a home run to right field. Hirakawa comes in to score. Sakai comes in to score. Ogawa comes in to score.
  Ito comes in to pitch.
  Okada draws a walk.
  Nakashima flies out to center field.
  Hachimura comes in to pinch hit for Saito.
  Hachimura grounds to second base. Okada is thrown out at second by Kaneko. Hachimura is thrown out at first by short stop Kitabeppu for a double play.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 3

Bottom 5th: Hanshin
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Watanabe grounds to first base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
  Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Hayagawa steals second base.
  Tadano grounds to second base. Tadano is thrown out at first by Hirakawa. Hayagawa advances to third base.
  Kaku flies out to right field.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 3

Top 6th: Chunichi
  Ito takes the mound to pitch.
  Suzuki flies out to center field.
  Kudou comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
  Kudou grounds to short stop. Kudou is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
  Hirakawa flies out to left field.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 3

Bottom 6th: Hanshin
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Nishi strikes out.
  Ageda lines out to first base.
  Yoshida grounds to the pitcher. Yoshida is thrown out at first by Kato.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 3

Top 7th: Chunichi
  Ito takes the mound to pitch.
  Sakai strikes out.
  Ogawa strikes out.
  Hayami comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
  Hayami pops out to third base.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 3

Bottom 7th: Hanshin
  Kato takes the mound to pitch.
  Kitabeppu hits a single to right field.
  Kaneko draws a walk.
  Watanabe draws a walk.
  Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
  Ueda comes in to pinch hit for Hayagawa.
  The infield draws in.
  Ueda strikes out.
  Nomo comes in to pitch.
  Tadano hits a ground ball single through to left field. Kitabeppu comes in to score. Kaneko advances to third base. Watanabe advances to second base.
  Kaku lines out to center field.
  Nishi grounds to short stop. Nishi is thrown out at first by Ogawa.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 4

Top 8th: Chunichi
  Ito takes the mound to pitch.
  Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Okada steals second base.
  Nakashima grounds to third base. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Ueda. Okada holds at second base.
  Hachimura strikes out.
  Suzuki grounds to short stop. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 4

Bottom 8th: Hanshin
  Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
  Ageda hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Ageda steals second base.
  Yoshida pops out to first base.
  Kitabeppu reaches on an error by right field Hachimura. Ageda comes in to score.
  Kaneko grounds to first base. Kaneko is thrown out at first by Hayami. Kitabeppu advances to third base.
  Watanabe draws a walk.
  Ueda hits a home run to center field. Kitabeppu comes in to score. Watanabe comes in to score.
  Misawa comes in to pitch.
  Tadano grounds to third base. Tadano is thrown out at first by Okada.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 8

Top 9th: Chunichi
  Akita comes in to pitch.
  Oeda comes in to pinch hit for Kudou.
  Oeda strikes out.
  Hirakawa reaches on an error by short stop Kitabeppu.
  Sakai grounds to second base. Sakai is thrown out at first by Kaneko. Hirakawa advances to second base.
  Ogawa hits a double to center field. Hirakawa comes in to score.
  Kobayashi comes in to pitch.
  Nakazawa comes in to pinch hit for Hayami.
  Nakazawa flies out to right field.
Chunichi 5, Hanshin 8

Bottom 9th: Hanshin
  Not Required
Chunichi 5, Hanshin 8