Game Date: Aug 18th, 2074
Chunichi 6 - Chiba 3
Date: July 27th, 2073
Game: League [#6071631] 
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Attendance: 21,389
Winning Pitcher: Iwao Katō (3-6)
Losing Pitcher: Rikuto Kouki (8-4)
Save: Taiga Takano (18)
Player Of The Game: Manabu Suzuki (6)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Chiba Marines | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | ||
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 | |
| K. Ogawa 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | |
| M. Saito rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .294 | |
| T. Hachimura rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | |
| S. Oeda rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | |
| S. Okada dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .278 | |
| S. Kudou dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | |
| S. Nakazawa dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | |
| Total | 36 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| I. Kato W (3-6) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 107 | 68 | 12 | - | 5 | 5.00 | |
| I. Kikuchi H (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | 3.86 | |
| T. Takano S (18) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 2.84 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 135 | 85 | 15 | - | 6 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| I. Kato p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Kikuchi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Takano p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tanaka 1b | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ogawa 1b | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Saito rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hachimura rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Oeda rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chiba Marines
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Kohiyama lf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .347 | |
| T. Imai 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | |
| S. Otsuka cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | |
| S. Takasu 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | |
| N. Kato 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | |
| Y. Chano rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | |
| Y. Sasaki rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .288 | |
| H. Kimura 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | |
| M. Bessho 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .258 | |
| T. Nishimoto ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | |
| H. Ichikawa ss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .211 | |
| R. Nakamura dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .187 | |
| H. Shinjo c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| R. Kouki L (8-4) | 3⅓ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 93 | 61 | 9 | - | 4 | 3.61 | |
| Y. Suzuki | 4⅓ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 57 | 41 | 4 | - | 7 | 1.13 | |
| H. Ueda | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 6.46 | |
| S. Kudo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | - | 3 | 3.03 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 163 | 112 | 13 | - | 14 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| R. Kouki p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Y. Suzuki p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ueda p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kudo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Shinjo c | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Imai 1b | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kimura 2b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Bessho 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takasu 3b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kato 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishimoto ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ichikawa ss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kohiyama lf | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Otsuka cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Chano rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sasaki rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the Game
Chunichi: Manabu Suzuki
Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Chiba: Ramon Rosales
Injuries
Chunichi: P-Nomo
Chiba: OF-Sakamoto, OF-Kondo, OF-Okada
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: I. Kato
Chiba: R. Kouki
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Kikuchi-Light, Sato-Heavy, Uto-Heavy, Kubota-Heavy, Takano-Light
Chiba: Asano-Heavy, Nomo-Heavy, Takada-Heavy, Kudo-Light, Ogawa-Heavy, Tajima-Light
Power Index
Chunichi: 96.9
Chiba: 95.9
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Chiba: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: July 27th, 2073
Game Type: League
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 21,389
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sat Apr 11 2026 @ 6:23:39 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: I. Kato (R)
Chiba: R. Kouki (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-Ishii (S)
Chiba: LF-Kohiyama (R), 1B-Imai (R), CF-Otsuka (L), 3B-Takasu (L), RF-Chano (L), 2B-Kimura (L), SS-Nishimoto (L), DH-Nakamura (R), C-Shinjo (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Okada hits a double to center field.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Saito lines out to third base.
Suzuki hits a double to left field. Okada comes in to score. Nakashima comes in to score.
Okada flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama grounds to second base. Kohiyama is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Imai grounds to second base. Imai is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Otsuka lines out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Chiba 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Hirakawa grounds to short stop. Hirakawa is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Sakai reaches on an error by third base Takasu.
Ishii reaches on an error by third base Takasu. Sakai advances to second base.
Tanaka strikes out.
Okada reaches on an error by the pitcher Kouki. Sakai advances to third base. Ishii advances to second base.
Nakashima draws a walk. Sakai comes in to score.
Saito grounds to short stop. Saito is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chunichi 3, Chiba 0
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu hits a home run to right field.
Chano strikes out.
Kimura reaches on an error by first base Tanaka.
Nishimoto reaches on an error by the pitcher Kato. Kimura advances to second base.
Nakamura lines out to center field.
Shinjo hits a ground ball single through to left field. Kimura comes in to score. Nishimoto advances to third base.
Shinjo is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Chunichi 3, Chiba 2
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a single to right field.
Okada flies out to center field.
Hirakawa flies out to left field.
Kouki throws a wild pitch. Suzuki advances to second base.
Sakai grounds to short stop. Sakai is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chunichi 3, Chiba 2
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama flies out to left field.
Imai strikes out.
Otsuka flies out to right field.
Chunichi 3, Chiba 2
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Ishii grounds to short stop. Ishii is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Tanaka hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tanaka advances to second base.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Saito draws a walk. Tanaka comes in to score.
Suzuki comes in to pitch.
Suzuki flies out to left field. Okada comes in to score.
Okada flies out to left field.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu lines out to left field.
Chano hits a double to right field.
Kimura grounds to second base. Kimura is thrown out at first by Hirakawa. Chano advances to third base.
Nishimoto flies out to center field.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Suzuki takes the mound to pitch.
Hirakawa grounds to second base. Hirakawa is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Sakai draws a walk.
Ishii grounds to first base. Sakai is thrown out at second by Imai. Ishii reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Ishii steals second base.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Shinjo strikes out.
Kohiyama grounds to second base. Kohiyama is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Suzuki takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to left field.
Nakashima flies out to left field.
Hachimura comes in to pinch hit for Saito.
Hachimura lines out to center field.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Imai strikes out.
Otsuka hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Otsuka steals second base.
Takasu grounds to second base. Takasu is thrown out at first by Hirakawa. Otsuka advances to third base.
Chano strikes out.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Top 7th: Chunichi
Suzuki takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a home run to left field.
Kudou comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Kudou strikes out.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Sakai hits a ground ball single to second base.
Ishii lines out to left field.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 2
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kimura strikes out.
Nishimoto reaches on an error by short stop Ishii.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Nishimoto is forced out at second by Ishii. Nakamura reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Shinjo lines out to short stop.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 2
Top 8th: Chunichi
Suzuki takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Okada grounds to first base. Okada is thrown out at first by Imai.
Ueda comes in to pitch.
Nakashima strikes out.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 2
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama hits a single to center field.
Imai draws a walk.
Otsuka reaches on an error by short stop Ishii. Kohiyama advances to third base. Imai advances to second base.
Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
Kato comes in to pinch hit for Takasu.
Kato draws a walk. Kohiyama comes in to score.
Sasaki comes in to pinch hit for Chano.
Sasaki grounds to second base. Imai is thrown out at the plate by Hirakawa. Otsuka advances to third base. Kato advances to second base. Sasaki reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Bessho comes in to pinch hit for Kimura.
Bessho strikes out.
Ichikawa comes in to pinch hit for Nishimoto.
Ichikawa grounds to second base. Ichikawa is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 3
Top 9th: Chunichi
Kudo comes in to pitch.
Oeda comes in to pinch hit for Hachimura.
Oeda pops out to short stop.
Suzuki flies out to left field.
Nakazawa comes in to pinch hit for Kudou.
Nakazawa flies out to left field.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 3
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Takano comes in to pitch.
Nakamura grounds to the pitcher. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Takano.
Shinjo strikes out.
Kohiyama flies out to center field.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: I. Kato (R)
Chiba: R. Kouki (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-Ishii (S)
Chiba: LF-Kohiyama (R), 1B-Imai (R), CF-Otsuka (L), 3B-Takasu (L), RF-Chano (L), 2B-Kimura (L), SS-Nishimoto (L), DH-Nakamura (R), C-Shinjo (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Okada hits a double to center field.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Saito lines out to third base.
Suzuki hits a double to left field. Okada comes in to score. Nakashima comes in to score.
Okada flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama grounds to second base. Kohiyama is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Imai grounds to second base. Imai is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Otsuka lines out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Chiba 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Hirakawa grounds to short stop. Hirakawa is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Sakai reaches on an error by third base Takasu.
Ishii reaches on an error by third base Takasu. Sakai advances to second base.
Tanaka strikes out.
Okada reaches on an error by the pitcher Kouki. Sakai advances to third base. Ishii advances to second base.
Nakashima draws a walk. Sakai comes in to score.
Saito grounds to short stop. Saito is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chunichi 3, Chiba 0
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu hits a home run to right field.
Chano strikes out.
Kimura reaches on an error by first base Tanaka.
Nishimoto reaches on an error by the pitcher Kato. Kimura advances to second base.
Nakamura lines out to center field.
Shinjo hits a ground ball single through to left field. Kimura comes in to score. Nishimoto advances to third base.
Shinjo is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Chunichi 3, Chiba 2
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a single to right field.
Okada flies out to center field.
Hirakawa flies out to left field.
Kouki throws a wild pitch. Suzuki advances to second base.
Sakai grounds to short stop. Sakai is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Chunichi 3, Chiba 2
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama flies out to left field.
Imai strikes out.
Otsuka flies out to right field.
Chunichi 3, Chiba 2
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kouki takes the mound to pitch.
Ishii grounds to short stop. Ishii is thrown out at first by Nishimoto.
Tanaka hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tanaka advances to second base.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Saito draws a walk. Tanaka comes in to score.
Suzuki comes in to pitch.
Suzuki flies out to left field. Okada comes in to score.
Okada flies out to left field.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu lines out to left field.
Chano hits a double to right field.
Kimura grounds to second base. Kimura is thrown out at first by Hirakawa. Chano advances to third base.
Nishimoto flies out to center field.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Suzuki takes the mound to pitch.
Hirakawa grounds to second base. Hirakawa is thrown out at first by Kimura.
Sakai draws a walk.
Ishii grounds to first base. Sakai is thrown out at second by Imai. Ishii reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Ishii steals second base.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Shinjo strikes out.
Kohiyama grounds to second base. Kohiyama is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Suzuki takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to left field.
Nakashima flies out to left field.
Hachimura comes in to pinch hit for Saito.
Hachimura lines out to center field.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Imai strikes out.
Otsuka hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Otsuka steals second base.
Takasu grounds to second base. Takasu is thrown out at first by Hirakawa. Otsuka advances to third base.
Chano strikes out.
Chunichi 5, Chiba 2
Top 7th: Chunichi
Suzuki takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a home run to left field.
Kudou comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Kudou strikes out.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Sakai hits a ground ball single to second base.
Ishii lines out to left field.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 2
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kimura strikes out.
Nishimoto reaches on an error by short stop Ishii.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Nishimoto is forced out at second by Ishii. Nakamura reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Shinjo lines out to short stop.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 2
Top 8th: Chunichi
Suzuki takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Okada grounds to first base. Okada is thrown out at first by Imai.
Ueda comes in to pitch.
Nakashima strikes out.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 2
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Kato takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama hits a single to center field.
Imai draws a walk.
Otsuka reaches on an error by short stop Ishii. Kohiyama advances to third base. Imai advances to second base.
Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
Kato comes in to pinch hit for Takasu.
Kato draws a walk. Kohiyama comes in to score.
Sasaki comes in to pinch hit for Chano.
Sasaki grounds to second base. Imai is thrown out at the plate by Hirakawa. Otsuka advances to third base. Kato advances to second base. Sasaki reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Bessho comes in to pinch hit for Kimura.
Bessho strikes out.
Ichikawa comes in to pinch hit for Nishimoto.
Ichikawa grounds to second base. Ichikawa is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 3
Top 9th: Chunichi
Kudo comes in to pitch.
Oeda comes in to pinch hit for Hachimura.
Oeda pops out to short stop.
Suzuki flies out to left field.
Nakazawa comes in to pinch hit for Kudou.
Nakazawa flies out to left field.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 3
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Takano comes in to pitch.
Nakamura grounds to the pitcher. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Takano.
Shinjo strikes out.
Kohiyama flies out to center field.
Chunichi 6, Chiba 3