Game Date: Aug 21st, 2073
Chunichi 6 - Hokkaido 5
Date: June 24th, 2073
Game: League [#6071688] 
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 20,846
Winning Pitcher: Noboru Iriki (3-0)
Losing Pitcher: Ryō Kusunoki (3-3)
Save: Kiyoshi Nomo (3)
Player Of The Game: Aoto Hirakawa (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Hokkaido Fighters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 9 | ||
Chunichi Dragons
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Tanaka dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | |
| K. Ogawa dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | |
| M. Saito rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | |
| T. Hachimura rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .328 | |
| S. Okada 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | |
| S. Kudou 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .191 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .217 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | |
| Total | 38 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| Y. Sato | 5⅔ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 90 | 57 | 9 | - | 8 | 6.15 | |
| N. Iriki W (3-0) | 3⅓ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 66 | 37 | 5 | - | 2 | 8.01 | |
| K. Nomo S (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 0 | - | 1 | 3.66 | |
| Total | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 177 | 106 | 14 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| Y. Sato p | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Iriki p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Nomo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Okada 1b | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kudou 1b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Saito rf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hachimura rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hokkaido Fighters
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Tamura ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | |
| T. Oono rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| R. Sasaki rf | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| H. Endo cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | |
| S. Chano 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .184 | |
| R. Ikeda c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | |
| T. Yoshida 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .336 | |
| M. Kawanaka 3b | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | |
| K. Kuriyama pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| M. Asaoka dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | |
| Y. Sasaki dh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | |
| T. Fujii lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | |
| M. Tsuda lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 | |
| Total | 38 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Kageru | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 73 | 44 | 7 | - | 5 | 7.13 | |
| R. Kusunoki L (3-3) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 89 | 53 | 6 | - | 9 | 5.67 | |
| S. Hachimura | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | 4.82 | |
| Total | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 180 | 109 | 14 | - | 14 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Kageru p | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kusunoki p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Hachimura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ikeda c | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yoshida 1b | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Chano 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Kawanaka 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Kuriyama pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tamura ss | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Fujii lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Tsuda lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Endo cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Oono rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Sasaki rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Chunichi: Aoto Hirakawa
Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Hokkaido: Jim Bridges
Injuries
Chunichi: none
Hokkaido: P-Kobayashi, OF-Nakajima, 3B-Murata, P-Yamaguchi
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: Y. Sato
Hokkaido: H. Kageru
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Kawanaka-Moderate, Jouda-Heavy, Misawa-Moderate, Uto-Heavy, Kubota-Light, Takahashi-Heavy, Nomo-Light, Kato-Heavy, Takano-Moderate
Hokkaido: Hachimura-Light, Daini-Heavy, Ueda-Moderate, Kiyohara-Light, Sato-Moderate, Tanaka-Light, Fukui-Heavy, Sugishita-Light, Kusunoki-Light
Power Index
Chunichi: 96.5
Hokkaido: 94.6
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Hokkaido: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: June 24th, 2073
Game Type: League
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 20,846
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Thu Apr 2 2026 @ 6:02:19 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: Y. Sato (L)
Hokkaido: H. Kageru (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: DH-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), CF-Nakashima (L), LF-Suzuki (R), RF-Saito (L), 1B-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), C-Sakai (R), SS-Ishii (S)
Hokkaido: SS-Tamura (R), RF-Oono (R), CF-Endo (R), 2B-Chano (R), C-Ikeda (R), 1B-Yoshida (S), 3B-Kawanaka (L), DH-Asaoka (S), LF-Fujii (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Tanaka is caught stealing second base by Ikeda.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Okada steals second base.
Nakashima grounds to short stop. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Tamura. Okada holds at second base.
Suzuki grounds to the pitcher. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Kageru.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 1st: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Tamura pops out to third base.
Oono grounds to the pitcher. Oono is thrown out at first by Sato.
Endo flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Saito strikes out.
Okada flies out to left field.
Hirakawa flies out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 2nd: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Chano strikes out.
Ikeda strikes out.
Yoshida strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai grounds to the pitcher. Sakai is thrown out at first by Kageru.
Ishii hits a single to center field.
Ishii is caught stealing second base by Ikeda.
Tanaka strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 3rd: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Kawanaka grounds to the pitcher. Kawanaka is thrown out at first by Sato.
Asaoka flies out to center field.
Fujii pops out to first base.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Okada pops out to first base.
Nakashima grounds to second base. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Chano.
Suzuki hits a home run to left field.
Saito grounds to the pitcher. Saito is thrown out at first by Kageru.
Chunichi 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 4th: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Tamura strikes out.
Oono grounds to short stop. Oono is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Endo strikes out.
Chunichi 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Hirakawa hits a home run to right field. Okada comes in to score.
Kusunoki comes in to pitch.
Sakai flies out to left field.
Ishii grounds to first base. Ishii is thrown out at first by Yoshida.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 3, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 5th: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Chano grounds to the pitcher. Chano is thrown out at first by Sato.
Ikeda is hit by the pitch.
Yoshida hits a home run to left field. Ikeda comes in to score.
Kawanaka hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Asaoka pops out to first base.
Fujii grounds to first base. Fujii is forced out at first by Okada.
Chunichi 3, Hokkaido 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to center field.
Nakashima flies out to left field.
Suzuki flies out to right field.
Chunichi 3, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 6th: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Tamura hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Oono hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tamura advances to second base.
Endo flies out to right field.
Chano draws a walk.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tamura comes in to score. Oono advances to third base. Chano advances to second base.
Yoshida flies out to left field. Oono comes in to score.
Iriki comes in to pitch.
Kawanaka hits a ground ball single through to right field. Chano is thrown out at the plate by Saito. Ikeda advances to third base.
Chunichi 3, Hokkaido 4
Top 7th: Chunichi
Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
Hachimura comes in to pinch hit for Saito.
Hachimura lines out to right field.
Kudou comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Kudou hits a home run to left field.
Hirakawa grounds to second base. Hirakawa is thrown out at first by Chano.
Sakai hits a home run to left field.
Ishii pops out to first base.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 4
Bottom 7th: Hokkaido
Iriki takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki comes in to pinch hit for Asaoka.
Sasaki hits a single to center field.
Tsuda comes in to pinch hit for Fujii.
Tsuda grounds to second base. Sasaki is forced out at second by Hirakawa. Tsuda is thrown out at first by second base Hirakawa for a double play.
Tamura draws a walk.
Sasaki comes in to pinch hit for Oono.
Sasaki hits a single to center field. Tamura advances to second base.
Endo draws a walk.
Chano pops out to the pitcher.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 4
Top 8th: Chunichi
Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa strikes out.
Okada hits a double to center field.
Nakashima flies out to center field.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Hachimura grounds to second base. Hachimura is thrown out at first by Chano.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 4
Bottom 8th: Hokkaido
Iriki takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to first base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Kudou.
Yoshida grounds to second base. Yoshida is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Kawanaka grounds to second base. Kawanaka is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 4
Top 9th: Chunichi
Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
Kudou lines out to short stop.
Hirakawa draws a walk.
Sakai bunts for a single to first base. Hirakawa advances to second base.
Ishii grounds to first base. Sakai is thrown out at second by Yoshida. Ishii reaches first on a fielder's choice. Hirakawa advances to third base.
Ishii is caught stealing second base by Ikeda.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 4
Bottom 9th: Hokkaido
Iriki takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki hits a double to center field.
Tsuda strikes out.
Tamura flies out to center field.
Sasaki hits a single to right field. Sasaki comes in to score.
Endo draws a walk.
Chano strikes out.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 5
Top 10th: Chunichi
Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Okada is hit by the pitch.
Hachimura comes in to pitch.
Nakashima hits a double to right field. Ogawa comes in to score. Okada is thrown out at the plate by Sasaki.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Hachimura hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakashima advances to third base. Suzuki advances to second base.
Kudou strikes out.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Chunichi 6, Hokkaido 5
Bottom 10th: Hokkaido
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Ikeda strikes out.
Yoshida strikes out.
Kawanaka hits a single to center field.
Kuriyama comes in to pinch run for Kawanaka.
Kuriyama steals second base.
Sasaki fouls out to the catcher.
Chunichi 6, Hokkaido 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: Y. Sato (L)
Hokkaido: H. Kageru (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: DH-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), CF-Nakashima (L), LF-Suzuki (R), RF-Saito (L), 1B-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), C-Sakai (R), SS-Ishii (S)
Hokkaido: SS-Tamura (R), RF-Oono (R), CF-Endo (R), 2B-Chano (R), C-Ikeda (R), 1B-Yoshida (S), 3B-Kawanaka (L), DH-Asaoka (S), LF-Fujii (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Tanaka is caught stealing second base by Ikeda.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Okada steals second base.
Nakashima grounds to short stop. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Tamura. Okada holds at second base.
Suzuki grounds to the pitcher. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Kageru.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 1st: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Tamura pops out to third base.
Oono grounds to the pitcher. Oono is thrown out at first by Sato.
Endo flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Saito strikes out.
Okada flies out to left field.
Hirakawa flies out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 2nd: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Chano strikes out.
Ikeda strikes out.
Yoshida strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai grounds to the pitcher. Sakai is thrown out at first by Kageru.
Ishii hits a single to center field.
Ishii is caught stealing second base by Ikeda.
Tanaka strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 3rd: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Kawanaka grounds to the pitcher. Kawanaka is thrown out at first by Sato.
Asaoka flies out to center field.
Fujii pops out to first base.
Chunichi 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Okada pops out to first base.
Nakashima grounds to second base. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Chano.
Suzuki hits a home run to left field.
Saito grounds to the pitcher. Saito is thrown out at first by Kageru.
Chunichi 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 4th: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Tamura strikes out.
Oono grounds to short stop. Oono is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Endo strikes out.
Chunichi 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Hirakawa hits a home run to right field. Okada comes in to score.
Kusunoki comes in to pitch.
Sakai flies out to left field.
Ishii grounds to first base. Ishii is thrown out at first by Yoshida.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 3, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 5th: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Chano grounds to the pitcher. Chano is thrown out at first by Sato.
Ikeda is hit by the pitch.
Yoshida hits a home run to left field. Ikeda comes in to score.
Kawanaka hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Asaoka pops out to first base.
Fujii grounds to first base. Fujii is forced out at first by Okada.
Chunichi 3, Hokkaido 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to center field.
Nakashima flies out to left field.
Suzuki flies out to right field.
Chunichi 3, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 6th: Hokkaido
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Tamura hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Oono hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tamura advances to second base.
Endo flies out to right field.
Chano draws a walk.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tamura comes in to score. Oono advances to third base. Chano advances to second base.
Yoshida flies out to left field. Oono comes in to score.
Iriki comes in to pitch.
Kawanaka hits a ground ball single through to right field. Chano is thrown out at the plate by Saito. Ikeda advances to third base.
Chunichi 3, Hokkaido 4
Top 7th: Chunichi
Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
Hachimura comes in to pinch hit for Saito.
Hachimura lines out to right field.
Kudou comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Kudou hits a home run to left field.
Hirakawa grounds to second base. Hirakawa is thrown out at first by Chano.
Sakai hits a home run to left field.
Ishii pops out to first base.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 4
Bottom 7th: Hokkaido
Iriki takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki comes in to pinch hit for Asaoka.
Sasaki hits a single to center field.
Tsuda comes in to pinch hit for Fujii.
Tsuda grounds to second base. Sasaki is forced out at second by Hirakawa. Tsuda is thrown out at first by second base Hirakawa for a double play.
Tamura draws a walk.
Sasaki comes in to pinch hit for Oono.
Sasaki hits a single to center field. Tamura advances to second base.
Endo draws a walk.
Chano pops out to the pitcher.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 4
Top 8th: Chunichi
Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa strikes out.
Okada hits a double to center field.
Nakashima flies out to center field.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Hachimura grounds to second base. Hachimura is thrown out at first by Chano.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 4
Bottom 8th: Hokkaido
Iriki takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to first base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Kudou.
Yoshida grounds to second base. Yoshida is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Kawanaka grounds to second base. Kawanaka is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 4
Top 9th: Chunichi
Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
Kudou lines out to short stop.
Hirakawa draws a walk.
Sakai bunts for a single to first base. Hirakawa advances to second base.
Ishii grounds to first base. Sakai is thrown out at second by Yoshida. Ishii reaches first on a fielder's choice. Hirakawa advances to third base.
Ishii is caught stealing second base by Ikeda.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 4
Bottom 9th: Hokkaido
Iriki takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki hits a double to center field.
Tsuda strikes out.
Tamura flies out to center field.
Sasaki hits a single to right field. Sasaki comes in to score.
Endo draws a walk.
Chano strikes out.
Chunichi 5, Hokkaido 5
Top 10th: Chunichi
Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Okada is hit by the pitch.
Hachimura comes in to pitch.
Nakashima hits a double to right field. Ogawa comes in to score. Okada is thrown out at the plate by Sasaki.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Hachimura hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakashima advances to third base. Suzuki advances to second base.
Kudou strikes out.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Chunichi 6, Hokkaido 5
Bottom 10th: Hokkaido
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Ikeda strikes out.
Yoshida strikes out.
Kawanaka hits a single to center field.
Kuriyama comes in to pinch run for Kawanaka.
Kuriyama steals second base.
Sasaki fouls out to the catcher.
Chunichi 6, Hokkaido 5