Chunichi 4 - Hanshin 5

Date: March 23rd, 2073

Game: Cup [#6079630]

Ballpark: Nagoya Dome

Attendance: 28,000

Winning Pitcher: Hiroshi Kobayashi (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: Ichiro Kikuchi (0-1)

Player Of The Game: Eiichi Matsuda (1)

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

Chunichi Dragons

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
Y. Tanaka 1b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
R. Okada 3b	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250
R. Nakashima cf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
M. Suzuki ss	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
M. Saito rf	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
S. Okada lf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
S. Nakazawa dh	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
Y. Sakai c	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
K. Ochiai 2b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Total	32	4	5	2	0	3	4	0	10	0	0	0	0	4

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
Y. Sato	8	4	2	2	0	0	0	5	1	29	93	69	9	-	12	2.25
I. Kikuchi BS (1) L (0-1)	⅓	3	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	14	12	2	-	1	81.00
Total	8⅓	7	5	5	0	0	0	6	2	33	107	81	11	-	13

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
Y. Sato p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Kikuchi p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Sakai c	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Tanaka 1b	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ochiai 2b	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Okada 3b	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Suzuki ss	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Okada lf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Nakashima cf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Saito rf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	32	25	6	1	0	0	0	0	0

Hanshin Tigers

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
S. Matsuo 1b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
H. Yoshida c	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
T. Kaneko 2b	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
T. Hirakawa cf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
S. Watanabe rf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
E. Matsuda lf	4	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
T. Nakajima dh	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
N. Kitabeppu ss	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
K. Ueda 3b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Total	33	5	7	1	0	2	5	0	6	0	0	0	0	6

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
S. Kimura	6⅔	5	4	4	0	0	0	7	3	25	93	65	6	-	9	5.40
H. Kobayashi W (1-0)	2⅓	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	29	21	1	-	3	0.00
Total	9	5	4	4	0	0	0	10	3	32	122	86	7	-	12

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
S. Kimura p	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Kobayashi p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Yoshida c	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Matsuo 1b	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Kaneko 2b	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ueda 3b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Kitabeppu ss	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Matsuda lf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Hirakawa cf	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Watanabe rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	34	27	7	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player of the Game
Hanshin: Eiichi Matsuda

Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Hanshin: Joe Pope

Injuries
Chunichi:  none
Hanshin:  OF-Tadano

Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: Y. Sato
Hanshin: S. Kimura (on 3 days rest)

Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi:  Iriki-Light, Takano-None
Hanshin:  Takamatsu-Light, Yamashita-None, Kimura-Light, Ikeda-Light

Power Index
Chunichi:  95.5
Hanshin:  95.9

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

Game Information
Date:  March 23rd, 2073
Game Type:  Cup

Ballpark:  Nagoya Dome
Weather:  Partly Cloudy
Attendance:  28,000

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Mon Mar 9 2026 @ 3:03:52 pm PDT

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: Y. Sato (L)
Hanshin: S. Kimura (R)

Starting Lineups
Chunichi: 1B-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), CF-Nakashima (L), SS-Suzuki (R), RF-Saito (L), LF-Okada (L), DH-Nakazawa (L), C-Sakai (R), 2B-Ochiai (R)
Hanshin: 1B-Matsuo (R), C-Yoshida (R), 2B-Kaneko (R), CF-Hirakawa (R), RF-Watanabe (R), LF-Matsuda (R), DH-Nakajima (R), SS-Kitabeppu (S), 3B-Ueda (R)

Top 1st: Chunichi
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Tanaka strikes out.
  Okada strikes out.
  Nakashima strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 0

Bottom 1st: Hanshin
  Sato takes the mound to pitch.
  Matsuo grounds to second base. Matsuo is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
  Yoshida strikes out.
  Kaneko grounds to second base. Kaneko is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 0

Top 2nd: Chunichi
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Suzuki flies out to left field.
  Saito grounds to third base. Saito is thrown out at first by Ueda.
  Okada flies out to center field.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 0

Bottom 2nd: Hanshin
  Sato takes the mound to pitch.
  Hirakawa flies out to center field.
  Watanabe flies out to center field.
  Matsuda hits a ground ball single through to left field.
  Nakajima flies out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 0

Top 3rd: Chunichi
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakazawa hits a double to center field.
  Sakai grounds to short stop. Sakai is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu. Nakazawa holds at second base.
  Ochiai grounds to second base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Kaneko. Nakazawa holds at second base.
  Tanaka strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 0

Bottom 3rd: Hanshin
  Sato takes the mound to pitch.
  Kitabeppu flies out to center field.
  Ueda flies out to right field.
  Matsuo reaches on an error by first base Tanaka.
  Yoshida strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Hanshin 0

Top 4th: Chunichi
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Okada hits a double to right field.
  Nakashima strikes out.
  Suzuki hits a home run to left field. Okada comes in to score.
  Saito hits a home run to right field.
  Okada pops out to the pitcher.
  Nakazawa grounds to first base. Nakazawa is thrown out at first by Matsuo.
Chunichi 3, Hanshin 0

Bottom 4th: Hanshin
  Sato takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaneko strikes out.
  Hirakawa grounds to third base. Hirakawa is thrown out at first by Okada.
  Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Chunichi 3, Hanshin 0

Top 5th: Chunichi
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Sakai grounds to first base. Sakai is thrown out at first by Matsuo.
  Ochiai lines out to third base.
  Tanaka flies out to left field.
Chunichi 3, Hanshin 0

Bottom 5th: Hanshin
  Sato takes the mound to pitch.
  Matsuda hits a ground ball single through to left field.
  Nakajima hits a home run to left field. Matsuda comes in to score.
  Kitabeppu hits a double to left field.
  Ueda flies out to right field.
  Matsuo flies out to right field.
  Yoshida grounds to the pitcher. Yoshida is thrown out at first by Sato.
Chunichi 3, Hanshin 2

Top 6th: Chunichi
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Okada pops out to the pitcher.
  Nakashima strikes out.
  Suzuki grounds to third base. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Ueda.
Chunichi 3, Hanshin 2

Bottom 6th: Hanshin
  Sato takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaneko pops out to first base.
  Hirakawa lines out to short stop.
  Watanabe strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Hanshin 2

Top 7th: Chunichi
  Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
  Saito flies out to center field.
  Okada strikes out.
  Nakazawa hits a home run to right field.
  Kobayashi comes in to pitch.
  Sakai flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 2

Bottom 7th: Hanshin
  Sato takes the mound to pitch.
  Matsuda flies out to right field.
  Nakajima pops out to second base.
  Kitabeppu lines out to short stop.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 2

Top 8th: Chunichi
  Kobayashi takes the mound to pitch.
  Ochiai grounds to second base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
  Tanaka strikes out.
  Okada strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 2

Bottom 8th: Hanshin
  Sato takes the mound to pitch.
  Ueda grounds to third base. Ueda is thrown out at first by Okada.
  Matsuo strikes out.
  Yoshida flies out to left field.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 2

Top 9th: Chunichi
  Kobayashi takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakashima flies out to center field.
  Suzuki strikes out.
  Saito flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 2

Bottom 9th: Hanshin
  Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
  Kaneko hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Hirakawa strikes out.
  Watanabe hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kaneko advances to second base.
  Matsuda hits a home run to right field. Kaneko comes in to score. Watanabe comes in to score.
Chunichi 4, Hanshin 5