Hokkaido 1 - Saitama 20

Date: April 19th, 2073

Game: Cup [#6079655]

Ballpark: MetLife Dome

Attendance: 29,417

Winning Pitcher: Kazuo Murakami (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: Tetsuo Daini (1-2)

Player Of The Game: Yusei Fukuda (2)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Hokkaido Fighters	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	5
Saitama Lions	2	1	0	3	0	3	5	6	x	20	18	1	6

Hokkaido Fighters

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
Y. Sasaki rf	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.378
M. Kawanaka 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.389
S. Nakajima cf	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.455
M. Tsuda lf	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200
H. Endo 1b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.263
R. Sasaki dh	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.206
S. Chano 2b	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.229
R. Ikeda c	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.080
Y. Tamura ss	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257
Total	32	1	6	2	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	10

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
T. Daini L (1-2)	3	5	6	6	4	0	0	4	0	18	77	46	2	-	3	7.64
R. Kusunoki	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	46	25	5	-	3	13.50
S. Sato	1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	7	31	21	3	-	3	23.14
H. Kageru	2	6	7	6	3	0	1	0	0	16	50	27	5	-	1	27.00
Total	8	18	20	19	7	0	1	4	2	50	204	119	15	-	10

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
T. Daini p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
R. Kusunoki p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Sato p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Kageru p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
R. Ikeda c	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Endo 1b	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Chano 2b	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Kawanaka 3b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Tamura ss	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Tsuda lf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Nakajima cf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Sasaki rf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	34	24	10	0	0	0	0	0	2

Saitama Lions

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
N. Amemiya lf	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.261
M. Kadota dh	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.222
S. Ikeda dh	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
K. Enatsu cf	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.393
R. Kaku cf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.143
R. Tomiyama rf	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.323
K. Ota rf	4	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
I. Ogawa 1b	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.125
F. Tanaka 1b	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.240
Y. Fujikawa c	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.275
H. Yabuta 3b	4	4	4	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361
S. Wakatabe ss	3	4	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297
Y. Fukuda 2b	3	2	3	1	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.455
Total	41	20	18	5	2	2	19	7	4	0	0	0	1	19

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
K. Murakami W (1-0)	7	6	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	26	122	76	9	-	6	3.32
S. Ishikawa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	28	18	2	-	3	5.79
Total	9	6	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	33	150	94	11	-	9

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
K. Murakami p	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Ishikawa p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Fujikawa c	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Ogawa 1b	7	7	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
F. Tanaka 1b	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Fukuda 2b	7	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
H. Yabuta 3b	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
S. Wakatabe ss	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
N. Amemiya lf	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Enatsu cf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Kaku cf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Tomiyama rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ota rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	40	27	12	1	6	0	0	0	0

Player of the Game
Saitama: Yusei Fukuda

Managers
Hokkaido: Jim Bridges
Saitama: Robert Harimoto

Injuries
Hokkaido:  none
Saitama:  1B-Sato

Starting Pitcher
Hokkaido: T. Daini
Saitama: K. Murakami

Pitcher Fatigue
Hokkaido:  Kubota-Moderate, Daini-Light, Ueda-Heavy, Kiyohara-Moderate, Yamaguchi-Light, Tanaka-Heavy, Fukui-Heavy
Saitama:  Yamazaki-Heavy, Bando-Heavy, Kojima-Light, Fujiwara-Light, Sugiyama-Light, Kojima-Light

Power Index
Hokkaido:  94.7
Saitama:  96.0

Lineup Selection
Hokkaido:  Default [option #3]
Saitama:  Default [option #3]

Game Information
Date:  April 19th, 2073
Game Type:  Cup

Ballpark:  MetLife Dome
Weather:  Cloudy
Attendance:  29,417

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Mon Mar 16 2026 @ 3:58:00 pm PDT

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hokkaido: T. Daini (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)

Starting Lineups
Hokkaido: RF-Sasaki (L), 3B-Kawanaka (L), CF-Nakajima (L), LF-Tsuda (L), 1B-Endo (R), DH-Sasaki (L), 2B-Chano (R), C-Ikeda (R), SS-Tamura (R)
Saitama: LF-Amemiya (R), DH-Kadota (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Ogawa (L), C-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Fukuda (R)

Top 1st: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Sasaki grounds to short stop. Sasaki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
  Kawanaka grounds to the pitcher. Kawanaka is thrown out at first by Murakami.
  Nakajima grounds to second base. Nakajima is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Hokkaido 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 1st: Saitama
  Daini takes the mound to pitch.
  Amemiya draws a walk.
  Kadota grounds to first base on a hit and run. Amemiya is thrown out at second by Endo. Kadota reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Enatsu draws a walk.
  Tomiyama flies out to center field.
  Ogawa hits a double to right field. Kadota comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score.
  Fujikawa strikes out.
Hokkaido 0, Saitama 2

Top 2nd: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Tsuda pops out to the pitcher.
  Endo strikes out.
  Sasaki flies out to left field.
Hokkaido 0, Saitama 2

Bottom 2nd: Saitama
  Daini takes the mound to pitch.
  Yabuta draws a walk.
  Wakatabe hits a double to center field. Yabuta advances to third base.
  Fukuda flies out to center field. Yabuta comes in to score.
  Amemiya pops out to short stop.
  Kadota lines out to second base.
Hokkaido 0, Saitama 3

Top 3rd: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Chano lines out to center field.
  Ikeda grounds to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
  Tamura grounds to second base. Tamura is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Hokkaido 0, Saitama 3

Bottom 3rd: Saitama
  Daini takes the mound to pitch.
  Enatsu strikes out.
  Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to left field.
  Ogawa strikes out.
  Daini throws a wild pitch. Tomiyama advances to second base.
  Fujikawa strikes out.
Hokkaido 0, Saitama 3

Top 4th: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Sasaki hits a single to left field.
  Kawanaka grounds to second base. Sasaki is thrown out at second by Fukuda. Kawanaka is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
  Nakajima hits a double to left field.
  Tsuda hits a double to right field. Nakajima comes in to score.
  Endo strikes out.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 3

Bottom 4th: Saitama
  Daini takes the mound to pitch.
  Yabuta hits a single to center field.
  Wakatabe draws a walk.
  Fukuda hits a triple to center field. Yabuta comes in to score. Wakatabe comes in to score.
  Kusunoki comes in to pitch.
  Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Chano. Fukuda comes in to score.
  Kadota grounds to second base. Kadota is thrown out at first by Chano.
  Enatsu pops out to third base.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 6

Top 5th: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Sasaki flies out to center field.
  Chano hits a single to center field.
  Ikeda grounds to third base. Chano is thrown out at second by Yabuta. Ikeda is thrown out at first by second base Fukuda for a double play.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 6

Bottom 5th: Saitama
  Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
  Ota comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
  Ota grounds to third base. Ota is thrown out at first by Kawanaka.
  Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
  Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is forced out at first by Endo.
  Fujikawa flies out to center field.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 6

Top 6th: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Tamura grounds to short stop. Tamura is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
  Sasaki hits a single to center field.
  Kawanaka flies out to center field.
  Nakajima strikes out.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 6

Bottom 6th: Saitama
  Kusunoki takes the mound to pitch.
  Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Wakatabe hits a single to center field. Yabuta advances to second base.
  Fukuda hits a home run to left field. Yabuta comes in to score. Wakatabe comes in to score.
  Sato comes in to pitch.
  Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Chano.
  Ikeda comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
  Ikeda flies out to center field.
  Kaku comes in to pinch hit for Enatsu.
  Kaku flies out to right field.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 9

Top 7th: Hokkaido
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Tsuda pops out to third base.
  Endo draws a walk.
  Sasaki hits a ground ball single through to right field. Endo advances to second base.
  Chano pops out to second base.
  Ikeda strikes out.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 9

Bottom 7th: Saitama
  Sato takes the mound to pitch.
  Ota hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Tanaka hits a home run to left field. Ota comes in to score.
  Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Yabuta hits a triple to right field. Fujikawa comes in to score.
  Kageru comes in to pitch.
  Wakatabe hits a single to right field. Yabuta comes in to score.
  Fukuda hits a double to left field. Wakatabe advances to third base.
  Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Tamura. Wakatabe comes in to score. Fukuda holds at second base.
  Ikeda flies out to left field.
  Kaku grounds to third base. Kaku is thrown out at first by Kawanaka.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 14

Top 8th: Hokkaido
  Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
  Tamura lines out to second base.
  Sasaki grounds to third base. Sasaki is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
  Kawanaka flies out to center field.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 14

Bottom 8th: Saitama
  Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
  Ota hits a double to center field.
  Tanaka draws a walk.
  Fujikawa hits a single to center field. Ota advances to third base. Tanaka advances to second base.
  Yabuta hits a double to right field. Ota comes in to score. Tanaka comes in to score. Fujikawa advances to third base.
  Kageru throws a wild pitch. Fujikawa comes in to score. Yabuta advances to third base.
  Wakatabe draws a walk.
  Fukuda is hit by the pitch.
  Amemiya grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at the plate by Tamura. Wakatabe advances to third base. Fukuda advances to second base. Amemiya reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Ikeda draws a walk. Wakatabe comes in to score.
  Kaku grounds to second base. Fukuda is thrown out at the plate by Chano. Amemiya advances to third base. Ikeda advances to second base. Kaku reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Ota hits a single to right field. Amemiya comes in to score. Ikeda comes in to score. Kaku advances to third base.
  Tanaka grounds to short stop. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Tamura.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 20

Top 9th: Hokkaido
  Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakajima reaches on an error by left field Amemiya.
  Tsuda strikes out.
  Endo flies out to left field.
  Sasaki grounds to first base. Sasaki is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Hokkaido 1, Saitama 20

Bottom 9th: Saitama
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Hokkaido 1, Saitama 20