Game Date: Aug 29th, 2074
Chunichi 3 - Saitama 4
Date: May 4th, 2073
Game: Cup [#6079671] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 33,065
Winning Pitcher: Osamu Kimura (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Daiki Kubota (3-1)
Save: Yuki Nishi (6)
Player Of The Game: Nobuo Amemiya (3)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7 | ||
Chunichi Dragons
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Tanaka dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | |
| T. Hachimura dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | |
| K. Ogawa 3b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .314 | |
| M. Saito rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .343 | |
| S. Okada 1b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .135 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | |
| Total | 33 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| D. Kubota L (3-1) | 6⅓ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 98 | 64 | 14 | - | 6 | 2.78 | |
| H. Kawanaka | 1⅔ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 2 | - | 3 | 18.00 | |
| Total | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 122 | 78 | 16 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| D. Kubota p | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kawanaka p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Okada 1b | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ogawa 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Suzuki 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya rf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .378 | |
| S. Sato lf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | |
| M. Kadota 1b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | |
| I. Ogawa dh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .063 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .340 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 | |
| Total | 31 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| O. Kimura W (1-0) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 109 | 62 | 8 | - | 3 | 5.79 | |
| S. Ishikawa H (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 31 | 3 | - | 4 | 3.60 | |
| Y. Nishi S (6) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 0 | - | 4 | 8.10 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 177 | 103 | 11 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| O. Kimura p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ishikawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nishi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa c | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Kadota 1b | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya rf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Nobuo Amemiya
Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Chunichi: 3B-Okada, P-Kato
Saitama: P-Yamazaki
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: D. Kubota (on 3 days rest)
Saitama: O. Kimura (on 3 days rest)
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Kikuchi-Heavy, Sato-Heavy, Misawa-Light, Uto-Moderate, Kubota-Moderate, Takahashi-Heavy, Iriki-Heavy, Nomo-Moderate
Saitama: Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Light, Kojima-Heavy, Fujiwara-Heavy, Nishi-Light, Sugiyama-Heavy, Ogasawara-Moderate, Kimura-Light, Kojima-Heavy
Power Index
Chunichi: 96.1
Saitama: 96.2
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: May 4th, 2073
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Cold
Attendance: 33,065
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Fri Mar 20 2026 @ 3:57:38 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: D. Kubota (R)
Saitama: O. Kimura (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: DH-Tanaka (L), 3B-Ogawa (R), CF-Nakashima (L), LF-Suzuki (R), RF-Saito (L), 1B-Okada (L), C-Sakai (R), 2B-Ochiai (R), SS-Ishii (S)
Saitama: RF-Amemiya (R), C-Fujikawa (R), CF-Enatsu (L), LF-Sato (L), 1B-Kadota (L), DH-Ogawa (L), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Ogawa lines out to right field.
Nakashima hits a single to right field.
Suzuki grounds to short stop. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya strikes out.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Ogawa.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Saito draws a walk.
Okada draws a walk.
Sakai bunts for a single to third base. Saito advances to third base. Okada advances to second base.
Ochiai bunts to the pitcher. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Kimura. Saito comes in to score. Okada advances to third base. Sakai advances to second base.
Ishii hits a ground ball single through to left field. Okada comes in to score. Sakai advances to third base.
Tanaka pops out to second base.
Ishii steals second base.
Ogawa lines out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Sato is hit by the pitch.
Sato steals second base.
Kadota draws a walk.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Kadota is thrown out at second by Ishii. Ogawa reaches first on a fielder's choice. Sato advances to third base.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Ochiai. Sato comes in to score. Ogawa advances to second base.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to left field. Ogawa comes in to score.
Fukuda reaches on an error by third base Ogawa. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Amemiya pops out to second base.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakashima strikes out.
Suzuki hits a double to right field.
Saito draws a walk.
Okada grounds to short stop. Suzuki is thrown out at third by Wakatabe. Saito advances to second base. Okada reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sakai flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa pops out to the pitcher.
Enatsu hits a single to right field.
Sato flies out to center field.
Kadota hits a single to right field. Enatsu is thrown out at third by Saito.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ochiai grounds to second base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Ishii strikes out.
Tanaka strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Yabuta hits a single to right field.
Wakatabe bunts to the pitcher. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Kubota. Yabuta advances to second base.
Fukuda lines out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Nakashima hits a single to right field.
Suzuki lines out to second base.
Saito grounds to short stop. Saito is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a home run to left field.
Fujikawa reaches on an error by third base Ogawa.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to center field. Fujikawa advances to second base.
Sato flies out to center field.
Kadota bunts to the pitcher. Kadota is thrown out at first by Kubota. Fujikawa advances to third base. Enatsu advances to second base.
Ogawa flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Top 6th: Chunichi
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Okada flies out to left field.
Sakai draws a walk.
Ochiai pops out to first base.
Ishii flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fukuda strikes out on a hit and run. Wakatabe is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Chunichi
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is forced out at first by Kadota.
Ogawa grounds to third base. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Nakashima strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Amemiya steals second base. The catcher Sakai overthrows second base and Amemiya advances to third base.
Fujikawa grounds to first base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Okada. Amemiya comes in to score.
Kawanaka comes in to pitch.
Enatsu pops out to first base.
Sato flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 4
Top 8th: Chunichi
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki lines out to short stop.
Saito flies out to left field.
Okada draws a walk.
Sakai hits a single to left field. Okada advances to second base.
Ochiai grounds to second base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 4
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota flies out to left field.
Ogawa lines out to center field.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single to second base.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 4
Top 9th: Chunichi
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Ishii flies out to right field.
Hachimura comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Hachimura flies out to right field.
Ogawa hits a home run to right field.
Nakashima flies out to center field.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 4
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Chunichi 3, Saitama 4
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: D. Kubota (R)
Saitama: O. Kimura (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: DH-Tanaka (L), 3B-Ogawa (R), CF-Nakashima (L), LF-Suzuki (R), RF-Saito (L), 1B-Okada (L), C-Sakai (R), 2B-Ochiai (R), SS-Ishii (S)
Saitama: RF-Amemiya (R), C-Fujikawa (R), CF-Enatsu (L), LF-Sato (L), 1B-Kadota (L), DH-Ogawa (L), 3B-Yabuta (S), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Ogawa lines out to right field.
Nakashima hits a single to right field.
Suzuki grounds to short stop. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya strikes out.
Fujikawa strikes out.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Ogawa.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Saito draws a walk.
Okada draws a walk.
Sakai bunts for a single to third base. Saito advances to third base. Okada advances to second base.
Ochiai bunts to the pitcher. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Kimura. Saito comes in to score. Okada advances to third base. Sakai advances to second base.
Ishii hits a ground ball single through to left field. Okada comes in to score. Sakai advances to third base.
Tanaka pops out to second base.
Ishii steals second base.
Ogawa lines out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Sato is hit by the pitch.
Sato steals second base.
Kadota draws a walk.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Kadota is thrown out at second by Ishii. Ogawa reaches first on a fielder's choice. Sato advances to third base.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Ochiai. Sato comes in to score. Ogawa advances to second base.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to left field. Ogawa comes in to score.
Fukuda reaches on an error by third base Ogawa. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Amemiya pops out to second base.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakashima strikes out.
Suzuki hits a double to right field.
Saito draws a walk.
Okada grounds to short stop. Suzuki is thrown out at third by Wakatabe. Saito advances to second base. Okada reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sakai flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa pops out to the pitcher.
Enatsu hits a single to right field.
Sato flies out to center field.
Kadota hits a single to right field. Enatsu is thrown out at third by Saito.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ochiai grounds to second base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Ishii strikes out.
Tanaka strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Yabuta hits a single to right field.
Wakatabe bunts to the pitcher. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Kubota. Yabuta advances to second base.
Fukuda lines out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Nakashima hits a single to right field.
Suzuki lines out to second base.
Saito grounds to short stop. Saito is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a home run to left field.
Fujikawa reaches on an error by third base Ogawa.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to center field. Fujikawa advances to second base.
Sato flies out to center field.
Kadota bunts to the pitcher. Kadota is thrown out at first by Kubota. Fujikawa advances to third base. Enatsu advances to second base.
Ogawa flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Top 6th: Chunichi
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Okada flies out to left field.
Sakai draws a walk.
Ochiai pops out to first base.
Ishii flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fukuda strikes out on a hit and run. Wakatabe is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Chunichi
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is forced out at first by Kadota.
Ogawa grounds to third base. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Nakashima strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Amemiya steals second base. The catcher Sakai overthrows second base and Amemiya advances to third base.
Fujikawa grounds to first base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Okada. Amemiya comes in to score.
Kawanaka comes in to pitch.
Enatsu pops out to first base.
Sato flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 4
Top 8th: Chunichi
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki lines out to short stop.
Saito flies out to left field.
Okada draws a walk.
Sakai hits a single to left field. Okada advances to second base.
Ochiai grounds to second base. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 4
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota flies out to left field.
Ogawa lines out to center field.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single to second base.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 4
Top 9th: Chunichi
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Ishii flies out to right field.
Hachimura comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Hachimura flies out to right field.
Ogawa hits a home run to right field.
Nakashima flies out to center field.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 4
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Chunichi 3, Saitama 4