Game Date: Apr 29th, 2075
Saitama 6 - Fukuoka 9
Date: March 5th, 2074
Game: Spring Training [#6092623] 
Winning Pitcher: Hideo Takeuchi (1-1)
Losing Pitcher: Gorō Hasegawa (0-1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Fukuoka Hawks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 9 | 12 | 2 | 13 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Ito cf | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | |
| Y. Fukuda 1b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | |
| S. Ikeda lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| J. Hirakawa 3b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | |
| T. Yamamoto rf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .357 | |
| T. Iwakuma c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | |
| H. Ikeda ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | |
| A. Ito dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | |
| Y. Fujii 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .107 | |
| Total | 38 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| G. Hasegawa L (0-1) | 1⅔ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 32 | 4 | - | 2 | 27.00 | |
| I. Yamazaki | 3⅔ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 81 | 54 | 6 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| K. Murakami | 2⅔ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 29 | 3 | - | 2 | 1.80 | |
| Total | 8 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 46 | 182 | 115 | 13 | - | 6 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| G. Hasegawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Yamazaki p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| K. Murakami p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iwakuma c | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda 1b | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujii 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Hirakawa 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ikeda ss | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ikeda lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ito cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamamoto rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fukuoka Hawks
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Kimura dh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .188 | |
| K. Ishii cf | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .323 | |
| S. Agano 1b | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .355 | |
| S. Kimura 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| R. Nishi lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .387 | |
| N. Naito 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | |
| A. Funamoto c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 | |
| S. Tsurumaki rf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | |
| M. Iwamoto ss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | |
| Y. Taniguchi 2b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 | |
| Total | 40 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Takeuchi W (1-1) | 5⅓ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 91 | 62 | 7 | - | 2 | 4.35 | |
| S. Tanaka | ⅔ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 4 | - | 1 | 6.35 | |
| N. Yakoitowo H (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 0 | - | 3 | 4.91 | |
| T. Shimizu | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 3 | - | 1 | 10.80 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 165 | 112 | 14 | - | 7 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Takeuchi p | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| S. Tanaka p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Yakoitowo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Shimizu p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Funamoto c | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Agano 1b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kimura 1b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Taniguchi 2b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Naito 3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Iwamoto ss | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nishi lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ishii cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Tsurumaki rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Fukuoka: Aaron Farnsworth
Injuries
Saitama: none
Fukuoka: none
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: G. Hasegawa
Fukuoka: H. Takeuchi
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Sugiyama-Heavy, Mihara-Light, Kudo-Light, Kojima-Light, Murakami-Light, Fujiwara-Light, Kojima-Light, Yamazaki-Moderate, Kimura-Moderate, Ogasawara-Light
Fukuoka: Tajima-Light, Fujita-Heavy, Tanaka-Light, Yakoitowo-Light, Takeuchi-None, Takata-Light, Oshima-Light, Kamida-Light, Ishikawa-Light, Gori-Moderate, Tamori-None, Shimizu-Light
Power Index
Saitama: 95.4
Fukuoka: 93.3
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Spring [option #0]
Fukuoka: Spring [option #0]
Game Information
Date: March 5th, 2074
Game Type: Spring Training
Ballpark: Pacific League Field
Weather: Windy
Attendance: 1,788
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sun May 17 2026 @ 3:13:33 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: G. Hasegawa (R)
Fukuoka: H. Takeuchi (L)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: CF-Ito (L), 1B-Fukuda (R), LF-Ikeda (R), 3B-Hirakawa (R), RF-Yamamoto (R), C-Iwakuma (S), SS-Ikeda (R), DH-Ito (L), 2B-Fujii (L)
Fukuoka: DH-Kimura (L), CF-Ishii (L), 1B-Agano (R), LF-Nishi (L), 3B-Naito (L), C-Funamoto (R), RF-Tsurumaki (L), SS-Iwamoto (R), 2B-Taniguchi (L)
Top 1st: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Ito grounds to the pitcher. Ito is thrown out at first by Takeuchi.
Fukuda strikes out.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Taniguchi.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 0
Bottom 1st: Fukuoka
Hasegawa takes the mound to pitch.
Kimura is hit by the pitch.
Ishii flies out to center field.
Agano hits a double to center field. Kimura advances to third base.
Nishi hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kimura comes in to score. Agano advances to third base.
Naito reaches on an error by third base Hirakawa. Agano comes in to score. Nishi advances to second base.
Funamoto hits a single to center field. Nishi advances to third base. Naito advances to second base.
Tsurumaki strikes out.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 2
Top 2nd: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Hirakawa lines out to second base.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Iwakuma grounds to first base. Iwakuma is thrown out at first by Agano.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 2
Bottom 2nd: Fukuoka
Hasegawa takes the mound to pitch.
Taniguchi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Kimura draws a walk.
Ishii lines out to left field.
Agano hits a ground ball single through to center field. Taniguchi advances to third base. Kimura advances to second base.
Nishi flies out to center field. Taniguchi comes in to score.
Naito hits a single to center field. Kimura comes in to score. Agano advances to third base.
Yamazaki comes in to pitch.
Funamoto strikes out.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 4
Top 3rd: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Ito grounds to first base. Ito is thrown out at first by Agano.
Fujii flies out to left field.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 4
Bottom 3rd: Fukuoka
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Tsurumaki strikes out.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Taniguchi strikes out.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 4
Top 4th: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Ito hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fukuda strikes out.
Ikeda lines out to short stop.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 4
Bottom 4th: Fukuoka
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kimura grounds to third base. Kimura is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Ishii reaches on an error by first base Fukuda.
Agano pops out to short stop.
Yamazaki throws a wild pitch. Ishii advances to second base.
Nishi hits a double to right field. Ishii comes in to score.
Naito hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nishi comes in to score.
Funamoto reaches on an error by second base Fujii. Naito advances to second base.
Tsurumaki strikes out.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 6
Top 5th: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto draws a walk.
Iwakuma strikes out.
Ikeda strikes out.
Ito lines out to short stop.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 6
Bottom 5th: Fukuoka
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Taniguchi reaches on an error by short stop Ikeda.
Kimura strikes out.
Ishii reaches on an error by second base Fujii. Taniguchi advances to second base.
Agano hits a double to right field. Taniguchi comes in to score. Ishii comes in to score.
Nishi flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 8
Top 6th: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Fujii strikes out.
Ito hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fukuda hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ito advances to second base.
Ikeda draws a walk.
Takeuchi throws a wild pitch. Ito comes in to score. Fukuda advances to third base. Ikeda advances to second base.
Hirakawa hits a double to center field. Fukuda comes in to score. Ikeda comes in to score.
Tanaka comes in to pitch.
Yamamoto draws a walk.
Iwakuma reaches on an error by third base Naito. Hirakawa advances to third base. Yamamoto advances to second base.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to left field. Hirakawa comes in to score. Yamamoto advances to third base. Iwakuma advances to second base.
Ito reaches on an error by short stop Iwamoto. Yamamoto comes in to score. Iwakuma advances to third base. Ikeda advances to second base.
Fujii grounds to short stop. Iwakuma is thrown out at the plate by Iwamoto. Ikeda advances to third base. Ito advances to second base. Fujii reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ito pops out to third base.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 8
Bottom 6th: Fukuoka
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Naito draws a walk.
Funamoto strikes out.
Tsurumaki hits a double to center field. Naito advances to third base.
Iwamoto is intentionally walked.
Murakami comes in to pitch.
Taniguchi lines out to left field.
Kimura strikes out.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 8
Top 7th: Saitama
Yakoitowo comes in to pitch.
Fukuda strikes out.
Ikeda flies out to right field.
Hirakawa pops out to short stop.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 8
Bottom 7th: Fukuoka
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Ishii hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Agano grounds to the pitcher. Ishii is thrown out at second by Murakami. Agano reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Nishi flies out to center field.
Naito grounds to first base. Naito is forced out at first by Fukuda.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 8
Top 8th: Saitama
Yakoitowo takes the mound to pitch.
Kimura comes in to play defense at first base.
Yamamoto flies out to right field.
Iwakuma strikes out.
Ikeda strikes out.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 8
Bottom 8th: Fukuoka
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Funamoto strikes out.
Tsurumaki strikes out.
Iwamoto draws a walk.
Iwamoto steals second base.
Taniguchi hits a single to right field. Iwamoto comes in to score.
Kimura flies out to left field.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 9
Top 9th: Saitama
Shimizu comes in to pitch.
Ito hits a double to right field.
Fujii flies out to center field.
Ito hits a ground ball single through to left field. Ito advances to third base.
Fukuda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ito comes in to score. Ito advances to second base.
Ikeda hits a single to left field. Ito advances to third base. Fukuda advances to second base.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Yamamoto grounds to the pitcher. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Shimizu.
Saitama 6, Fukuoka 9
Bottom 9th: Fukuoka
Not Required
Saitama 6, Fukuoka 9
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: G. Hasegawa (R)
Fukuoka: H. Takeuchi (L)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: CF-Ito (L), 1B-Fukuda (R), LF-Ikeda (R), 3B-Hirakawa (R), RF-Yamamoto (R), C-Iwakuma (S), SS-Ikeda (R), DH-Ito (L), 2B-Fujii (L)
Fukuoka: DH-Kimura (L), CF-Ishii (L), 1B-Agano (R), LF-Nishi (L), 3B-Naito (L), C-Funamoto (R), RF-Tsurumaki (L), SS-Iwamoto (R), 2B-Taniguchi (L)
Top 1st: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Ito grounds to the pitcher. Ito is thrown out at first by Takeuchi.
Fukuda strikes out.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Taniguchi.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 0
Bottom 1st: Fukuoka
Hasegawa takes the mound to pitch.
Kimura is hit by the pitch.
Ishii flies out to center field.
Agano hits a double to center field. Kimura advances to third base.
Nishi hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kimura comes in to score. Agano advances to third base.
Naito reaches on an error by third base Hirakawa. Agano comes in to score. Nishi advances to second base.
Funamoto hits a single to center field. Nishi advances to third base. Naito advances to second base.
Tsurumaki strikes out.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 2
Top 2nd: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Hirakawa lines out to second base.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Iwakuma grounds to first base. Iwakuma is thrown out at first by Agano.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 2
Bottom 2nd: Fukuoka
Hasegawa takes the mound to pitch.
Taniguchi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Kimura draws a walk.
Ishii lines out to left field.
Agano hits a ground ball single through to center field. Taniguchi advances to third base. Kimura advances to second base.
Nishi flies out to center field. Taniguchi comes in to score.
Naito hits a single to center field. Kimura comes in to score. Agano advances to third base.
Yamazaki comes in to pitch.
Funamoto strikes out.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 4
Top 3rd: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Ito grounds to first base. Ito is thrown out at first by Agano.
Fujii flies out to left field.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 4
Bottom 3rd: Fukuoka
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Tsurumaki strikes out.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Taniguchi strikes out.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 4
Top 4th: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Ito hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fukuda strikes out.
Ikeda lines out to short stop.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 4
Bottom 4th: Fukuoka
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kimura grounds to third base. Kimura is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Ishii reaches on an error by first base Fukuda.
Agano pops out to short stop.
Yamazaki throws a wild pitch. Ishii advances to second base.
Nishi hits a double to right field. Ishii comes in to score.
Naito hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nishi comes in to score.
Funamoto reaches on an error by second base Fujii. Naito advances to second base.
Tsurumaki strikes out.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 6
Top 5th: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto draws a walk.
Iwakuma strikes out.
Ikeda strikes out.
Ito lines out to short stop.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 6
Bottom 5th: Fukuoka
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Iwamoto strikes out.
Taniguchi reaches on an error by short stop Ikeda.
Kimura strikes out.
Ishii reaches on an error by second base Fujii. Taniguchi advances to second base.
Agano hits a double to right field. Taniguchi comes in to score. Ishii comes in to score.
Nishi flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Fukuoka 8
Top 6th: Saitama
Takeuchi takes the mound to pitch.
Fujii strikes out.
Ito hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fukuda hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ito advances to second base.
Ikeda draws a walk.
Takeuchi throws a wild pitch. Ito comes in to score. Fukuda advances to third base. Ikeda advances to second base.
Hirakawa hits a double to center field. Fukuda comes in to score. Ikeda comes in to score.
Tanaka comes in to pitch.
Yamamoto draws a walk.
Iwakuma reaches on an error by third base Naito. Hirakawa advances to third base. Yamamoto advances to second base.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to left field. Hirakawa comes in to score. Yamamoto advances to third base. Iwakuma advances to second base.
Ito reaches on an error by short stop Iwamoto. Yamamoto comes in to score. Iwakuma advances to third base. Ikeda advances to second base.
Fujii grounds to short stop. Iwakuma is thrown out at the plate by Iwamoto. Ikeda advances to third base. Ito advances to second base. Fujii reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ito pops out to third base.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 8
Bottom 6th: Fukuoka
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Naito draws a walk.
Funamoto strikes out.
Tsurumaki hits a double to center field. Naito advances to third base.
Iwamoto is intentionally walked.
Murakami comes in to pitch.
Taniguchi lines out to left field.
Kimura strikes out.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 8
Top 7th: Saitama
Yakoitowo comes in to pitch.
Fukuda strikes out.
Ikeda flies out to right field.
Hirakawa pops out to short stop.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 8
Bottom 7th: Fukuoka
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Ishii hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Agano grounds to the pitcher. Ishii is thrown out at second by Murakami. Agano reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Nishi flies out to center field.
Naito grounds to first base. Naito is forced out at first by Fukuda.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 8
Top 8th: Saitama
Yakoitowo takes the mound to pitch.
Kimura comes in to play defense at first base.
Yamamoto flies out to right field.
Iwakuma strikes out.
Ikeda strikes out.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 8
Bottom 8th: Fukuoka
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Funamoto strikes out.
Tsurumaki strikes out.
Iwamoto draws a walk.
Iwamoto steals second base.
Taniguchi hits a single to right field. Iwamoto comes in to score.
Kimura flies out to left field.
Saitama 5, Fukuoka 9
Top 9th: Saitama
Shimizu comes in to pitch.
Ito hits a double to right field.
Fujii flies out to center field.
Ito hits a ground ball single through to left field. Ito advances to third base.
Fukuda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ito comes in to score. Ito advances to second base.
Ikeda hits a single to left field. Ito advances to third base. Fukuda advances to second base.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Yamamoto grounds to the pitcher. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Shimizu.
Saitama 6, Fukuoka 9
Bottom 9th: Fukuoka
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Saitama 6, Fukuoka 9