Game Date: Aug 9th, 2074
Chunichi 5 - Saitama 3
Date: July 27th, 2074
Game: League [#6154973] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 26,733
Winning Pitcher: Kiyoshi Nomo (5-2)
Losing Pitcher: Kōichi Kojima (7-5)
Player Of The Game: Aoto Hirakawa (3)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | ||
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | |
| M. Yamaguchi 3b | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | |
| M. Saito rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .266 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .287 | |
| S. Okada dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 | |
| Total | 31 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Uto | 6⅓ | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 93 | 63 | 11 | - | 6 | 4.65 | |
| K. Nomo W (5-2) | 2⅔ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 64 | 41 | 6 | - | 2 | 1.97 | |
| Total | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 157 | 104 | 17 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Uto p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Nomo p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Y. Tanaka 1b | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yamaguchi 3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Saito rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | |
| Y. Kakefu 2b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .172 | |
| S. Ikeda 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | |
| M. Kadota lf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .249 | |
| I. Ogawa dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .208 | |
| Y. Fujikawa cf | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .352 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .355 | |
| H. Ishida c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .170 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .316 | |
| Total | 37 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| O. Kimura | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 108 | 62 | 7 | - | 6 | 3.41 | |
| K. Kojima L (7-5) | 1⅔ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 22 | 3 | - | 0 | 3.63 | |
| K. Yokoyama | 1⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 3.55 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 162 | 93 | 12 | - | 7 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| O. Kimura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Kojima p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Yokoyama p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ishida c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ikeda 1b | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kakefu 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Kadota lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Chunichi: Aoto Hirakawa
Managers
Chunichi: Christopher Melton
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Chunichi: 2B-Ogawa, 3B-Okada
Saitama: P-Yamazaki, OF-Tanaka
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: S. Uto
Saitama: O. Kimura
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Jouda-Light, Sato-Heavy, Kubota-Moderate, Iriki-Light, Nomo-Light
Saitama: Bando-Light, Kojima-Light, Sugiyama-Heavy, Kojima-Light, Hasegawa-Moderate
Power Index
Chunichi: 96.8
Saitama: 97.1
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: July 27th, 2074
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Cloudy
Attendance: 26,733
Version: 1.120
Simulated: Sat Jun 27 2026 @ 4:52:32 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: S. Uto (R)
Saitama: O. Kimura (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: 1B-Tanaka (L), 3B-Yamaguchi (S), CF-Nakashima (L), RF-Saito (L), LF-Suzuki (R), DH-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), C-Sakai (R), SS-Ishii (S)
Saitama: RF-Amemiya (R), 2B-Kakefu (R), 1B-Ikeda (R), LF-Kadota (L), DH-Ogawa (L), CF-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), C-Ishida (L), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka strikes out.
Yamaguchi draws a walk.
Nakashima hits a single to left field. Yamaguchi advances to second base.
Saito pops out to third base.
Suzuki flies out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a single to right field.
Amemiya is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Kakefu strikes out.
Ikeda flies out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Okada strikes out.
Hirakawa hits a double to right field.
Sakai grounds to short stop on a hit and run. Sakai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Hirakawa advances to third base.
Ishii grounds to short stop. Ishii is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota hits a single to center field.
Ogawa flies out to right field.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kadota advances to second base.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at second by Hirakawa. Yabuta is thrown out at first by short stop Ishii for a double play.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Yamaguchi grounds to second base on a hit and run. Tanaka is thrown out at second by Kakefu. Yamaguchi reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Nakashima hits a single to left field. Yamaguchi advances to second base.
Saito flies out to center field.
Suzuki hits a triple to right field. Yamaguchi comes in to score. Nakashima comes in to score.
Okada grounds to short stop. Okada is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Ishida grounds to second base. Ishida is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Amemiya reaches on an error by third base Yamaguchi.
Kakefu hits a home run to left field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Ikeda strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Hirakawa flies out to left field.
Sakai draws a walk.
Ishii bunts to third base. Ishii is thrown out at first by Yabuta. Sakai advances to second base.
Tanaka flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ogawa pops out to second base.
Fujikawa hits a single to center field. Kadota advances to second base.
Yabuta hits a single to right field. Kadota advances to third base. Fujikawa advances to second base.
Ishida strikes out.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Yamaguchi strikes out.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Saito grounds to short stop. Nakashima is forced out at second by Wakatabe. Saito is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Amemiya is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Kakefu grounds to second base. Kakefu is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Ikeda reaches on an error by second base Hirakawa.
Kadota flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki flies out to center field.
Okada grounds to short stop. Okada is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa grounds to second base. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at second by Hirakawa. Yabuta is thrown out at first by short stop Ishii for a double play.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 7th: Chunichi
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Sakai grounds to short stop. Sakai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Ishii lines out to second base.
Tanaka grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Kakefu.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Ishida strikes out.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Kakefu strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 8th: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Yamaguchi hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Nakashima strikes out.
Saito lines out to center field.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Okada draws a walk.
Hirakawa hits a double to center field. Yamaguchi comes in to score. Suzuki comes in to score. Okada comes in to score.
Yokoyama comes in to pitch.
Sakai strikes out.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 2
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda draws a walk.
Kadota strikes out.
Ogawa draws a walk.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ikeda advances to third base. Ogawa advances to second base.
Yabuta grounds to first base. Ikeda is thrown out at the plate by Tanaka. Ogawa advances to third base. Fujikawa advances to second base. Yabuta reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sakai allows a passed ball. Ogawa comes in to score. Fujikawa advances to third base. Yabuta advances to second base.
Ishida lines out to right field.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Chunichi
Yokoyama takes the mound to pitch.
Ishii grounds to third base. Ishii is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
Yamaguchi flies out to right field.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Ishii. Amemiya reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kakefu pops out to third base.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to left field. Amemiya advances to second base.
Kadota flies out to left field.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: S. Uto (R)
Saitama: O. Kimura (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: 1B-Tanaka (L), 3B-Yamaguchi (S), CF-Nakashima (L), RF-Saito (L), LF-Suzuki (R), DH-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), C-Sakai (R), SS-Ishii (S)
Saitama: RF-Amemiya (R), 2B-Kakefu (R), 1B-Ikeda (R), LF-Kadota (L), DH-Ogawa (L), CF-Fujikawa (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), C-Ishida (L), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka strikes out.
Yamaguchi draws a walk.
Nakashima hits a single to left field. Yamaguchi advances to second base.
Saito pops out to third base.
Suzuki flies out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a single to right field.
Amemiya is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Kakefu strikes out.
Ikeda flies out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Okada strikes out.
Hirakawa hits a double to right field.
Sakai grounds to short stop on a hit and run. Sakai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Hirakawa advances to third base.
Ishii grounds to short stop. Ishii is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota hits a single to center field.
Ogawa flies out to right field.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kadota advances to second base.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at second by Hirakawa. Yabuta is thrown out at first by short stop Ishii for a double play.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Yamaguchi grounds to second base on a hit and run. Tanaka is thrown out at second by Kakefu. Yamaguchi reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Nakashima hits a single to left field. Yamaguchi advances to second base.
Saito flies out to center field.
Suzuki hits a triple to right field. Yamaguchi comes in to score. Nakashima comes in to score.
Okada grounds to short stop. Okada is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Ishida grounds to second base. Ishida is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Amemiya reaches on an error by third base Yamaguchi.
Kakefu hits a home run to left field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Ikeda strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Hirakawa flies out to left field.
Sakai draws a walk.
Ishii bunts to third base. Ishii is thrown out at first by Yabuta. Sakai advances to second base.
Tanaka flies out to right field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Kadota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ogawa pops out to second base.
Fujikawa hits a single to center field. Kadota advances to second base.
Yabuta hits a single to right field. Kadota advances to third base. Fujikawa advances to second base.
Ishida strikes out.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Yamaguchi strikes out.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Saito grounds to short stop. Nakashima is forced out at second by Wakatabe. Saito is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Amemiya is caught stealing second base by Sakai.
Kakefu grounds to second base. Kakefu is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Ikeda reaches on an error by second base Hirakawa.
Kadota flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki flies out to center field.
Okada grounds to short stop. Okada is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa grounds to second base. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yabuta grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at second by Hirakawa. Yabuta is thrown out at first by short stop Ishii for a double play.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 7th: Chunichi
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Sakai grounds to short stop. Sakai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Ishii lines out to second base.
Tanaka grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Kakefu.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Ishida strikes out.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Kakefu strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 8th: Chunichi
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Yamaguchi hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Nakashima strikes out.
Saito lines out to center field.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Okada draws a walk.
Hirakawa hits a double to center field. Yamaguchi comes in to score. Suzuki comes in to score. Okada comes in to score.
Yokoyama comes in to pitch.
Sakai strikes out.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 2
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda draws a walk.
Kadota strikes out.
Ogawa draws a walk.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ikeda advances to third base. Ogawa advances to second base.
Yabuta grounds to first base. Ikeda is thrown out at the plate by Tanaka. Ogawa advances to third base. Fujikawa advances to second base. Yabuta reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sakai allows a passed ball. Ogawa comes in to score. Fujikawa advances to third base. Yabuta advances to second base.
Ishida lines out to right field.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Chunichi
Yokoyama takes the mound to pitch.
Ishii grounds to third base. Ishii is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
Yamaguchi flies out to right field.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Ishii. Amemiya reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kakefu pops out to third base.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to left field. Amemiya advances to second base.
Kadota flies out to left field.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 3