Game Date: Oct 22nd, 2074
Saitama 7 - Chunichi 6
Date: May 5th, 2074
Game: Cup [#6162962] 
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Attendance: 23,177
Winning Pitcher: Osamu Kimura (2-1)
Losing Pitcher: Soma Uto (0-2)
Save: Shota Fujiwara (4)
Player Of The Game: Ichirō Ogawa (3)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Ikeda dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | |
| Y. Fujikawa cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .319 | |
| M. Kadota lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | |
| R. Kaku lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | |
| N. Amemiya rf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .393 | |
| I. Ogawa 1b | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | |
| F. Tanaka 1b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | |
| T. Iwakuma c | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .302 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .351 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .228 | |
| Total | 43 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| O. Kimura W (2-1) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 106 | 63 | 9 | - | 5 | 4.58 | |
| K. Kojima | ⅓ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | 6.48 | |
| Y. Nishi H (1) | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| G. Hasegawa H (1) | 1⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.29 | |
| S. Fujiwara S (4) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.25 | |
| Total | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 160 | 97 | 10 | - | 10 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| O. Kimura p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Kojima p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nishi p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G. Hasegawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Fujiwara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iwakuma c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Ogawa 1b | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka 1b | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yabuta 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Kadota lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kaku 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 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chunichi Dragons
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Tanaka 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .378 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .340 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 | |
| M. Saito rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 | |
| K. Ogawa rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | |
| S. Nakazawa ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | |
| S. Okada dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .190 | |
| S. Oeda c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .357 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .295 | |
| Total | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Uto L (0-2) | 2⅓ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 30 | 5 | - | 4 | 9.95 | |
| M. Kamiji | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 57 | 43 | 9 | - | 2 | 9.69 | |
| K. Nomo | 1⅔ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 30 | 7 | - | 0 | 2.70 | |
| K. Misawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 158 | 110 | 23 | - | 6 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Uto p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Kamiji p | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Nomo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| K. Misawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Oeda c | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tanaka 1b | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakashima cf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Saito rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ogawa rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nakazawa ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Ichiro Ogawa
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Chunichi: Christopher Melton
Injuries
Saitama: C-Ishida, P-Bando
Chunichi: C-Sakai, OF-Hachimura
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: O. Kimura (on 3 days rest)
Chunichi: S. Uto
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Yamazaki-Heavy, Yokoyama-Light, Sugiyama-Heavy, Kimura-Light, Kojima-Light
Chunichi: Jouda-Light, Sato-Heavy, Kubota-Heavy, Nomo-Light, Kato-Light, Takano-Light
Power Index
Saitama: 95.7
Chunichi: 96.2
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: May 5th, 2074
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Weather: Cold
Attendance: 23,177
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Fri Jun 5 2026 @ 5:26:14 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: O. Kimura (R)
Chunichi: S. Uto (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: DH-Ikeda (R), CF-Fujikawa (R), LF-Kadota (L), RF-Amemiya (R), 1B-Ogawa (L), 3B-Yabuta (S), C-Iwakuma (S), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Chunichi: 1B-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), CF-Nakashima (L), RF-Saito (L), LF-Suzuki (R), DH-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), C-Oeda (L), SS-Ishii (S)
Top 1st: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to short stop. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Fujikawa pops out to first base.
Kadota flies out to left field.
Saitama 0, Chunichi 0
Bottom 1st: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka pops out to the pitcher.
Okada hits a single to center field.
Nakashima pops out to first base.
Saito flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Chunichi 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Ogawa hits a home run to right field.
Yabuta strikes out.
Iwakuma hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Wakatabe hits a single to right field. Iwakuma advances to third base.
Fukuda grounds to short stop. Fukuda is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Saitama 1, Chunichi 0
Bottom 2nd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a double to center field.
Okada draws a walk.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Oeda strikes out.
Ishii strikes out.
Saitama 1, Chunichi 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda draws a walk.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ikeda advances to second base.
Kadota hits a double to center field. Ikeda comes in to score. Fujikawa advances to third base.
Amemiya pops out to short stop.
Ogawa hits a double to center field. Fujikawa comes in to score. Kadota comes in to score.
Kamiji comes in to pitch.
Yabuta grounds to the pitcher. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Kamiji. Ogawa advances to third base.
Iwakuma hits a ground ball single to second base. Ogawa comes in to score.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Bottom 3rd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka grounds to short stop. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Okada grounds to second base. Okada is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Saito grounds to short stop. Saito is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Kamiji takes the mound to pitch.
Fukuda flies out to center field.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Fujikawa grounds to third base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Okada.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Bottom 4th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki flies out to center field.
Okada flies out to right field.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Top 5th: Saitama
Kamiji takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
Kaku lines out to center field.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Tanaka pops out to the pitcher.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Bottom 5th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Oeda hits a double to right field.
Ishii grounds to short stop. Ishii is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Oeda holds at second base.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Okada grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at second by Fukuda. Okada is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Top 6th: Saitama
Kamiji takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta strikes out.
Iwakuma strikes out.
Wakatabe reaches on an error by first base Tanaka.
Fukuda hits a ground ball single through to center field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Ikeda hits a single to center field. Wakatabe comes in to score. Fukuda advances to third base.
Fujikawa grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Saitama 6, Chunichi 0
Bottom 6th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakashima lines out to second base.
Saito hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Suzuki hits a double to right field. Saito advances to third base.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field. Saito comes in to score. Suzuki advances to third base.
Hirakawa grounds to the pitcher. Okada is thrown out at second by Kimura. Hirakawa reaches first on a fielder's choice. Suzuki comes in to score.
Oeda grounds to second base. Oeda is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Saitama 6, Chunichi 2
Top 7th: Saitama
Kamiji takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku strikes out.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Amemiya strikes out.
Tanaka hits a double to center field.
Nomo throws a wild pitch. Tanaka advances to third base.
Yabuta strikes out.
Saitama 6, Chunichi 2
Bottom 7th: Chunichi
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Ishii draws a walk.
Tanaka lines out to first base.
Okada hits a double to right field. Ishii comes in to score.
Nakashima hits a single to center field. Okada comes in to score.
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Saito.
Ogawa grounds to the pitcher. Nakashima is thrown out at second by Nishi. Ogawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Hasegawa comes in to pitch.
Ogawa steals second base.
Suzuki hits a single to center field. Ogawa comes in to score.
Okada flies out to center field.
Saitama 6, Chunichi 5
Top 8th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Iwakuma hits a ground ball single to third base.
Wakatabe bunts to the catcher. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Oeda. Iwakuma advances to second base.
Fukuda lines out to right field.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Iwakuma comes in to score.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ikeda advances to second base.
Kaku hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ikeda is thrown out at the plate by Nakashima. Fujikawa advances to third base.
Saitama 7, Chunichi 5
Bottom 8th: Chunichi
Hasegawa takes the mound to pitch.
Hirakawa pops out to second base.
Oeda strikes out.
Ishii flies out to left field.
Saitama 7, Chunichi 5
Top 9th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tanaka hits a single to right field. Amemiya advances to second base.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to left field. Amemiya advances to third base. Tanaka advances to second base.
Misawa comes in to pitch.
Iwakuma grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at the plate by Tanaka. Tanaka advances to third base. Yabuta advances to second base. Iwakuma reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Tanaka is thrown out at the plate by Tanaka. Yabuta advances to third base. Iwakuma advances to second base. Wakatabe reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fukuda strikes out.
Saitama 7, Chunichi 5
Bottom 9th: Chunichi
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Tanaka hits a double to center field.
Okada hits a double to center field. Tanaka comes in to score.
Nakashima flies out to left field.
Nakazawa comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Nakazawa strikes out on a hit and run. Okada steals third base.
Suzuki flies out to right field.
Saitama 7, Chunichi 6
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: O. Kimura (R)
Chunichi: S. Uto (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: DH-Ikeda (R), CF-Fujikawa (R), LF-Kadota (L), RF-Amemiya (R), 1B-Ogawa (L), 3B-Yabuta (S), C-Iwakuma (S), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Fukuda (R)
Chunichi: 1B-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), CF-Nakashima (L), RF-Saito (L), LF-Suzuki (R), DH-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), C-Oeda (L), SS-Ishii (S)
Top 1st: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to short stop. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Fujikawa pops out to first base.
Kadota flies out to left field.
Saitama 0, Chunichi 0
Bottom 1st: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka pops out to the pitcher.
Okada hits a single to center field.
Nakashima pops out to first base.
Saito flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Chunichi 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Ogawa hits a home run to right field.
Yabuta strikes out.
Iwakuma hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Wakatabe hits a single to right field. Iwakuma advances to third base.
Fukuda grounds to short stop. Fukuda is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Saitama 1, Chunichi 0
Bottom 2nd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a double to center field.
Okada draws a walk.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Oeda strikes out.
Ishii strikes out.
Saitama 1, Chunichi 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Uto takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda draws a walk.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ikeda advances to second base.
Kadota hits a double to center field. Ikeda comes in to score. Fujikawa advances to third base.
Amemiya pops out to short stop.
Ogawa hits a double to center field. Fujikawa comes in to score. Kadota comes in to score.
Kamiji comes in to pitch.
Yabuta grounds to the pitcher. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Kamiji. Ogawa advances to third base.
Iwakuma hits a ground ball single to second base. Ogawa comes in to score.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Bottom 3rd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka grounds to short stop. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Okada grounds to second base. Okada is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Saito grounds to short stop. Saito is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Kamiji takes the mound to pitch.
Fukuda flies out to center field.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Fujikawa grounds to third base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Okada.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Bottom 4th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki flies out to center field.
Okada flies out to right field.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Top 5th: Saitama
Kamiji takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku comes in to pinch hit for Kadota.
Kaku lines out to center field.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Tanaka pops out to the pitcher.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Bottom 5th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Oeda hits a double to right field.
Ishii grounds to short stop. Ishii is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Oeda holds at second base.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Okada grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at second by Fukuda. Okada is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Saitama 5, Chunichi 0
Top 6th: Saitama
Kamiji takes the mound to pitch.
Yabuta strikes out.
Iwakuma strikes out.
Wakatabe reaches on an error by first base Tanaka.
Fukuda hits a ground ball single through to center field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Ikeda hits a single to center field. Wakatabe comes in to score. Fukuda advances to third base.
Fujikawa grounds to second base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Saitama 6, Chunichi 0
Bottom 6th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakashima lines out to second base.
Saito hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Suzuki hits a double to right field. Saito advances to third base.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field. Saito comes in to score. Suzuki advances to third base.
Hirakawa grounds to the pitcher. Okada is thrown out at second by Kimura. Hirakawa reaches first on a fielder's choice. Suzuki comes in to score.
Oeda grounds to second base. Oeda is thrown out at first by Fukuda.
Saitama 6, Chunichi 2
Top 7th: Saitama
Kamiji takes the mound to pitch.
Kaku strikes out.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Amemiya strikes out.
Tanaka hits a double to center field.
Nomo throws a wild pitch. Tanaka advances to third base.
Yabuta strikes out.
Saitama 6, Chunichi 2
Bottom 7th: Chunichi
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Ishii draws a walk.
Tanaka lines out to first base.
Okada hits a double to right field. Ishii comes in to score.
Nakashima hits a single to center field. Okada comes in to score.
Nishi comes in to pitch.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Saito.
Ogawa grounds to the pitcher. Nakashima is thrown out at second by Nishi. Ogawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Hasegawa comes in to pitch.
Ogawa steals second base.
Suzuki hits a single to center field. Ogawa comes in to score.
Okada flies out to center field.
Saitama 6, Chunichi 5
Top 8th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Iwakuma hits a ground ball single to third base.
Wakatabe bunts to the catcher. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Oeda. Iwakuma advances to second base.
Fukuda lines out to right field.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Iwakuma comes in to score.
Fujikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ikeda advances to second base.
Kaku hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ikeda is thrown out at the plate by Nakashima. Fujikawa advances to third base.
Saitama 7, Chunichi 5
Bottom 8th: Chunichi
Hasegawa takes the mound to pitch.
Hirakawa pops out to second base.
Oeda strikes out.
Ishii flies out to left field.
Saitama 7, Chunichi 5
Top 9th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tanaka hits a single to right field. Amemiya advances to second base.
Yabuta hits a ground ball single through to left field. Amemiya advances to third base. Tanaka advances to second base.
Misawa comes in to pitch.
Iwakuma grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at the plate by Tanaka. Tanaka advances to third base. Yabuta advances to second base. Iwakuma reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Tanaka is thrown out at the plate by Tanaka. Yabuta advances to third base. Iwakuma advances to second base. Wakatabe reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fukuda strikes out.
Saitama 7, Chunichi 5
Bottom 9th: Chunichi
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Tanaka hits a double to center field.
Okada hits a double to center field. Tanaka comes in to score.
Nakashima flies out to left field.
Nakazawa comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Nakazawa strikes out on a hit and run. Okada steals third base.
Suzuki flies out to right field.
Saitama 7, Chunichi 6