Game Date: Mar 30th, 2076
Chunichi 4 - Saitama 1
Date: March 25th, 2075
Game: Cup [#6246353] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 28,993
Winning Pitcher: Taiga Takano (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Isamu Ogasawara (0-1)
Save: Yukio Jouda (2)
Player Of The Game: Taiga Takano (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
Chunichi Dragons
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Tanaka lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | |
| T. Hachimura lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | |
| R. Nakashima rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| K. Ogawa rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| M. Saito cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | |
| M. Suzuki dh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | |
| S. Okada 1b | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | |
| H. Hayami 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | |
| K. Ikeda ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Total | 31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Takano W (1-0) | 6⅔ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 97 | 61 | 9 | - | 9 | 1.35 | |
| K. Nomo H (1) | 1⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Y. Jouda S (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | 7.71 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 128 | 83 | 15 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Takano p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Nomo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Jouda p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Okada 1b | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Hayami 1b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ikeda ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tanaka lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hachimura lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Saito cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakashima rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ogawa rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | |
| Y. Kakefu 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .053 | |
| S. Ikeda 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| M. Kadota rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | |
| I. Ogawa dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| Y. Fujikawa lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | |
| H. Ishida c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .533 | |
| T. Iwakuma 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| I. Ogasawara L (0-1) | 5⅓ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 117 | 71 | 4 | - | 8 | 6.75 | |
| M. Mihara | 3⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 23 | 6 | - | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 150 | 94 | 10 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| I. Ogasawara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Mihara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ishida c | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ikeda 1b | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kakefu 2b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iwakuma 3b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujikawa lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Kadota rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Chunichi: Taiga Takano
Managers
Chunichi: Christopher Melton
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Chunichi: SS-Ishii, P-Uto
Saitama: P-Kojima
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: T. Takano
Saitama: I. Ogasawara
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Jouda-Light, Sato-Heavy, Misawa-Heavy, Kubota-Heavy, Takahashi-Heavy, Kamiji-Light
Saitama: Yamazaki-Heavy, Yokoyama-Light, Sugiyama-Heavy, Kimura-Heavy
Power Index
Chunichi: 97.0
Saitama: 96.3
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: March 25th, 2075
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 28,993
Version: 1.120
Simulated: Mon Aug 10 2026 @ 5:49:00 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: T. Takano (R)
Saitama: I. Ogasawara (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: LF-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), RF-Nakashima (L), CF-Saito (L), DH-Suzuki (R), 1B-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), C-Sakai (R), SS-Ikeda (R)
Saitama: CF-Amemiya (R), 2B-Kakefu (R), 1B-Ikeda (R), RF-Kadota (L), DH-Ogawa (L), LF-Fujikawa (R), C-Ishida (L), SS-Wakatabe (R), 3B-Iwakuma (S)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is forced out at first by Ikeda.
Okada flies out to right field.
Nakashima flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a double to right field.
Kakefu lines out to center field.
Ikeda grounds to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Okada. Amemiya holds at second base.
Kadota fouls out to the catcher.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Saito hits a double to left field.
Suzuki lines out to first base.
Okada draws a walk.
Hirakawa flies out to right field.
Sakai strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa hits a double to center field.
Fujikawa draws a walk.
Ishida hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ogawa advances to third base. Fujikawa advances to second base.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ogawa comes in to score. Fujikawa advances to third base. Ishida advances to second base.
Iwakuma strikes out.
Amemiya pops out to first base.
Kakefu flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 1
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Okada flies out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 1
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Kadota strikes out.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 1
Top 4th: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Saito draws a walk.
Suzuki hits a single to center field. Nakashima advances to third base. Saito advances to second base.
Okada draws a walk. Nakashima comes in to score.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Sakai hits a ground ball single through to right field. Saito comes in to score. Suzuki advances to third base. Okada advances to second base.
Ikeda grounds to short stop. Suzuki is thrown out at the plate by Wakatabe. Okada advances to third base. Sakai advances to second base. Ikeda reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tanaka strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
Ishida lines out to second base.
Wakatabe grounds to the pitcher. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Takano.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Top 5th: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Okada is caught stealing second base by Ishida.
Nakashima flies out to left field.
Saito strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Iwakuma grounds to third base. Iwakuma is thrown out at first by Okada.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is forced out at first by Okada.
Kakefu flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Top 6th: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a double to right field.
Okada hits a double to center field. Suzuki comes in to score.
Hirakawa hits a single to center field. Okada advances to third base.
Sakai flies out to center field. Okada comes in to score.
Mihara comes in to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Hirakawa is thrown out at second by Kakefu. Ikeda is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to right field.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Top 7th: Chunichi
Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
Hachimura comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Hachimura grounds to third base. Hachimura is thrown out at first by Iwakuma.
Okada strikes out.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Nakashima.
Ogawa flies out to right field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa fouls out to first base.
Ishida grounds to first base. Ishida is thrown out at first by Okada.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Top 8th: Chunichi
Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
Saito flies out to left field.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Hayami comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Hayami grounds to third base. Hayami is thrown out at first by Iwakuma. Suzuki advances to second base.
Hirakawa grounds to first base. Hirakawa is forced out at first by Ikeda.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Iwakuma hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Iwakuma is thrown out at second by Ikeda. Amemiya reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kakefu grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at second by Hayami. Kakefu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Top 9th: Chunichi
Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai pops out to short stop.
Ikeda grounds to short stop. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Hachimura grounds to short stop. Hachimura is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Jouda comes in to pitch.
Kadota strikes out.
Ogawa strikes out.
Fujikawa grounds to first base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Hayami.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: T. Takano (R)
Saitama: I. Ogasawara (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: LF-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), RF-Nakashima (L), CF-Saito (L), DH-Suzuki (R), 1B-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), C-Sakai (R), SS-Ikeda (R)
Saitama: CF-Amemiya (R), 2B-Kakefu (R), 1B-Ikeda (R), RF-Kadota (L), DH-Ogawa (L), LF-Fujikawa (R), C-Ishida (L), SS-Wakatabe (R), 3B-Iwakuma (S)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is forced out at first by Ikeda.
Okada flies out to right field.
Nakashima flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya hits a double to right field.
Kakefu lines out to center field.
Ikeda grounds to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Okada. Amemiya holds at second base.
Kadota fouls out to the catcher.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Saito hits a double to left field.
Suzuki lines out to first base.
Okada draws a walk.
Hirakawa flies out to right field.
Sakai strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa hits a double to center field.
Fujikawa draws a walk.
Ishida hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ogawa advances to third base. Fujikawa advances to second base.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ogawa comes in to score. Fujikawa advances to third base. Ishida advances to second base.
Iwakuma strikes out.
Amemiya pops out to first base.
Kakefu flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 1
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Okada flies out to left field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 1
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Kadota strikes out.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 1
Top 4th: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Saito draws a walk.
Suzuki hits a single to center field. Nakashima advances to third base. Saito advances to second base.
Okada draws a walk. Nakashima comes in to score.
Hirakawa strikes out.
Sakai hits a ground ball single through to right field. Saito comes in to score. Suzuki advances to third base. Okada advances to second base.
Ikeda grounds to short stop. Suzuki is thrown out at the plate by Wakatabe. Okada advances to third base. Sakai advances to second base. Ikeda reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tanaka strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa grounds to short stop. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
Ishida lines out to second base.
Wakatabe grounds to the pitcher. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Takano.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Top 5th: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Okada hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Okada is caught stealing second base by Ishida.
Nakashima flies out to left field.
Saito strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Iwakuma grounds to third base. Iwakuma is thrown out at first by Okada.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is forced out at first by Okada.
Kakefu flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 1
Top 6th: Chunichi
Ogasawara takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki hits a double to right field.
Okada hits a double to center field. Suzuki comes in to score.
Hirakawa hits a single to center field. Okada advances to third base.
Sakai flies out to center field. Okada comes in to score.
Mihara comes in to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Hirakawa is thrown out at second by Kakefu. Ikeda is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to right field.
Kadota flies out to right field.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Top 7th: Chunichi
Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
Hachimura comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Hachimura grounds to third base. Hachimura is thrown out at first by Iwakuma.
Okada strikes out.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Nakashima.
Ogawa flies out to right field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Takano takes the mound to pitch.
Fujikawa fouls out to first base.
Ishida grounds to first base. Ishida is thrown out at first by Okada.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Top 8th: Chunichi
Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
Saito flies out to left field.
Suzuki draws a walk.
Hayami comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Hayami grounds to third base. Hayami is thrown out at first by Iwakuma. Suzuki advances to second base.
Hirakawa grounds to first base. Hirakawa is forced out at first by Ikeda.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Iwakuma hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Amemiya grounds to short stop. Iwakuma is thrown out at second by Ikeda. Amemiya reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kakefu grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at second by Hayami. Kakefu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Top 9th: Chunichi
Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai pops out to short stop.
Ikeda grounds to short stop. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Hachimura grounds to short stop. Hachimura is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Jouda comes in to pitch.
Kadota strikes out.
Ogawa strikes out.
Fujikawa grounds to first base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Hayami.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 1