Orix 5 - Saitama 6

Date: April 2nd, 2076

Game: League [#6321072]

Attendance: 25,000

Winning Pitcher: Kōichi Kojima (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: Kyuji Nakajima (1-1)

Player Of The Game: Rui Kaku (1)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Orix Buffaloes	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	5	9	0	8
Saitama Lions	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	x	6	8	3	5

Orix Buffaloes

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
H. Saeki 2b	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.043
K. Uchida 1b	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304
S. Iwasaki pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
T. Okamoto ss	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.409
K. Tanaka c	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.130
M. Fujita rf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
K. Maeda rf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304
T. Yagami 3b	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.750
Y. Kikuchi lf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
H. Iwamoto lf	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
M. Tamori dh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
K. Ota dh	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.238
Y. Yashiro cf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111
Total	38	5	9	1	1	0	3	2	6	1	0	0	0	15

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
K. Nakajima L (1-1)	5⅔	8	6	6	3	1	1	1	1	28	84	59	6	-	7	3.95
H. Goto	2⅓	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	21	18	4	-	3	0.00
Total	8	8	6	6	3	1	1	1	1	35	105	77	10	-	10

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
K. Nakajima p	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Goto p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Tanaka c	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Uchida 1b	8	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
S. Iwasaki pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Saeki 2b	5	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
T. Yagami 3b	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Okamoto ss	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Y. Kikuchi lf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Iwamoto lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Yashiro cf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Fujita rf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Maeda rf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	34	24	10	0	3	0	0	0	0

Saitama Lions

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
N. Amemiya rf	3	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.258
T. Emoto lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.125
S. Ikeda 3b	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192
Y. Kakefu 2b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.241
R. Kaku cf	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318
J. Hirakawa 1b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
S. Ishida dh	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
T. Iwakuma c	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
H. Ishida ss	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.313
Total	31	6	8	2	0	1	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	15

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
M. Mihara	5⅓	4	4	1	2	0	0	3	0	24	68	49	12	-	4	0.77
K. Kojima W (1-0)	2⅔	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	12	46	28	2	-	5	4.15
Y. Nishi S (3)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	14	12	2	-	1	2.45
Total	9	9	5	2	2	0	0	6	0	40	128	89	16	-	10

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
M. Mihara p	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
K. Kojima p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Nishi p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Iwakuma c	7	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
J. Hirakawa 1b	8	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Y. Kakefu 2b	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
S. Ikeda 3b	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Ishida ss	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
T. Emoto lf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Kaku cf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Amemiya rf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	38	27	8	3	2	1	0	0	1

Player of the Game
Saitama: Rui Kaku

Managers
Orix: Jeffrey O`Donnell
Saitama: Randy Cobb

Injuries
Orix:  OF-Iwase
Saitama:  P-Sugiyama

Starting Pitcher
Orix: K. Nakajima
Saitama: M. Mihara

Pitcher Fatigue
Orix:  Kaneda-Heavy, Sugahara-Heavy, Kamida-Moderate, Hayami-Light
Saitama:  Yamazaki-Light, Kojima-None, Fujiwara-Heavy, Nishi-Light, Ogasawara-Heavy, Kojima-Light, Mihara-Light, Muto-Moderate

Power Index
Orix:  94.3
Saitama:  95.8

Lineup Selection
Orix:  Default [option #3]
Saitama:  Default [option #3]

Game Information
Date:  April 2nd, 2076
Game Type:  League

Ballpark:  MetLife Dome
Weather:  Sunny
Attendance:  25,000

Version:  1.120
Simulated:  Wed Oct 28 2026 @ 4:51:34 pm PDT

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: K. Nakajima (L)
Saitama: M. Mihara (L)

Starting Lineups
Orix: 2B-Saeki (R), 1B-Uchida (L), SS-Okamoto (R), C-Tanaka (R), RF-Fujita (S), 3B-Yagami (R), LF-Kikuchi (R), DH-Tamori (R), CF-Yashiro (L)
Saitama: RF-Amemiya (R), LF-Emoto (R), 3B-Ikeda (R), 2B-Kakefu (R), CF-Kaku (R), 1B-Hirakawa (R), DH-Ishida (R), C-Iwakuma (S), SS-Ishida (L)

Top 1st: Orix
  Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
  Saeki flies out to left field.
  Uchida flies out to center field.
  Okamoto strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 1st: Saitama
  Nakajima takes the mound to pitch.
  Amemiya lines out to center field.
  Emoto flies out to left field.
  Ikeda hits a ground ball single to short stop.
  Kakefu lines out to first base.
Orix 0, Saitama 0

Top 2nd: Orix
  Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
  Tanaka grounds to third base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
  Fujita flies out to right field.
  Yagami grounds to third base. Yagami is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
Orix 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 2nd: Saitama
  Nakajima takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaku draws a walk.
  Hirakawa grounds to second base. Kaku is thrown out at second by Saeki. Hirakawa reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Ishida grounds to second base. Hirakawa is thrown out at second by Saeki. Ishida is thrown out at first by short stop Okamoto for a double play.
Orix 0, Saitama 0

Top 3rd: Orix
  Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
  Kikuchi flies out to center field.
  Tamori reaches on an error by short stop Ishida.
  Yashiro grounds to first base on a hit and run. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Hirakawa. Tamori advances to second base.
  Saeki strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 3rd: Saitama
  Nakajima takes the mound to pitch.
  Iwakuma hits a single to right field.
  Ishida grounds to first base on a hit and run. Ishida is thrown out at first by Uchida. Iwakuma advances to second base.
  Amemiya flies out to center field.
  Emoto pops out to short stop.
Orix 0, Saitama 0

Top 4th: Orix
  Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
  Uchida hits a ground ball single through to left field.
  Okamoto grounds to second base. Uchida is forced out at second by Kakefu. Okamoto is thrown out at first by second base Kakefu for a double play.
  Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is forced out at first by Hirakawa.
Orix 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 4th: Saitama
  Nakajima takes the mound to pitch.
  Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Saeki.
  Kakefu fouls out to the catcher.
  Kaku hits a home run to left field.
  Hirakawa flies out to right field.
Orix 0, Saitama 1

Top 5th: Orix
  Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
  Fujita grounds to third base. Fujita is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
  Yagami draws a walk.
  Yagami steals second base.
  Kikuchi lines out to left field.
  Tamori strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 1

Bottom 5th: Saitama
  Nakajima takes the mound to pitch.
  Ishida lines out to the pitcher.
  Iwakuma hits a single to right field.
  Ishida is hit by the pitch.
  Amemiya draws a walk.
  Emoto grounds to the pitcher. Iwakuma is thrown out at the plate by Nakajima. Ishida advances to third base. Amemiya advances to second base. Emoto reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Ikeda hits a single to center field. Ishida comes in to score. Amemiya comes in to score. Emoto advances to third base.
  Kakefu strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 3

Top 6th: Orix
  Mihara takes the mound to pitch.
  Yashiro hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Saeki hits a triple to right field. Yashiro comes in to score.
  Uchida draws a walk.
  Mihara throws a wild pitch. Saeki comes in to score. Uchida advances to second base.
  Okamoto reaches on an error by the pitcher Mihara. Uchida advances to third base.
  Tanaka reaches on an error by short stop Ishida. Uchida comes in to score. Okamoto advances to second base.
  Fujita tries to bunt to the catcher. Tanaka is thrown out at second by Iwakuma. Fujita reaches first on a fielder's choice. Okamoto advances to third base.
  Yagami hits a single to right field. Okamoto comes in to score. Fujita advances to second base.
  Kojima comes in to pitch.
  Iwamoto comes in to pinch hit for Kikuchi.
  Iwamoto flies out to right field.
  Ota comes in to pinch hit for Tamori.
  Ota flies out to right field.
Orix 4, Saitama 3

Bottom 6th: Saitama
  Nakajima takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaku hits a single to center field.
  Hirakawa lines out to third base.
  Ishida hits a double to center field. Kaku advances to third base.
  Iwakuma is intentionally walked.
  Ishida pops out to second base.
  Amemiya hits a double to center field. Kaku comes in to score. Ishida comes in to score. Iwakuma comes in to score.
  Goto comes in to pitch.
  Emoto flies out to right field.
Orix 4, Saitama 6

Top 7th: Orix
  Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
  Yashiro flies out to right field.
  Saeki strikes out.
  Uchida hits a single to center field.
  Okamoto flies out to center field.
Orix 4, Saitama 6

Bottom 7th: Saitama
  Goto takes the mound to pitch.
  Ikeda grounds to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Yagami.
  Kakefu grounds to third base. Kakefu is thrown out at first by Yagami.
  Kaku pops out to third base.
Orix 4, Saitama 6

Top 8th: Orix
  Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
  Tanaka grounds to third base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Ikeda.
  Maeda comes in to pinch hit for Fujita.
  Maeda strikes out.
  Yagami hits a double to right field.
  Iwamoto hits a ground ball single through to left field. Yagami comes in to score.
  Ota hits a single to center field. Iwamoto advances to second base.
  Yashiro flies out to center field.
Orix 5, Saitama 6

Bottom 8th: Saitama
  Goto takes the mound to pitch.
  Hirakawa flies out to right field.
  Ishida grounds to third base. Ishida is thrown out at first by Yagami.
  Iwakuma grounds to second base. Iwakuma is thrown out at first by Saeki.
Orix 5, Saitama 6

Top 9th: Orix
  Nishi comes in to pitch.
  Saeki flies out to left field.
  Uchida hits a ground ball single to short stop.
  Iwasaki comes in to pinch run for Uchida.
  Okamoto strikes out.
  Tanaka grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Kakefu.
Orix 5, Saitama 6

Bottom 9th: Saitama
  Not Required
Orix 5, Saitama 6