Game Date: Mar 30th, 2068
Saitama 4 - Hokkaido 5
Date: April 1st, 2062
Game: League [#5154041] 
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 24,210
Winning Pitcher: Sora Aoki (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Takashi Nishiyama (0-1)
Save: Tadeshi Iwamura (2)
Player Of The Game: Tatsuhiko Fujihara (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Hokkaido Fighters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | x | 5 | 14 | 0 | 9 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| T. Ohka ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | |
| Y. Kaneda rf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| O. Ikeda rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | |
| S. Niwa c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | |
| S. Matsuda cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 | |
| N. Hashiratani ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| M. Yashiro 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .190 | |
| Y. Fukuda 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | |
| Y. Matsumoto ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| M. Masuda lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | |
| K. Yamada lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| S. Ibata dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .381 | |
| K. Ibata 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | |
| Total | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| F. Fujishima | 5⅔ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 100 | 69 | 9 | - | 4 | 2.63 | |
| T. Nishiyama L (0-1) | 2⅓ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 24 | 6 | - | 2 | 3.60 | |
| Total | 8 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 135 | 93 | 15 | - | 6 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| F. Fujishima p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Niwa c | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fukuda 1b | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Matsumoto ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ibata 2b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yashiro 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ohka ss | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Masuda lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Yamada lf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuda cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Hashiratani ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kaneda rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Ikeda rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hokkaido Fighters
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| T. Fujihara ss | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .389 | |
| Y. Fujii lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | |
| K. Watanabe lf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| I. Yachi 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | |
| T. Kishio c | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| K. Ota cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | |
| M. Kageru cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | |
| T. Takada rf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| K. Kokubo rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | |
| T. Inoue 2b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 | |
| T. Yoshida 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | |
| K. Kawashima dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | |
| I. Ogawa dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Sasaki | 6⅔ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 83 | 54 | 5 | - | 11 | 5.40 | |
| S. Aoki W (1-0) | 1⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| T. Iwamura S (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 118 | 76 | 6 | - | 13 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Sasaki p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Aoki p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iwamura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kishio c | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yoshida 1b | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Inoue 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Yachi 3b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Fujihara ss | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujii lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Watanabe lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Kageru cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Takada rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Kokubo rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Hokkaido: Tatsuhiko Fujihara
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Hokkaido: Tracy McLaughlin
Injuries
Saitama: OF-Iguchi, C-Gomoto
Hokkaido: C-Kimura, P-Kodou
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: F. Fujishima
Hokkaido: S. Sasaki
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Sugiyama-Heavy, Fujishima-None, Imaoka-Light, Murayama-Heavy, Sasaki-Light, Takano-Light, Ishikawa-Moderate, Nishiyama-Light, Kimura-Light
Hokkaido: Iriki-Light, Mori-Light, Iguchi-Light, Hara-Heavy, Saito-Moderate
Power Index
Saitama: 96.3
Hokkaido: 94.5
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Hokkaido: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: April 1st, 2062
Game Type: League
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 24,210
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Wed Nov 15 2023 @ 3:46:48 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: F. Fujishima (L)
Hokkaido: S. Sasaki (L)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: SS-Ohka (R), RF-Kaneda (R), C-Niwa (L), CF-Matsuda (R), 3B-Yashiro (R), 1B-Fukuda (R), LF-Masuda (R), DH-Ibata (L), 2B-Ibata (L)
Hokkaido: SS-Fujihara (R), LF-Fujii (S), 3B-Yachi (R), C-Kishio (L), CF-Ota (S), RF-Takada (R), 2B-Inoue (R), 1B-Yoshida (L), DH-Kawashima (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka flies out to left field.
Kaneda fouls out to first base.
Niwa flies out to right field.
Saitama 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 1st: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Fujihara lines out to short stop.
Fujii pops out to second base.
Yachi grounds to first base. Yachi is forced out at first by Fukuda.
Saitama 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda hits a double to right field.
Yashiro bunts to third base. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Yachi. Matsuda advances to third base.
Fukuda flies out to left field. Matsuda comes in to score.
Masuda flies out to center field.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 2nd: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Kishio flies out to center field.
Ota pops out to short stop.
Takada lines out to left field.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata lines out to short stop.
Ibata grounds to short stop. Ibata is thrown out at first by Fujihara.
Ohka flies out to left field.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 3rd: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Inoue grounds to short stop. Inoue is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Yoshida grounds to short stop. Yoshida is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Kawashima hits a single to left field.
Fujihara hits a ground ball single to short stop. Kawashima advances to second base.
Fujii lines out to short stop.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneda draws a walk.
Niwa grounds to second base. Kaneda is thrown out at second by Inoue. Niwa is thrown out at first by short stop Fujihara for a double play.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 4th: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Yachi grounds to short stop. Yachi is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Kishio hits a single to center field.
Ota strikes out.
Kishio is caught stealing second base by Niwa.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 5th: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Yashiro strikes out.
Fukuda flies out to right field.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 5th: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Takada hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Inoue draws a walk.
Yoshida is hit by the pitch.
Kawashima grounds to second base. Takada is thrown out at the plate by Ibata. Inoue advances to third base. Yoshida advances to second base. Kawashima reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fujihara flies out to left field. Inoue comes in to score.
Fujii is hit by the pitch.
Yachi strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 1
Top 6th: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata hits a single to left field.
Ibata lines out to right field.
Ohka grounds to second base. Ibata is thrown out at second by Inoue. Ohka is thrown out at first by short stop Fujihara for a double play.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 1
Bottom 6th: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Kishio hits a single to center field.
Kishio steals second base.
Ota grounds to third base. Ota is thrown out at first by Yashiro. Kishio holds at second base.
Takada hits a double to center field. Kishio comes in to score.
Inoue hits a single to right field. Takada advances to third base.
Yoshida hits a single to right field. Takada comes in to score. Inoue advances to second base.
Kawashima grounds to second base. Yoshida is forced out at second by Ibata. Kawashima reaches first on a fielder's choice. Inoue advances to third base.
Fujihara hits a single to right field. Inoue comes in to score. Kawashima advances to second base.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Fujii.
Watanabe hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kawashima is thrown out at the plate by Kaneda. Fujihara advances to third base.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 4
Top 7th: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneda hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Niwa hits a single to center field. Kaneda advances to second base.
Matsuda lines out to second base.
Yashiro flies out to right field.
Fukuda hits a home run to left field. Kaneda comes in to score. Niwa comes in to score.
Aoki comes in to pitch.
Yamada comes in to pinch hit for Masuda.
Yamada draws a walk.
Ibata strikes out.
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 4
Bottom 7th: Hokkaido
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Yachi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Kishio hits a double to right field. Yachi advances to third base.
Kageru comes in to pinch hit for Ota.
The infield draws in.
Kageru flies out to left field. Yachi is thrown out at the plate by Yamada.
Kokubo comes in to pinch hit for Takada.
Kokubo hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kishio comes in to score.
Inoue grounds to short stop. Inoue is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 5
Top 8th: Saitama
Aoki takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata lines out to second base.
Ohka draws a walk.
Ikeda comes in to pinch hit for Kaneda.
Ohka is caught stealing second base by Kishio.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 5
Bottom 8th: Hokkaido
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshida strikes out.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Kawashima.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Fujihara hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fujihara steals second base.
Watanabe flies out to left field.
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 5
Top 9th: Saitama
Iwamura comes in to pitch.
Niwa flies out to left field.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
Hashiratani hits a single to center field.
Hashiratani steals second base.
Yashiro grounds to third base. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Yachi. Hashiratani holds at second base.
Matsumoto comes in to pinch hit for Fukuda.
Matsumoto strikes out.
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 5
Bottom 9th: Hokkaido
Not Required
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: F. Fujishima (L)
Hokkaido: S. Sasaki (L)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: SS-Ohka (R), RF-Kaneda (R), C-Niwa (L), CF-Matsuda (R), 3B-Yashiro (R), 1B-Fukuda (R), LF-Masuda (R), DH-Ibata (L), 2B-Ibata (L)
Hokkaido: SS-Fujihara (R), LF-Fujii (S), 3B-Yachi (R), C-Kishio (L), CF-Ota (S), RF-Takada (R), 2B-Inoue (R), 1B-Yoshida (L), DH-Kawashima (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka flies out to left field.
Kaneda fouls out to first base.
Niwa flies out to right field.
Saitama 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 1st: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Fujihara lines out to short stop.
Fujii pops out to second base.
Yachi grounds to first base. Yachi is forced out at first by Fukuda.
Saitama 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda hits a double to right field.
Yashiro bunts to third base. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Yachi. Matsuda advances to third base.
Fukuda flies out to left field. Matsuda comes in to score.
Masuda flies out to center field.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 2nd: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Kishio flies out to center field.
Ota pops out to short stop.
Takada lines out to left field.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata lines out to short stop.
Ibata grounds to short stop. Ibata is thrown out at first by Fujihara.
Ohka flies out to left field.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 3rd: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Inoue grounds to short stop. Inoue is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Yoshida grounds to short stop. Yoshida is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Kawashima hits a single to left field.
Fujihara hits a ground ball single to short stop. Kawashima advances to second base.
Fujii lines out to short stop.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneda draws a walk.
Niwa grounds to second base. Kaneda is thrown out at second by Inoue. Niwa is thrown out at first by short stop Fujihara for a double play.
Matsuda flies out to center field.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 4th: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Yachi grounds to short stop. Yachi is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Kishio hits a single to center field.
Ota strikes out.
Kishio is caught stealing second base by Niwa.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 5th: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Yashiro strikes out.
Fukuda flies out to right field.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 5th: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Takada hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Inoue draws a walk.
Yoshida is hit by the pitch.
Kawashima grounds to second base. Takada is thrown out at the plate by Ibata. Inoue advances to third base. Yoshida advances to second base. Kawashima reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fujihara flies out to left field. Inoue comes in to score.
Fujii is hit by the pitch.
Yachi strikes out.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 1
Top 6th: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata hits a single to left field.
Ibata lines out to right field.
Ohka grounds to second base. Ibata is thrown out at second by Inoue. Ohka is thrown out at first by short stop Fujihara for a double play.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 1
Bottom 6th: Hokkaido
Fujishima takes the mound to pitch.
Kishio hits a single to center field.
Kishio steals second base.
Ota grounds to third base. Ota is thrown out at first by Yashiro. Kishio holds at second base.
Takada hits a double to center field. Kishio comes in to score.
Inoue hits a single to right field. Takada advances to third base.
Yoshida hits a single to right field. Takada comes in to score. Inoue advances to second base.
Kawashima grounds to second base. Yoshida is forced out at second by Ibata. Kawashima reaches first on a fielder's choice. Inoue advances to third base.
Fujihara hits a single to right field. Inoue comes in to score. Kawashima advances to second base.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Fujii.
Watanabe hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kawashima is thrown out at the plate by Kaneda. Fujihara advances to third base.
Saitama 1, Hokkaido 4
Top 7th: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneda hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Niwa hits a single to center field. Kaneda advances to second base.
Matsuda lines out to second base.
Yashiro flies out to right field.
Fukuda hits a home run to left field. Kaneda comes in to score. Niwa comes in to score.
Aoki comes in to pitch.
Yamada comes in to pinch hit for Masuda.
Yamada draws a walk.
Ibata strikes out.
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 4
Bottom 7th: Hokkaido
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Yachi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Kishio hits a double to right field. Yachi advances to third base.
Kageru comes in to pinch hit for Ota.
The infield draws in.
Kageru flies out to left field. Yachi is thrown out at the plate by Yamada.
Kokubo comes in to pinch hit for Takada.
Kokubo hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kishio comes in to score.
Inoue grounds to short stop. Inoue is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 5
Top 8th: Saitama
Aoki takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata lines out to second base.
Ohka draws a walk.
Ikeda comes in to pinch hit for Kaneda.
Ohka is caught stealing second base by Kishio.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 5
Bottom 8th: Hokkaido
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshida strikes out.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Kawashima.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Fujihara hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Fujihara steals second base.
Watanabe flies out to left field.
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 5
Top 9th: Saitama
Iwamura comes in to pitch.
Niwa flies out to left field.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
Hashiratani hits a single to center field.
Hashiratani steals second base.
Yashiro grounds to third base. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Yachi. Hashiratani holds at second base.
Matsumoto comes in to pinch hit for Fukuda.
Matsumoto strikes out.
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 5
Bottom 9th: Hokkaido
Not Required
Saitama 4, Hokkaido 5