Game Date: Mar 30th, 2068
Orix 5 - Saitama 8
Date: September 22nd, 2062
Game: League [#5154278] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 24,480
Winning Pitcher: Tsutomu Nioka (9-8)
Losing Pitcher: Daiki Shirota (11-10)
Save: Kaito Takano (29)
Player Of The Game: Yusei Bando (5)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 8 | 13 | 1 | 12 | ||
Orix Buffaloes
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| M. Yamashita lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | |
| S. Tanaka dh | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .296 | |
| K. Wakatabe rf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .261 | |
| R. Ando cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .318 | |
| K. Naito 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 | |
| E. Hashiratani 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .306 | |
| Y. Kato 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| S. Maeda 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .317 | |
| T. Miwa ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | |
| K. Asaoka c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | |
| Total | 35 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| D. Shirota L (11-10) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 23 | 4 | - | 0 | 4.23 | |
| R. Kinugasa | 4⅓ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 93 | 52 | 9 | - | 4 | 6.13 | |
| S. Sakaguchi | 2⅔ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 28 | 3 | - | 5 | 7.17 | |
| Total | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 188 | 103 | 16 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| D. Shirota p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kinugasa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sakaguchi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| K. Asaoka c | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Hashiratani 1b | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kato 1b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Maeda 2b | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Naito 3b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Miwa ss | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yamashita lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ando cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Wakatabe rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Matsuda cf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .267 | |
| M. Yashiro 1b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .325 | |
| O. Ikeda 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | |
| H. Gomoto c | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .261 | |
| Y. Bando 3b | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 | |
| T. Ohka ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .218 | |
| Y. Fukuda dh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .301 | |
| S. Niwa dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | |
| Y. Kaneda rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .241 | |
| N. Hashiratani rf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .414 | |
| M. Masuda lf | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | |
| S. Ibata lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .304 | |
| K. Ibata 2b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | |
| Total | 35 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Nioka W (9-8) | 6⅔ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 136 | 78 | 12 | - | 4 | 5.49 | |
| S. Kimura H (4) | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 6.32 | |
| T. Nishiyama H (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 4.45 | |
| K. Takano S (29) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 2.97 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 159 | 94 | 15 | - | 6 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Nioka p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kimura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Takano p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Gomoto c | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yashiro 1b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Ikeda 1b | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ibata 2b | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Bando 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ohka ss | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Masuda lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ibata lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuda cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kaneda rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Hashiratani rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Yusei Bando
Managers
Orix: Shane French
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Orix: none
Saitama: none
Starting Pitcher
Orix: D. Shirota
Saitama: T. Nioka
Pitcher Fatigue
Orix: Ogata-Heavy, Sakai-Light, Kinugasa-Moderate, Sakaguchi-Moderate, Harada-Light
Saitama: Sugiyama-Light, Fujishima-Light, Murayama-Heavy, Sasaki-Heavy, Fujiwara-Light, Ishikawa-Light, Nioka-None
Power Index
Orix: 92.5
Saitama: 96.5
Lineup Selection
Orix: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: September 22nd, 2062
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Cold
Attendance: 24,480
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sun Dec 31 2023 @ 3:37:23 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: D. Shirota (L)
Saitama: T. Nioka (R)
Starting Lineups
Orix: LF-Yamashita (L), DH-Tanaka (L), RF-Wakatabe (L), CF-Ando (L), 3B-Naito (L), 1B-Hashiratani (L), 2B-Maeda (R), SS-Miwa (R), C-Asaoka (R)
Saitama: CF-Matsuda (R), 1B-Yashiro (R), C-Gomoto (R), 3B-Bando (R), SS-Ohka (R), DH-Fukuda (R), RF-Kaneda (R), LF-Masuda (R), 2B-Ibata (L)
Top 1st: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a single to left field.
Tanaka grounds to short stop on a hit and run. Yamashita is forced out at second by Ohka. Tanaka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Ando flies out to left field.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda draws a walk.
Yashiro grounds to third base on a hit and run. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Naito. Matsuda advances to second base.
Gomoto draws a walk.
Bando hits a ground ball single through to right field. Matsuda advances to third base. Gomoto advances to second base.
Ohka draws a walk. Matsuda comes in to score.
Fukuda is hit by the pitch. Gomoto comes in to score.
Kaneda strikes out.
Masuda hits a single to center field. Bando comes in to score. Ohka comes in to score. Fukuda advances to third base.
Ibata hits a ground ball single through to center field. Fukuda comes in to score. Masuda advances to second base.
Matsuda grounds to third base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Naito.
Orix 0, Saitama 5
Top 2nd: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Naito strikes out.
Hashiratani flies out to right field.
Maeda draws a walk.
Maeda steals second base.
Miwa strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 5
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kinugasa comes in to pitch.
Yashiro hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Gomoto hits a single to right field. Yashiro advances to second base.
Bando lines out to third base.
Ohka grounds to short stop. Yashiro is thrown out at third by Miwa. Gomoto advances to second base. Ohka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fukuda flies out to left field.
Orix 0, Saitama 5
Top 3rd: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Asaoka hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to center field. Asaoka advances to second base.
Tanaka strikes out.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Ando grounds to short stop. Ando is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Orix 0, Saitama 5
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kinugasa takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneda draws a walk.
Masuda hits a ground ball single through to left field. Kaneda advances to second base.
Ibata draws a walk.
Matsuda strikes out.
Yashiro flies out to center field. Kaneda comes in to score.
Gomoto grounds to second base. Gomoto is thrown out at first by Maeda.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Top 4th: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Naito strikes out.
Hashiratani reaches on an error by short stop Ohka.
Maeda grounds to short stop. Hashiratani is thrown out at second by Ohka. Maeda is thrown out at first by second base Ibata for a double play.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kinugasa takes the mound to pitch.
Bando hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ohka grounds to short stop. Ohka is thrown out at first by Miwa. Bando advances to second base.
Fukuda flies out to right field.
Kaneda flies out to left field.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Top 5th: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Miwa grounds to first base. Miwa is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Asaoka strikes out.
Yamashita grounds to first base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kinugasa takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata comes in to pinch hit for Masuda.
Ibata strikes out.
Ibata hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Maeda. Ibata advances to second base.
Ikeda comes in to pinch hit for Yashiro.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Maeda.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Top 6th: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka hits a single to center field.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to left field. Tanaka advances to second base.
Ando hits a single to right field. Tanaka advances to third base. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Naito strikes out.
Hashiratani strikes out.
Maeda grounds to second base. Maeda is thrown out at first by Ibata.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kinugasa takes the mound to pitch.
Gomoto hits a double to left field.
Bando hits a double to center field. Gomoto comes in to score.
Ohka lines out to first base.
Niwa comes in to pinch hit for Fukuda.
Niwa draws a walk.
Sakaguchi comes in to pitch.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Kaneda.
Hashiratani flies out to center field.
Ibata grounds to third base. Ibata is thrown out at first by Naito.
Orix 0, Saitama 7
Top 7th: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Miwa strikes out.
Asaoka draws a walk.
Yamashita draws a walk.
Tanaka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Asaoka advances to third base. Yamashita advances to second base.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Asaoka is thrown out at the plate by Ohka. Yamashita advances to third base. Tanaka advances to second base. Wakatabe reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ando is hit by the pitch. Yamashita comes in to score.
Naito hits a home run to right field. Tanaka comes in to score. Wakatabe comes in to score. Ando comes in to score.
Kimura comes in to pitch.
Kato comes in to pinch hit for Hashiratani.
Kato grounds to second base. Kato is thrown out at first by Ibata.
Orix 5, Saitama 7
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Sakaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata draws a walk.
Matsuda flies out to left field.
Sakaguchi throws a wild pitch. Ibata advances to second base.
Ikeda flies out to right field.
Gomoto pops out to short stop.
Orix 5, Saitama 7
Top 8th: Orix
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Maeda strikes out.
Miwa flies out to right field.
Asaoka grounds to second base. Asaoka is thrown out at first by Ibata.
Orix 5, Saitama 7
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Sakaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Bando hits a double to left field.
Sakaguchi throws a wild pitch. Bando advances to third base.
Ohka hits a single to left field. Bando comes in to score.
Niwa fouls out to left field.
Hashiratani hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ohka advances to second base.
Ibata grounds to second base. Hashiratani is thrown out at second by Maeda. Ibata is thrown out at first by short stop Miwa for a double play.
Orix 5, Saitama 8
Top 9th: Orix
Takano comes in to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Wakatabe lines out to the pitcher.
Orix 5, Saitama 8
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Orix 5, Saitama 8
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: D. Shirota (L)
Saitama: T. Nioka (R)
Starting Lineups
Orix: LF-Yamashita (L), DH-Tanaka (L), RF-Wakatabe (L), CF-Ando (L), 3B-Naito (L), 1B-Hashiratani (L), 2B-Maeda (R), SS-Miwa (R), C-Asaoka (R)
Saitama: CF-Matsuda (R), 1B-Yashiro (R), C-Gomoto (R), 3B-Bando (R), SS-Ohka (R), DH-Fukuda (R), RF-Kaneda (R), LF-Masuda (R), 2B-Ibata (L)
Top 1st: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a single to left field.
Tanaka grounds to short stop on a hit and run. Yamashita is forced out at second by Ohka. Tanaka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Ando flies out to left field.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda draws a walk.
Yashiro grounds to third base on a hit and run. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Naito. Matsuda advances to second base.
Gomoto draws a walk.
Bando hits a ground ball single through to right field. Matsuda advances to third base. Gomoto advances to second base.
Ohka draws a walk. Matsuda comes in to score.
Fukuda is hit by the pitch. Gomoto comes in to score.
Kaneda strikes out.
Masuda hits a single to center field. Bando comes in to score. Ohka comes in to score. Fukuda advances to third base.
Ibata hits a ground ball single through to center field. Fukuda comes in to score. Masuda advances to second base.
Matsuda grounds to third base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Naito.
Orix 0, Saitama 5
Top 2nd: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Naito strikes out.
Hashiratani flies out to right field.
Maeda draws a walk.
Maeda steals second base.
Miwa strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 5
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kinugasa comes in to pitch.
Yashiro hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Gomoto hits a single to right field. Yashiro advances to second base.
Bando lines out to third base.
Ohka grounds to short stop. Yashiro is thrown out at third by Miwa. Gomoto advances to second base. Ohka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fukuda flies out to left field.
Orix 0, Saitama 5
Top 3rd: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Asaoka hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to center field. Asaoka advances to second base.
Tanaka strikes out.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Ando grounds to short stop. Ando is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Orix 0, Saitama 5
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kinugasa takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneda draws a walk.
Masuda hits a ground ball single through to left field. Kaneda advances to second base.
Ibata draws a walk.
Matsuda strikes out.
Yashiro flies out to center field. Kaneda comes in to score.
Gomoto grounds to second base. Gomoto is thrown out at first by Maeda.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Top 4th: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Naito strikes out.
Hashiratani reaches on an error by short stop Ohka.
Maeda grounds to short stop. Hashiratani is thrown out at second by Ohka. Maeda is thrown out at first by second base Ibata for a double play.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kinugasa takes the mound to pitch.
Bando hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ohka grounds to short stop. Ohka is thrown out at first by Miwa. Bando advances to second base.
Fukuda flies out to right field.
Kaneda flies out to left field.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Top 5th: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Miwa grounds to first base. Miwa is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Asaoka strikes out.
Yamashita grounds to first base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kinugasa takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata comes in to pinch hit for Masuda.
Ibata strikes out.
Ibata hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Maeda. Ibata advances to second base.
Ikeda comes in to pinch hit for Yashiro.
Ikeda grounds to second base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Maeda.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Top 6th: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka hits a single to center field.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to left field. Tanaka advances to second base.
Ando hits a single to right field. Tanaka advances to third base. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Naito strikes out.
Hashiratani strikes out.
Maeda grounds to second base. Maeda is thrown out at first by Ibata.
Orix 0, Saitama 6
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kinugasa takes the mound to pitch.
Gomoto hits a double to left field.
Bando hits a double to center field. Gomoto comes in to score.
Ohka lines out to first base.
Niwa comes in to pinch hit for Fukuda.
Niwa draws a walk.
Sakaguchi comes in to pitch.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Kaneda.
Hashiratani flies out to center field.
Ibata grounds to third base. Ibata is thrown out at first by Naito.
Orix 0, Saitama 7
Top 7th: Orix
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Miwa strikes out.
Asaoka draws a walk.
Yamashita draws a walk.
Tanaka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Asaoka advances to third base. Yamashita advances to second base.
Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Asaoka is thrown out at the plate by Ohka. Yamashita advances to third base. Tanaka advances to second base. Wakatabe reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ando is hit by the pitch. Yamashita comes in to score.
Naito hits a home run to right field. Tanaka comes in to score. Wakatabe comes in to score. Ando comes in to score.
Kimura comes in to pitch.
Kato comes in to pinch hit for Hashiratani.
Kato grounds to second base. Kato is thrown out at first by Ibata.
Orix 5, Saitama 7
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Sakaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata draws a walk.
Matsuda flies out to left field.
Sakaguchi throws a wild pitch. Ibata advances to second base.
Ikeda flies out to right field.
Gomoto pops out to short stop.
Orix 5, Saitama 7
Top 8th: Orix
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Maeda strikes out.
Miwa flies out to right field.
Asaoka grounds to second base. Asaoka is thrown out at first by Ibata.
Orix 5, Saitama 7
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Sakaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Bando hits a double to left field.
Sakaguchi throws a wild pitch. Bando advances to third base.
Ohka hits a single to left field. Bando comes in to score.
Niwa fouls out to left field.
Hashiratani hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ohka advances to second base.
Ibata grounds to second base. Hashiratani is thrown out at second by Maeda. Ibata is thrown out at first by short stop Miwa for a double play.
Orix 5, Saitama 8
Top 9th: Orix
Takano comes in to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Wakatabe lines out to the pitcher.
Orix 5, Saitama 8
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Orix 5, Saitama 8