Game Date: Mar 6th, 2068
Yomiuri 5 - Saitama 3
Date: October 30th, 2064
Game: Playoff [#5330771] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 33,500
Winning Pitcher: Yushin Kageru (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Tsutomu Nioka (0-1)
Save: Rikuto Shirota (3)
Player Of The Game: Yuki Nakamura (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Yomiuri Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | ||
Yomiuri Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Hasegawa 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| H. Inao dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | |
| Y. Nakamura cf | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | |
| T. Iguchi rf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | |
| K. Goto lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 | |
| S. Nakamura 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| T. Betto ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | |
| T. Chiba 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .350 | |
| T. Fukudome c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| Y. Kageru W (1-0) | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 133 | 83 | 8 | - | 12 | 2.25 | |
| R. Shirota S (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 149 | 94 | 8 | - | 12 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| Y. Kageru p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| R. Shirota p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Fukudome c | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nakamura 1b | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Chiba 2b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Hasegawa 3b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Betto ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Goto lf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nakamura cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iguchi rf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| O. Ikeda rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | |
| T. Ohka ss | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .500 | |
| S. Ibata 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .313 | |
| R. Yamamoto ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| H. Wakatabe lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| S. Matsuda 1b | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .522 | |
| K. Iguchi dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | |
| M. Yashiro 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | |
| Total | 36 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Nioka L (0-1) | 6⅔ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 130 | 77 | 7 | - | 6 | 6.75 | |
| T. Nishiyama | 2⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 21 | 1 | - | 3 | 1.93 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 162 | 98 | 8 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Nioka p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuda 1b | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ibata 2b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Yamamoto ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yashiro 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ohka ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Wakatabe lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Ikeda rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Yomiuri: Yuki Nakamura
Managers
Yomiuri: Salomon Gallardo
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Yomiuri: none
Saitama: P-Sasaki
Starting Pitcher
Yomiuri: Y. Kageru
Saitama: T. Nioka
Pitcher Fatigue
Yomiuri: Ishii-Heavy, Kudo-Heavy, Shirota-Light, Saitou-None, Takatsu-Light, Hoshino-None
Saitama: Murayama-Heavy, Nishiyama-Light, Kimura-Heavy, Murakami-Heavy
Power Index
Yomiuri: 93.9
Saitama: 95.3
Lineup Selection
Yomiuri: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: October 30th, 2064
Game Type: Playoff
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Cold
Attendance: 33,500
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Jun 11 2024 @ 4:08:55 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: Y. Kageru (R)
Saitama: T. Nioka (R)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 3B-Hasegawa (R), DH-Inao (R), CF-Nakamura (L), RF-Iguchi (S), LF-Goto (L), 1B-Nakamura (L), SS-Betto (R), 2B-Chiba (R), C-Fukudome (R)
Saitama: RF-Ikeda (L), SS-Ohka (R), CF-Enatsu (L), 2B-Ibata (L), LF-Wakatabe (L), 1B-Matsuda (R), DH-Iguchi (L), C-Kato (R), 3B-Yashiro (R)
Top 1st: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa flies out to left field.
Inao grounds to second base. Inao is thrown out at first by Ibata.
Nakamura hits a double to left field.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Goto hits a home run to right field. Nakamura comes in to score. Iguchi comes in to score.
Nakamura flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda hits a double to left field.
Ohka hits a triple to center field. Ikeda comes in to score.
Kageru throws a wild pitch. Ohka comes in to score.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Betto.
Ibata strikes out.
Wakatabe hits a single to right field.
Matsuda hits a single to left field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Betto pops out to short stop.
Chiba strikes out.
Fukudome strikes out.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a single to center field.
Yashiro flies out to left field.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Ohka hits a ground ball single to first base. Kato advances to second base.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa grounds to short stop. Hasegawa is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Inao grounds to short stop. Inao is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Nakamura hits a double to left field.
Iguchi grounds to the pitcher. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Nioka.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata hits a single to right field.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Matsuda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ibata advances to third base. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Iguchi flies out to left field. Ibata comes in to score.
Kato fouls out to right field.
Yashiro flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Goto strikes out.
Nakamura flies out to right field.
Betto strikes out.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda lines out to left field.
Ohka reaches on an error by second base Chiba.
Enatsu strikes out.
Ibata grounds to third base. Ibata is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Chiba grounds to third base. Chiba is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Fukudome strikes out.
Hasegawa draws a walk.
Inao grounds to first base. Inao is thrown out at first by Matsuda.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to left field.
Matsuda hits a single to left field.
Iguchi strikes out.
Kato flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a single to center field.
Iguchi lines out to second base.
Goto strikes out.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Betto grounds to third base. Betto is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Yashiro draws a walk.
Ikeda draws a walk.
Ohka flies out to right field.
Enatsu flies out to right field.
Ibata strikes out.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Chiba flies out to center field.
Fukudome strikes out.
Hasegawa hits a single to center field.
Inao draws a walk.
Nakamura hits a double to right field. Hasegawa comes in to score. Inao comes in to score.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Iguchi flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Matsuda grounds to first base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Goto flies out to right field.
Nakamura strikes out.
Betto hits a double to center field.
Chiba flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Kato flies out to center field.
Yashiro grounds to second base. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Chiba.
Ikeda strikes out.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Fukudome grounds to third base. Fukudome is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Hasegawa lines out to second base.
Inao draws a walk.
Nakamura lines out to left field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Shirota comes in to pitch.
Ohka strikes out.
Enatsu strikes out.
Yamamoto comes in to pinch hit for Ibata.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: Y. Kageru (R)
Saitama: T. Nioka (R)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 3B-Hasegawa (R), DH-Inao (R), CF-Nakamura (L), RF-Iguchi (S), LF-Goto (L), 1B-Nakamura (L), SS-Betto (R), 2B-Chiba (R), C-Fukudome (R)
Saitama: RF-Ikeda (L), SS-Ohka (R), CF-Enatsu (L), 2B-Ibata (L), LF-Wakatabe (L), 1B-Matsuda (R), DH-Iguchi (L), C-Kato (R), 3B-Yashiro (R)
Top 1st: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa flies out to left field.
Inao grounds to second base. Inao is thrown out at first by Ibata.
Nakamura hits a double to left field.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Goto hits a home run to right field. Nakamura comes in to score. Iguchi comes in to score.
Nakamura flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda hits a double to left field.
Ohka hits a triple to center field. Ikeda comes in to score.
Kageru throws a wild pitch. Ohka comes in to score.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Betto.
Ibata strikes out.
Wakatabe hits a single to right field.
Matsuda hits a single to left field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Betto pops out to short stop.
Chiba strikes out.
Fukudome strikes out.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a single to center field.
Yashiro flies out to left field.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Ohka hits a ground ball single to first base. Kato advances to second base.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa grounds to short stop. Hasegawa is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Inao grounds to short stop. Inao is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Nakamura hits a double to left field.
Iguchi grounds to the pitcher. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Nioka.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Ibata hits a single to right field.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Matsuda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ibata advances to third base. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Iguchi flies out to left field. Ibata comes in to score.
Kato fouls out to right field.
Yashiro flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Goto strikes out.
Nakamura flies out to right field.
Betto strikes out.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda lines out to left field.
Ohka reaches on an error by second base Chiba.
Enatsu strikes out.
Ibata grounds to third base. Ibata is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Chiba grounds to third base. Chiba is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Fukudome strikes out.
Hasegawa draws a walk.
Inao grounds to first base. Inao is thrown out at first by Matsuda.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to left field.
Matsuda hits a single to left field.
Iguchi strikes out.
Kato flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a single to center field.
Iguchi lines out to second base.
Goto strikes out.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Betto grounds to third base. Betto is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Yashiro draws a walk.
Ikeda draws a walk.
Ohka flies out to right field.
Enatsu flies out to right field.
Ibata strikes out.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Chiba flies out to center field.
Fukudome strikes out.
Hasegawa hits a single to center field.
Inao draws a walk.
Nakamura hits a double to right field. Hasegawa comes in to score. Inao comes in to score.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Iguchi flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Matsuda grounds to first base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Goto flies out to right field.
Nakamura strikes out.
Betto hits a double to center field.
Chiba flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kageru takes the mound to pitch.
Kato flies out to center field.
Yashiro grounds to second base. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Chiba.
Ikeda strikes out.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Fukudome grounds to third base. Fukudome is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Hasegawa lines out to second base.
Inao draws a walk.
Nakamura lines out to left field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Shirota comes in to pitch.
Ohka strikes out.
Enatsu strikes out.
Yamamoto comes in to pinch hit for Ibata.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 3