Game Date: Jan 13th, 2068
Orix 8 - Saitama 3
Date: March 28th, 2065
Game: League [#5404075] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 24,666
Winning Pitcher: Kaito Kawanaka (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Akira Ishikawa (0-1)
Save: Shōji Asano (1)
Player Of The Game: Kaito Wakatabe (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Orix Buffaloes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12 | ||
Orix Buffaloes
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| R. Ando lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| M. Yamashita cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .444 | |
| K. Wakatabe rf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| E. Hashiratani 1b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | |
| K. Naito 3b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| K. Asaoka c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| Y. Kondo dh | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | |
| T. Miwa ss | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | |
| S. Maeda 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | |
| Total | 41 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Kawanaka W (1-0) | 7⅓ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 108 | 67 | 6 | - | 10 | 3.68 | |
| K. Egawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | |
| T. Sakai | 1⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 1 | - | 3 | 0.00 | |
| S. Asano S (1) | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 140 | 81 | 8 | - | 13 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Kawanaka p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Egawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Sakai p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Asano p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Asaoka c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Hashiratani 1b | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Maeda 2b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Naito 3b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Miwa ss | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ando lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yamashita cf | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Wakatabe rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| O. Ikeda rf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | |
| M. Yashiro 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| S. Ibata 2b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .667 | |
| K. Iguchi 1b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| S. Matsuda lf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .556 | |
| Y. Matsumoto dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| Y. Kaneda dh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| R. Kato c | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | |
| M. Masuda ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| A. Ishikawa L (0-1) | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 1 | - | 5 | 45.00 | |
| O. Miura | 2⅓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 1 | - | 3 | 0.00 | |
| F. Gatou | 3⅔ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 82 | 47 | 9 | - | 4 | 4.91 | |
| K. Murakami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 2 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 173 | 110 | 13 | - | 14 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| A. Ishikawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Miura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Gatou p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| K. Murakami p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Iguchi 1b | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ibata 2b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yashiro 3b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Masuda ss | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuda lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Ikeda rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the Game
Orix: Kaito Wakatabe
Managers
Orix: Tomas Ordonez
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Orix: none
Saitama: none
Starting Pitcher
Orix: K. Kawanaka
Saitama: A. Ishikawa
Pitcher Fatigue
Orix: Sadaoka-Heavy, Murayama-Light, Okada-Moderate, Sakaguchi-Moderate, Harada-None
Saitama: Murayama-Light, Sasaki-None, Takano-Light, Nioka-Heavy, Gatou-Light, Nishiyama-Light, Kimura-Light
Power Index
Orix: 90.9
Saitama: 93.5
Lineup Selection
Orix: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: March 28th, 2065
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 24,666
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Jul 2 2024 @ 3:57:34 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: K. Kawanaka (R)
Saitama: A. Ishikawa (R)
Starting Lineups
Orix: LF-Ando (L), CF-Yamashita (L), RF-Wakatabe (L), 1B-Hashiratani (L), 3B-Naito (L), C-Asaoka (R), DH-Kondo (R), SS-Miwa (R), 2B-Maeda (R)
Saitama: RF-Ikeda (L), 3B-Yashiro (R), CF-Enatsu (L), 2B-Ibata (L), 1B-Iguchi (L), LF-Matsuda (R), DH-Matsumoto (L), C-Kato (R), SS-Masuda (R)
Top 1st: Orix
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Ando hits a home run to right field.
Yamashita hits a single to right field.
Wakatabe hits a home run to right field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Hashiratani hits a home run to right field.
Naito lines out to left field.
Asaoka flies out to left field.
Kondo hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Miwa hits a double to right field. Kondo comes in to score.
Maeda pops out to first base.
Orix 5, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Naito.
Yashiro flies out to left field.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Ibata strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Orix
Miura comes in to pitch.
Ando strikes out.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Wakatabe hits a triple to left field.
Hashiratani lines out to right field.
Orix 5, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Maeda.
Matsumoto strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Orix
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Naito flies out to center field.
Asaoka hits a double to right field.
Kondo flies out to right field.
Miwa strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Kato flies out to left field.
Masuda hits a home run to left field.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Yashiro flies out to right field.
Orix 5, Saitama 1
Top 4th: Orix
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Maeda flies out to center field.
Gatou comes in to pitch.
Ando draws a walk.
Yamashita strikes out.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Hashiratani lines out to third base.
Orix 5, Saitama 1
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a single to left field.
Ibata grounds to second base. Enatsu is thrown out at second by Maeda. Ibata is thrown out at first by short stop Miwa for a double play.
Iguchi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Matsuda strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 1
Top 5th: Orix
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Naito hits a home run to right field.
Asaoka grounds to second base. Asaoka is thrown out at first by Ibata.
Kondo flies out to left field.
Miwa strikes out.
Orix 6, Saitama 1
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Matsumoto lines out to third base.
Kato draws a walk.
Masuda strikes out.
Ikeda hits a double to right field. Kato comes in to score.
Yashiro flies out to right field.
Orix 6, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Orix
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Maeda flies out to right field.
Ando grounds to short stop. Ando is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yamashita advances to second base.
Hashiratani grounds to the pitcher. Hashiratani is thrown out at first by Gatou.
Orix 6, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu strikes out.
Ibata hits a double to right field.
Iguchi hits a double to right field. Ibata comes in to score.
Matsuda hits a single to center field. Iguchi advances to third base.
Matsumoto flies out to center field. Iguchi is thrown out at the plate by Yamashita.
Orix 6, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Orix
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Naito hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Asaoka strikes out.
Kondo hits a ground ball single through to center field. Naito advances to second base.
Miwa flies out to center field.
Maeda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Naito comes in to score. Kondo advances to third base.
Gatou throws a wild pitch. Kondo comes in to score. Maeda advances to second base.
Ando draws a walk.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Kato flies out to right field.
Masuda hits a single to center field.
Ikeda pops out to third base.
Yashiro draws a walk.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Ibata strikes out.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Orix
Murakami comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Hashiratani pops out to second base.
Naito strikes out.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Miwa.
Matsuda hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Egawa comes in to pitch.
Kaneda comes in to pinch hit for Matsumoto.
Kaneda draws a walk.
Sakai comes in to pitch.
Kato flies out to left field.
Masuda pops out to third base.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Orix
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Asaoka strikes out.
Kondo grounds to third base. Kondo is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Miwa flies out to right field.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Sakai takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda lines out to left field.
Yashiro flies out to center field.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Ibata hits a ground ball single to short stop. Enatsu advances to second base.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Asano comes in to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Miwa.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: K. Kawanaka (R)
Saitama: A. Ishikawa (R)
Starting Lineups
Orix: LF-Ando (L), CF-Yamashita (L), RF-Wakatabe (L), 1B-Hashiratani (L), 3B-Naito (L), C-Asaoka (R), DH-Kondo (R), SS-Miwa (R), 2B-Maeda (R)
Saitama: RF-Ikeda (L), 3B-Yashiro (R), CF-Enatsu (L), 2B-Ibata (L), 1B-Iguchi (L), LF-Matsuda (R), DH-Matsumoto (L), C-Kato (R), SS-Masuda (R)
Top 1st: Orix
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Ando hits a home run to right field.
Yamashita hits a single to right field.
Wakatabe hits a home run to right field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Hashiratani hits a home run to right field.
Naito lines out to left field.
Asaoka flies out to left field.
Kondo hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Miwa hits a double to right field. Kondo comes in to score.
Maeda pops out to first base.
Orix 5, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda grounds to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Naito.
Yashiro flies out to left field.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Ibata strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Orix
Miura comes in to pitch.
Ando strikes out.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Wakatabe hits a triple to left field.
Hashiratani lines out to right field.
Orix 5, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Maeda.
Matsumoto strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Orix
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Naito flies out to center field.
Asaoka hits a double to right field.
Kondo flies out to right field.
Miwa strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Kato flies out to left field.
Masuda hits a home run to left field.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Yashiro flies out to right field.
Orix 5, Saitama 1
Top 4th: Orix
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Maeda flies out to center field.
Gatou comes in to pitch.
Ando draws a walk.
Yamashita strikes out.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Hashiratani lines out to third base.
Orix 5, Saitama 1
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a single to left field.
Ibata grounds to second base. Enatsu is thrown out at second by Maeda. Ibata is thrown out at first by short stop Miwa for a double play.
Iguchi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Matsuda strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 1
Top 5th: Orix
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Naito hits a home run to right field.
Asaoka grounds to second base. Asaoka is thrown out at first by Ibata.
Kondo flies out to left field.
Miwa strikes out.
Orix 6, Saitama 1
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Matsumoto lines out to third base.
Kato draws a walk.
Masuda strikes out.
Ikeda hits a double to right field. Kato comes in to score.
Yashiro flies out to right field.
Orix 6, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Orix
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Maeda flies out to right field.
Ando grounds to short stop. Ando is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yamashita advances to second base.
Hashiratani grounds to the pitcher. Hashiratani is thrown out at first by Gatou.
Orix 6, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu strikes out.
Ibata hits a double to right field.
Iguchi hits a double to right field. Ibata comes in to score.
Matsuda hits a single to center field. Iguchi advances to third base.
Matsumoto flies out to center field. Iguchi is thrown out at the plate by Yamashita.
Orix 6, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Orix
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Naito hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Asaoka strikes out.
Kondo hits a ground ball single through to center field. Naito advances to second base.
Miwa flies out to center field.
Maeda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Naito comes in to score. Kondo advances to third base.
Gatou throws a wild pitch. Kondo comes in to score. Maeda advances to second base.
Ando draws a walk.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Kato flies out to right field.
Masuda hits a single to center field.
Ikeda pops out to third base.
Yashiro draws a walk.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Ibata strikes out.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Orix
Murakami comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Hashiratani pops out to second base.
Naito strikes out.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Miwa.
Matsuda hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Egawa comes in to pitch.
Kaneda comes in to pinch hit for Matsumoto.
Kaneda draws a walk.
Sakai comes in to pitch.
Kato flies out to left field.
Masuda pops out to third base.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Orix
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Asaoka strikes out.
Kondo grounds to third base. Kondo is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Miwa flies out to right field.
Orix 8, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Sakai takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda lines out to left field.
Yashiro flies out to center field.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Ibata hits a ground ball single to short stop. Enatsu advances to second base.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Asano comes in to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Miwa.
Orix 8, Saitama 3