Game Date: Jan 13th, 2070
Yomiuri 6 - Saitama 5
Date: March 24th, 2065
Game: Cup [#5412701] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 31,228
Winning Pitcher: Takeo Takatsu (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Takashi Nishiyama (0-1)
Save: Rikuto Shirota (1)
Player Of The Game: Yuki Nakamura (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | ||
Yomiuri Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Hasegawa 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | |
| H. Inao dh | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .188 | |
| Y. Nakamura cf | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
| T. Iguchi rf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .231 | |
| K. Goto lf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | |
| S. Nakamura 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | |
| Y. Kaneko 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 | |
| T. Betto ss | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | |
| T. Fukudome c | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | |
| Total | 40 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Kudo | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 83 | 56 | 7 | - | 4 | 11.25 | |
| S. Endo | 4⅓ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 52 | 36 | 5 | - | 6 | 0.00 | |
| T. Takatsu W (1-0) | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 13.50 | |
| R. Shirota S (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 153 | 103 | 14 | - | 12 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Kudo p | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| S. Endo p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Takatsu p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Shirota p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Fukudome c | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nakamura 1b | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kaneko 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Hasegawa 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Betto ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Goto lf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nakamura cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iguchi rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| O. Ikeda rf | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .857 | |
| Y. Hashiratani rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| N. Hashiratani rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| M. Yashiro 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | |
| S. Ibata 2b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | |
| K. Iguchi 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Y. Kaneda 1b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| S. Matsuda lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | |
| Y. Matsumoto dh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| Y. Fukuda dh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | |
| M. Masuda ss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | |
| Total | 37 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Murayama | 4⅔ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 105 | 57 | 7 | - | 7 | 7.71 | |
| O. Miura | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 22 | 3 | - | 3 | 7.71 | |
| Y. Fujiwara | 1⅓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | 7.71 | |
| T. Nishiyama BS (1) L (0-1) | 1⅓ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 14 | 3 | - | 1 | 3.86 | |
| F. Gatou | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 195 | 110 | 14 | - | 12 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Murayama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Miura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujiwara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Gatou 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kaneda 1b | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ibata 2b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yashiro 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Masuda ss | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuda lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Ikeda rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Hashiratani rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Hashiratani rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Yomiuri: Yuki Nakamura
Managers
Yomiuri: Salomon Gallardo
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Yomiuri: none
Saitama: none
Starting Pitcher
Yomiuri: H. Kudo
Saitama: T. Murayama
Pitcher Fatigue
Yomiuri: Kisanuki-Moderate, Echigo-Heavy, Endo-Light, Takatsu-Light, Kono-Heavy
Saitama: Sasaki-Heavy, Fujiwara-Light, Takano-Light, Ishikawa-Heavy, Nioka-None, Nishiyama-None, Miura-Light, Murakami-Moderate
Power Index
Yomiuri: 93.3
Saitama: 93.5
Lineup Selection
Yomiuri: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: March 24th, 2065
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Cold
Attendance: 31,228
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Mon Jul 1 2024 @ 5:21:26 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: H. Kudo (R)
Saitama: T. Murayama (R)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 3B-Hasegawa (R), DH-Inao (R), CF-Nakamura (L), RF-Iguchi (S), LF-Goto (L), 1B-Nakamura (L), 2B-Kaneko (S), SS-Betto (R), C-Fukudome (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: Yomiuri
Murayama takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa pops out to short stop.
Inao pops out to second base.
Nakamura is hit by the pitch.
Iguchi grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda hits a double to right field.
Yashiro lines out to third base.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Kudo throws a wild pitch. Ikeda advances to third base.
Ibata grounds to second base. Ibata is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Murayama takes the mound to pitch.
Goto hits a double to center field.
Nakamura flies out to right field.
Kaneko strikes out.
Betto flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi grounds to third base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Matsumoto strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Murayama takes the mound to pitch.
Fukudome hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Hasegawa draws a walk.
Inao reaches on an error by first base Iguchi. Fukudome advances to third base. Hasegawa advances to second base.
Nakamura flies out to center field. Fukudome comes in to score.
Iguchi strikes out.
Goto draws a walk.
Nakamura grounds to third base. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Ikeda hits a single to center field. Kato advances to second base.
Kudo throws a wild pitch. Kato advances to third base. Ikeda advances to second base.
Yashiro flies out to center field. Kato comes in to score.
Enatsu hits a single to center field. Ikeda comes in to score.
Ibata hits a double to right field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 3
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Murayama takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneko flies out to center field.
Betto hits a double to left field.
Fukudome grounds to second base. Fukudome is thrown out at first by Ibata. Betto advances to third base.
Hasegawa hits a double to center field. Betto comes in to score.
Inao grounds to short stop. Inao is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yomiuri 2, Saitama 3
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to the pitcher. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Kudo.
Matsumoto hits a single to left field.
Kato tries to bunt to the pitcher. Matsumoto is thrown out at second by Kudo. Kato is thrown out at first by short stop Betto for a double play.
Yomiuri 2, Saitama 3
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Murayama takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a home run to right field.
Iguchi strikes out.
Goto strikes out.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Kaneko draws a walk.
Betto hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakamura comes in to score. Kaneko advances to third base.
Miura comes in to pitch.
Fukudome draws a walk.
Hasegawa grounds to short stop. Hasegawa is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 3
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda draws a walk.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to left field. Masuda advances to second base.
Yashiro hits a double to left field. Masuda comes in to score. Ikeda advances to third base.
Endo comes in to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to right field. Ikeda comes in to score.
Yamamoto comes in to pinch hit for Ibata.
Yamamoto flies out to left field.
Kaneda comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
Kaneda hits a ground ball single to short stop. Yashiro advances to third base.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Betto.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Inao flies out to right field.
Nakamura hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Iguchi flies out to center field.
Goto flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Endo takes the mound to pitch.
Fukuda comes in to pinch hit for Matsumoto.
Fukuda hits a single to center field.
Kato strikes out on a hit and run. Fukuda is caught stealing second base by Fukudome.
Masuda strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a double to right field.
Kaneko grounds to third base. Kaneko is thrown out at first by Yashiro. Nakamura holds at second base.
Betto strikes out.
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Fukudome lines out to second base.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Endo takes the mound to pitch.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Ikeda.
Hashiratani lines out to short stop.
Yashiro flies out to left field.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamamoto flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa lines out to second base.
Inao hits a single to right field.
Nakamura hits a single to right field. Inao advances to second base.
Iguchi grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at second by Masuda. Iguchi is thrown out at first by second base Yamamoto for a double play.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Endo takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneda pops out to second base.
Matsuda grounds to the pitcher. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Endo.
Fukuda flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Goto strikes out.
Nakamura lines out to center field.
Kaneko hits a home run to right field.
Betto grounds to third base. Betto is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Endo takes the mound to pitch.
Kato grounds to first base. Kato is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Takatsu comes in to pitch.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Hashiratani.
Hashiratani grounds to second base. Hashiratani is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Top 10th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Fukudome draws a walk.
Hasegawa reaches on an error by first base Kaneda. Fukudome advances to second base.
Inao grounds to short stop. Hasegawa is thrown out at second by Masuda. Inao reaches first on a fielder's choice. Fukudome advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Gatou comes in to pitch.
Iguchi flies out to center field. Fukudome comes in to score.
Goto strikes out.
Yomiuri 6, Saitama 5
Bottom 10th: Saitama
Shirota comes in to pitch.
Yashiro grounds to first base. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Yomiuri 6, Saitama 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: H. Kudo (R)
Saitama: T. Murayama (R)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 3B-Hasegawa (R), DH-Inao (R), CF-Nakamura (L), RF-Iguchi (S), LF-Goto (L), 1B-Nakamura (L), 2B-Kaneko (S), SS-Betto (R), C-Fukudome (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: Yomiuri
Murayama takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa pops out to short stop.
Inao pops out to second base.
Nakamura is hit by the pitch.
Iguchi grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda hits a double to right field.
Yashiro lines out to third base.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Kudo throws a wild pitch. Ikeda advances to third base.
Ibata grounds to second base. Ibata is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Murayama takes the mound to pitch.
Goto hits a double to center field.
Nakamura flies out to right field.
Kaneko strikes out.
Betto flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi grounds to third base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Matsumoto strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Murayama takes the mound to pitch.
Fukudome hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Hasegawa draws a walk.
Inao reaches on an error by first base Iguchi. Fukudome advances to third base. Hasegawa advances to second base.
Nakamura flies out to center field. Fukudome comes in to score.
Iguchi strikes out.
Goto draws a walk.
Nakamura grounds to third base. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Kato hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Ikeda hits a single to center field. Kato advances to second base.
Kudo throws a wild pitch. Kato advances to third base. Ikeda advances to second base.
Yashiro flies out to center field. Kato comes in to score.
Enatsu hits a single to center field. Ikeda comes in to score.
Ibata hits a double to right field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 3
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Murayama takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneko flies out to center field.
Betto hits a double to left field.
Fukudome grounds to second base. Fukudome is thrown out at first by Ibata. Betto advances to third base.
Hasegawa hits a double to center field. Betto comes in to score.
Inao grounds to short stop. Inao is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yomiuri 2, Saitama 3
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to the pitcher. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Kudo.
Matsumoto hits a single to left field.
Kato tries to bunt to the pitcher. Matsumoto is thrown out at second by Kudo. Kato is thrown out at first by short stop Betto for a double play.
Yomiuri 2, Saitama 3
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Murayama takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a home run to right field.
Iguchi strikes out.
Goto strikes out.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Kaneko draws a walk.
Betto hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakamura comes in to score. Kaneko advances to third base.
Miura comes in to pitch.
Fukudome draws a walk.
Hasegawa grounds to short stop. Hasegawa is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 3
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda draws a walk.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to left field. Masuda advances to second base.
Yashiro hits a double to left field. Masuda comes in to score. Ikeda advances to third base.
Endo comes in to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to right field. Ikeda comes in to score.
Yamamoto comes in to pinch hit for Ibata.
Yamamoto flies out to left field.
Kaneda comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
Kaneda hits a ground ball single to short stop. Yashiro advances to third base.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Betto.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Inao flies out to right field.
Nakamura hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Iguchi flies out to center field.
Goto flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Endo takes the mound to pitch.
Fukuda comes in to pinch hit for Matsumoto.
Fukuda hits a single to center field.
Kato strikes out on a hit and run. Fukuda is caught stealing second base by Fukudome.
Masuda strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a double to right field.
Kaneko grounds to third base. Kaneko is thrown out at first by Yashiro. Nakamura holds at second base.
Betto strikes out.
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Fukudome lines out to second base.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Endo takes the mound to pitch.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Ikeda.
Hashiratani lines out to short stop.
Yashiro flies out to left field.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamamoto flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa lines out to second base.
Inao hits a single to right field.
Nakamura hits a single to right field. Inao advances to second base.
Iguchi grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at second by Masuda. Iguchi is thrown out at first by second base Yamamoto for a double play.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Endo takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneda pops out to second base.
Matsuda grounds to the pitcher. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Endo.
Fukuda flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 5
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Goto strikes out.
Nakamura lines out to center field.
Kaneko hits a home run to right field.
Betto grounds to third base. Betto is thrown out at first by Yashiro.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Endo takes the mound to pitch.
Kato grounds to first base. Kato is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Takatsu comes in to pitch.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Hashiratani.
Hashiratani grounds to second base. Hashiratani is thrown out at first by Kaneko.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Top 10th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Fukudome draws a walk.
Hasegawa reaches on an error by first base Kaneda. Fukudome advances to second base.
Inao grounds to short stop. Hasegawa is thrown out at second by Masuda. Inao reaches first on a fielder's choice. Fukudome advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Gatou comes in to pitch.
Iguchi flies out to center field. Fukudome comes in to score.
Goto strikes out.
Yomiuri 6, Saitama 5
Bottom 10th: Saitama
Shirota comes in to pitch.
Yashiro grounds to first base. Yashiro is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Yomiuri 6, Saitama 5