Yomiuri 2 - Saitama 5

Date: May 4th, 2066

Game: Cup [#5496154]

Attendance: 28,678

Winning Pitcher: Takao Sasaki (3-1)

Losing Pitcher: Kunio Echigo (1-1)

Player Of The Game: Takao Sasaki (2)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Yomiuri Giants	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	3	9
Saitama Lions	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	x	5	9	0	9

Yomiuri Giants

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
H. Inao rf	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322
T. Fukudome c	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.296
T. Iguchi cf	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.339
Y. Hasegawa 3b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.356
Y. Kaneko 1b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111
S. Nakamura 1b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349
Y. Yoshioka lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.167
R. Hiramatsu dh	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.324
S. Kudo 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.162
T. Kondou ss	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	.192
Total	34	2	7	0	0	1	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	18

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
K. Echigo L (1-1)	3⅔	5	4	4	2	0	1	3	0	19	72	45	6	-	2	4.09
Y. Amaya	2⅔	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	12	56	36	4	-	3	6.14
S. Endo	⅔	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	1	-	2	5.40
H. Sasaki	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	6	1	-	2	7.56
Total	8	9	5	5	2	0	1	5	0	38	149	94	12	-	9

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
K. Echigo p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Amaya p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Endo p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Sasaki p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Fukudome c	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Kaneko 1b	9	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
S. Nakamura 1b	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Kudo 2b	5	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Y. Hasegawa 3b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Kondou ss	7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Y. Yoshioka lf	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
T. Iguchi cf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Inao rf	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	37	24	10	3	3	0	0	0	0

Saitama Lions

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
M. Masuda ss	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
S. Wakatabe 3b	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.212
S. Matsuda cf	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.288
R. Kato c	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.234
K. Ota rf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286
O. Ikeda rf	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.229
Y. Hashiratani 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125
K. Iguchi 1b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
K. Kawashima ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
H. Matsuda 1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K. Enatsu lf	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.357
R. Yamamoto 2b	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.304
N. Amemiya dh	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.500
R. Tomiyama dh	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.295
Total	35	5	9	1	0	0	5	2	5	0	0	0	0	18

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
T. Sasaki W (3-1)	6⅓	6	2	2	3	0	1	3	1	29	122	75	9	-	8	3.29
O. Miura	1⅔	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	17	12	2	-	1	0.00
T. Nioka S (4)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	14	9	1	-	0	4.26
Total	9	7	2	2	3	0	1	5	1	38	153	96	12	-	9

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
T. Sasaki p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
O. Miura p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Nioka p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Kato c	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Hashiratani 1b	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Iguchi 1b	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Kawashima ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Matsuda 1b	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Yamamoto 2b	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Wakatabe 3b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Masuda ss	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Enatsu lf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Matsuda cf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ota rf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
O. Ikeda rf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	34	27	7	0	0	0	0	0	1

Player of the Game
Saitama: Takao Sasaki

Managers
Yomiuri: Salomon Gallardo
Saitama: Robert Harimoto

Injuries
Yomiuri:  P-Shirota, P-Kageru
Saitama:  none

Starting Pitcher
Yomiuri: K. Echigo (on 3 days rest)
Saitama: T. Sasaki

Pitcher Fatigue
Yomiuri:  Arai-Light, Echigo-Light, Saitou-Heavy, Amaya-Light, Takatsu-Moderate, Sasaki-Light, Kono-Heavy
Saitama:  Murayama-Light, Fujiwara-Heavy, Takano-Heavy, Ishikawa-Heavy, Gatou-Heavy, Nishiyama-Heavy, Kimura-Light, Murakami-Heavy

Power Index
Yomiuri:  92.2
Saitama:  94.0

Lineup Selection
Yomiuri:  Default [option #3]
Saitama:  Default [option #3]

Game Information
Date:  May 4th, 2066
Game Type:  Cup

Ballpark:  MetLife Dome
Weather:  Sunny
Attendance:  28,678

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Fri Sep 27 2024 @ 3:36:21 pm PDT

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: K. Echigo (L)
Saitama: T. Sasaki (L)

Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: RF-Inao (R), C-Fukudome (R), CF-Iguchi (S), 3B-Hasegawa (R), 1B-Kaneko (S), LF-Yoshioka (R), DH-Hiramatsu (R), 2B-Kudo (R), SS-Kondou (R)
Saitama: SS-Masuda (R), 3B-Wakatabe (R), CF-Matsuda (R), C-Kato (R), RF-Ota (R), 1B-Hashiratani (R), LF-Enatsu (L), 2B-Yamamoto (R), DH-Amemiya (R)

Top 1st: Yomiuri
  Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Inao grounds to first base. Inao is forced out at first by Hashiratani.
  Fukudome hits a single to left field.
  Iguchi flies out to right field.
  Hasegawa lines out to second base.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 1st: Saitama
  Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
  Masuda grounds to third base. Masuda is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
  Wakatabe reaches on an error by short stop Kondou.
  Matsuda is hit by the pitch.
  Kato grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at second by Kudo. Kato is thrown out at first by short stop Kondou for a double play.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0

Top 2nd: Yomiuri
  Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaneko is hit by the pitch.
  Yoshioka grounds to third base on a hit and run. Kaneko is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Yoshioka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Hiramatsu grounds to first base on a hit and run. Yoshioka is thrown out at second by Hashiratani. Hiramatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Kudo hits a ground ball single through to right field. Hiramatsu advances to third base.
  Kondou strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 2nd: Saitama
  Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
  Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Kudo.
  Hashiratani strikes out.
  Enatsu hits a single to left field.
  Yamamoto strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0

Top 3rd: Yomiuri
  Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Inao grounds to short stop. Inao is thrown out at first by Masuda.
  Fukudome strikes out.
  Iguchi hits a single to center field.
  Hasegawa draws a walk.
  Kaneko draws a walk.
  Yoshioka grounds to third base. Yoshioka is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 0

Bottom 3rd: Saitama
  Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
  Amemiya hits a single to center field.
  Masuda draws a walk.
  Wakatabe hits a double to right field. Amemiya comes in to score. Masuda comes in to score.
  Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Kudo. Wakatabe advances to third base.
  Kato grounds to first base. Kato is thrown out at first by Kaneko. Wakatabe comes in to score.
  Ota strikes out.
Yomiuri 0, Saitama 3

Top 4th: Yomiuri
  Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Hiramatsu hits a home run to left field.
  Kudo grounds to first base. Kudo is forced out at first by Hashiratani.
  Kondou flies out to center field.
  Inao flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 3

Bottom 4th: Saitama
  Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
  Hashiratani flies out to right field.
  Enatsu draws a walk.
  Yamamoto hits a single to right field. Enatsu advances to second base.
  Amemiya pops out to first base.
  Masuda hits a single to right field. Enatsu comes in to score. Yamamoto advances to third base.
  Amaya comes in to pitch.
  Wakatabe grounds to short stop. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Kondou.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 4

Top 5th: Yomiuri
  Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Fukudome hits a single to center field.
  Iguchi lines out to left field.
  Hasegawa flies out to right field.
  Kaneko pops out to third base.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 4

Bottom 5th: Saitama
  Amaya takes the mound to pitch.
  Matsuda hits a single to center field.
  Kato reaches on an error by right field Inao. Matsuda advances to third base.
  Ikeda comes in to pinch hit for Ota.
  Ikeda grounds to short stop. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Kondou. Matsuda comes in to score. Kato holds at second base.
  Iguchi comes in to pinch hit for Hashiratani.
  Iguchi flies out to center field.
  Enatsu flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 5

Top 6th: Yomiuri
  Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Yoshioka strikes out.
  Hiramatsu hits a ground ball single to short stop.
  Kudo flies out to right field.
  Kondou flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 5

Bottom 6th: Saitama
  Amaya takes the mound to pitch.
  Yamamoto grounds to second base. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Kudo.
  Tomiyama comes in to pinch hit for Amemiya.
  Tomiyama hits a single to left field.
  Masuda lines out to short stop.
  Wakatabe strikes out.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 5

Top 7th: Yomiuri
  Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Inao draws a walk.
  Sasaki throws a wild pitch. Inao advances to second base.
  Fukudome grounds to short stop. Fukudome is thrown out at first by Masuda. Inao advances to third base.
  Miura comes in to pitch.
  Iguchi grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Masuda. Inao comes in to score.
  Hasegawa lines out to short stop.
Yomiuri 2, Saitama 5

Bottom 7th: Saitama
  Amaya takes the mound to pitch.
  Matsuda strikes out.
  Kato hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Endo comes in to pitch.
  Ikeda grounds to second base. Kato is thrown out at second by Kudo. Ikeda reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Kawashima comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
  Kawashima reaches on an error by left field Yoshioka. Ikeda advances to third base.
  Enatsu flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 2, Saitama 5

Top 8th: Yomiuri
  Miura takes the mound to pitch.
  Matsuda comes in to play defense at first base.
  Nakamura comes in to pinch hit for Kaneko.
  Nakamura hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Yoshioka lines out to first base.
  Hiramatsu lines out to the pitcher.
  Kudo flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 2, Saitama 5

Bottom 8th: Saitama
  Sasaki comes in to pitch.
  Yamamoto hits a single to right field.
  Tomiyama flies out to right field.
  Masuda flies out to center field.
  Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is forced out at first by Nakamura.
Yomiuri 2, Saitama 5

Top 9th: Yomiuri
  Nioka comes in to pitch.
  Kondou strikes out.
  Inao grounds to short stop. Inao is thrown out at first by Masuda.
  Fukudome strikes out.
Yomiuri 2, Saitama 5

Bottom 9th: Saitama
  Not Required
Yomiuri 2, Saitama 5