Game Date: Mar 17th, 2067
Hanshin 2 - Saitama 6
Date: October 30th, 2066
Game: Playoff [#5497487] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 33,500
Winning Pitcher: Kazuo Murakami (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Riku Yamamoto (0-1)
Player Of The Game: Shigeki Matsuda (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ||
Hanshin Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Yamada 3b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | |
| E. Matsuda ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| T. Kamiji rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | |
| T. Nakajima ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| S. Matsuzaka 2b | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | |
| Y. Tadano cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | |
| S. Fujita c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | |
| J. Arai 1b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | |
| S. Yamasaki ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | |
| K. Tadano lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .167 | |
| H. Fujihara dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .300 | |
| S. Watanabe dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| R. Yamamoto L (0-1) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 40 | 33 | 6 | - | 3 | 12.00 | |
| T. Okamoto | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 69 | 52 | 5 | - | 7 | 3.60 | |
| Total | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 109 | 85 | 11 | - | 10 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| R. Yamamoto p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Okamoto p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Fujita c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Arai 1b | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuzaka 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamada 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Matsuda ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamasaki ss | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Tadano lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tadano cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kamiji rf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nakajima ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| R. Tomiyama lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | |
| S. Yamashita dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | |
| O. Ikeda rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | |
| S. Matsuda 1b | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .450 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | |
| M. Masuda ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| Total | 33 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Murakami W (1-0) | 7⅔ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 133 | 83 | 8 | - | 9 | 2.35 | |
| D. Ishikawa H (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| K. Takano | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 147 | 92 | 9 | - | 12 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Murakami p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Ishikawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Takano 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Masuda ss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Shigeki Matsuda
Managers
Hanshin: Joe Pope
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Hanshin: SS-Kitabeppu, 2B-Tabuchi
Saitama: none
Starting Pitcher
Hanshin: R. Yamamoto
Saitama: K. Murakami
Pitcher Fatigue
Hanshin: Kouki-Light, Igarashi-Light, Matsumoto-Light, Watanabe-Light, Takamatsu-Heavy, Yamashita-Heavy
Saitama: Murayama-Moderate, Sasaki-Light, Fujiwara-Light, Ishikawa-None, Gatou-None, Miura-Light, Kimura-Heavy
Power Index
Hanshin: 94.5
Saitama: 95.8
Lineup Selection
Hanshin: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: October 30th, 2066
Game Type: Playoff
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Cold
Attendance: 33,500
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Nov 12 2024 @ 4:06:33 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hanshin: R. Yamamoto (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Hanshin: 3B-Yamada (L), RF-Kamiji (L), 2B-Matsuzaka (R), CF-Tadano (L), C-Fujita (R), 1B-Arai (R), SS-Yamasaki (R), LF-Tadano (S), DH-Fujihara (L)
Saitama: LF-Tomiyama (L), DH-Yamashita (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Ikeda (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), 1B-Matsuda (R), C-Kato (R), SS-Masuda (R), 2B-Yamamoto (R)
Top 1st: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yamada strikes out.
Kamiji strikes out.
Matsuzaka strikes out.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama pops out to second base.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Yamasaki.
Enatsu reaches on an error by short stop Yamasaki.
Ikeda hits a single to right field. Enatsu is thrown out at third by Kamiji.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano lines out to center field.
Fujita grounds to first base. Fujita is thrown out at first by Matsuda.
Arai hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Yamasaki draws a walk.
Tadano flies out to left field.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi grounds to first base. Iguchi is forced out at first by Arai.
Matsuda hits a double to right field.
Kato hits a double to right field. Matsuda comes in to score.
Masuda grounds to third base. Masuda is thrown out at first by Yamada. Kato holds at second base.
Yamamoto hits a double to right field. Kato comes in to score.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Matsuzaka.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 2
Top 3rd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Fujihara strikes out.
Yamada draws a walk.
Kamiji draws a walk.
Matsuzaka flies out to right field.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to left field. Yamada comes in to score. Kamiji advances to third base.
Fujita lines out to third base.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 2
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Yamasaki.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Ikeda strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Arai hits a double to left field.
Yamasaki hits a ground ball single through to left field. Arai advances to third base.
Tadano pops out to third base.
Fujihara pops out to second base.
Yamada grounds to short stop. Yamada is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi is hit by the pitch.
Matsuda hits a home run to right field. Iguchi comes in to score.
Okamoto comes in to pitch.
Kato lines out to short stop.
Masuda flies out to center field.
Yamamoto fouls out to the catcher.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 4
Top 5th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kamiji strikes out.
Matsuzaka lines out to second base.
Tadano grounds to short stop. Tadano is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 4
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Okamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama grounds to short stop. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Yamasaki.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Matsuzaka.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ikeda hits a double to center field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Iguchi strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 5
Top 6th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Fujita reaches on an error by right field Ikeda.
Arai draws a walk.
Yamasaki strikes out.
Tadano grounds to third base. Arai is thrown out at second by Iguchi. Tadano reaches first on a fielder's choice. Fujita advances to third base.
Fujihara flies out to center field.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 5
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Okamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Yamasaki.
Kato strikes out.
Masuda flies out to center field.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yamada strikes out.
Kamiji is hit by the pitch.
Matsuzaka flies out to left field.
Tadano draws a walk.
Fujita hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kamiji comes in to score. Tadano advances to third base.
Arai flies out to left field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Okamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Enatsu strikes out.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 5
Top 8th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yamasaki flies out to center field.
Tadano strikes out.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Fujihara.
Watanabe flies out to right field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 5
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Okamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda strikes out.
Iguchi flies out to left field.
Matsuda hits a home run to left field.
Kato flies out to center field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 6
Top 9th: Hanshin
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda comes in to pinch hit for Yamada.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Nakajima comes in to pinch hit for Kamiji.
Nakajima flies out to right field.
Takano comes in to pitch.
Matsuzaka flies out to right field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 6
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Hanshin 2, Saitama 6
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hanshin: R. Yamamoto (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Hanshin: 3B-Yamada (L), RF-Kamiji (L), 2B-Matsuzaka (R), CF-Tadano (L), C-Fujita (R), 1B-Arai (R), SS-Yamasaki (R), LF-Tadano (S), DH-Fujihara (L)
Saitama: LF-Tomiyama (L), DH-Yamashita (L), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Ikeda (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), 1B-Matsuda (R), C-Kato (R), SS-Masuda (R), 2B-Yamamoto (R)
Top 1st: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yamada strikes out.
Kamiji strikes out.
Matsuzaka strikes out.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama pops out to second base.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Yamasaki.
Enatsu reaches on an error by short stop Yamasaki.
Ikeda hits a single to right field. Enatsu is thrown out at third by Kamiji.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano lines out to center field.
Fujita grounds to first base. Fujita is thrown out at first by Matsuda.
Arai hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Yamasaki draws a walk.
Tadano flies out to left field.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi grounds to first base. Iguchi is forced out at first by Arai.
Matsuda hits a double to right field.
Kato hits a double to right field. Matsuda comes in to score.
Masuda grounds to third base. Masuda is thrown out at first by Yamada. Kato holds at second base.
Yamamoto hits a double to right field. Kato comes in to score.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Matsuzaka.
Hanshin 0, Saitama 2
Top 3rd: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Fujihara strikes out.
Yamada draws a walk.
Kamiji draws a walk.
Matsuzaka flies out to right field.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to left field. Yamada comes in to score. Kamiji advances to third base.
Fujita lines out to third base.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 2
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Yamasaki.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Ikeda strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Arai hits a double to left field.
Yamasaki hits a ground ball single through to left field. Arai advances to third base.
Tadano pops out to third base.
Fujihara pops out to second base.
Yamada grounds to short stop. Yamada is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Yamamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi is hit by the pitch.
Matsuda hits a home run to right field. Iguchi comes in to score.
Okamoto comes in to pitch.
Kato lines out to short stop.
Masuda flies out to center field.
Yamamoto fouls out to the catcher.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 4
Top 5th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kamiji strikes out.
Matsuzaka lines out to second base.
Tadano grounds to short stop. Tadano is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 4
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Okamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama grounds to short stop. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Yamasaki.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Matsuzaka.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ikeda hits a double to center field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Iguchi strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 5
Top 6th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Fujita reaches on an error by right field Ikeda.
Arai draws a walk.
Yamasaki strikes out.
Tadano grounds to third base. Arai is thrown out at second by Iguchi. Tadano reaches first on a fielder's choice. Fujita advances to third base.
Fujihara flies out to center field.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 5
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Okamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Yamasaki.
Kato strikes out.
Masuda flies out to center field.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yamada strikes out.
Kamiji is hit by the pitch.
Matsuzaka flies out to left field.
Tadano draws a walk.
Fujita hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kamiji comes in to score. Tadano advances to third base.
Arai flies out to left field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Okamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Tomiyama flies out to right field.
Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Enatsu strikes out.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 5
Top 8th: Hanshin
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yamasaki flies out to center field.
Tadano strikes out.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Fujihara.
Watanabe flies out to right field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 5
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Okamoto takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda strikes out.
Iguchi flies out to left field.
Matsuda hits a home run to left field.
Kato flies out to center field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 6
Top 9th: Hanshin
Ishikawa takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda comes in to pinch hit for Yamada.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Nakajima comes in to pinch hit for Kamiji.
Nakajima flies out to right field.
Takano comes in to pitch.
Matsuzaka flies out to right field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 6
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Hanshin 2, Saitama 6