Game Date: Jan 13th, 2068
Chunichi 4 - Saitama 6
Date: April 20th, 2067
Game: Cup [#5579509] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 28,281
Winning Pitcher: Hideyuki Bando (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Kosuke Misawa (0-1)
Player Of The Game: Ren Yamamoto (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 12 | ||
Chunichi Dragons
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| M. Ito lf | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .314 | |
| Y. Fujiwara c | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .257 | |
| R. Yoshida c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| S. Shibata c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | |
| S. Hashimoto cf | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .147 | |
| S. Konno cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| R. Ihara cf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | |
| Y. Takeuchi rf | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .212 | |
| T. Yamada 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| Y. Ogawa 1b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | |
| K. Shibata 3b | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .289 | |
| Y. Takata dh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | |
| S. Kudoh ss | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .152 | |
| Total | 62 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Nakashima | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 124 | 77 | 12 | - | 9 | 5.14 | |
| Y. Sato | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| H. Kawanaka BS (1) | 3⅔ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 65 | 39 | 7 | - | 6 | 1.42 | |
| Y. Jouda | 2⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 24 | 4 | - | 3 | 0.00 | |
| K. Misawa L (0-1) | 1⅓ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 2 | - | 2 | 6.00 | |
| Total | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 257 | 157 | 25 | - | 20 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Nakashima p | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sato p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kawanaka p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Jouda p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Misawa p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujiwara c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Yoshida c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Shibata c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamada 1b | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Ogawa 1b | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Shibata 3b | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kudoh ss | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Ito lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Hashimoto cf | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Konno cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ihara cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Takeuchi rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 45 | 18 | 1 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .349 | |
| S. Yamashita 1b | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .419 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | |
| R. Tomiyama lf | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .351 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | |
| S. Wakatabe 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 | |
| R. Kato c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .171 | |
| I. Ogawa dh | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .118 | |
| M. Masuda ss | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 | |
| Total | 57 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Murakami | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 129 | 80 | 7 | - | 8 | 5.21 | |
| D. Ishikawa | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| O. Miura | 2⅔ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 20 | 1 | - | 5 | 5.06 | |
| F. Gatou | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 88 | 57 | 9 | - | 1 | 1.59 | |
| H. Bando W (1-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 0 | - | 2 | 5.06 | |
| Total | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 68 | 275 | 169 | 17 | - | 17 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Murakami p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Bando p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita 1b | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Masuda ss | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Ikeda rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Ren Yamamoto
Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Chunichi: OF-Kudou, OF-Nakashima
Saitama: P-Yamazaki
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: S. Nakashima
Saitama: K. Murakami
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Yoshida-Light, Nakashima-Light, Jojima-Heavy, Takagi-Heavy, Hayashi-Heavy, Kawanaka-None, Misawa-Light
Saitama: Murayama-Light, Sasaki-Heavy, Ishikawa-Light, Nioka-Light, Kimura-Heavy, Murakami-Light, Bando-None
Power Index
Chunichi: 93.3
Saitama: 96.2
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: April 20th, 2067
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Rainy
Attendance: 28,281
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Mon Dec 9 2024 @ 4:38:54 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: S. Nakashima (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: LF-Ito (L), C-Fujiwara (R), CF-Hashimoto (R), RF-Takeuchi (L), 1B-Yamada (L), 3B-Shibata (S), DH-Takata (L), SS-Kudoh (L), 2B-Ochiai (R)
Saitama: RF-Ikeda (L), 1B-Yamashita (L), CF-Enatsu (L), LF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), C-Kato (R), DH-Ogawa (L), SS-Masuda (R), 2B-Yamamoto (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Ito pops out to second base.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Hashimoto hits a single to center field.
Takeuchi flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Enatsu strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yamada hits a single to center field.
Shibata hits a home run to right field. Yamada comes in to score.
Takata strikes out.
Kudoh strikes out.
Ochiai hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ito grounds to short stop. Ito is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama lines out to center field.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Kato hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Ogawa strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Fujiwara flies out to right field.
Hashimoto flies out to center field.
Takeuchi strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda flies out to center field.
Yamamoto pops out to short stop.
Ikeda grounds to the pitcher. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Nakashima.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yamada lines out to short stop.
Shibata strikes out.
Takata grounds to third base. Takata is thrown out at first by Iguchi.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a double to center field.
Enatsu hits a double to right field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Ochiai. Enatsu advances to third base.
Iguchi grounds to first base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Yamada. Enatsu comes in to score.
Kato grounds to third base. Kato is thrown out at first by Shibata.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kudoh strikes out.
Ochiai strikes out.
Ito draws a walk.
Fujiwara grounds to second base. Fujiwara is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa pops out to first base.
Masuda flies out to right field.
Yamamoto flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Hashimoto flies out to center field.
Takeuchi strikes out.
Yamada grounds to short stop. Yamada is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Yamashita tries to bunt to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at second by Shibata. Yamashita is thrown out at first by second base Ochiai for a double play.
Enatsu hits a single to center field.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field. Enatsu advances to third base.
Iguchi flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 7th: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Shibata flies out to left field.
Takata draws a walk.
Kudoh hits a ground ball single through to center field. Takata advances to second base.
Ochiai reaches on an error by first base Yamashita. Takata advances to third base. Kudoh advances to second base.
The infield draws in.
Ito hits a single to right field. Takata comes in to score. Kudoh advances to third base. Ochiai advances to second base.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Hashimoto strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Kato flies out to right field.
Ogawa grounds to first base. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Yamada.
Masuda draws a walk.
Yamamoto hits a double to center field. Masuda comes in to score.
Ikeda grounds to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Shibata.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takeuchi hits a home run to center field.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Yamada.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Miura comes in to pitch.
Shibata draws a walk.
Takata flies out to center field.
Kudoh hits a single to right field. Shibata advances to second base.
Ochiai fouls out to third base.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Enatsu hits a single to left field. Yamashita advances to second base.
Tomiyama hits a single to right field. Yamashita advances to third base. Enatsu advances to second base.
Sato comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
The infield draws in.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Kawanaka comes in to pitch.
Kato flies out to left field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 9th: Chunichi
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Ito grounds to second base. Ito is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Fujiwara flies out to right field.
Hashimoto flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Yamamoto grounds to short stop. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Kudoh.
Ikeda pops out to short stop.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 10th: Chunichi
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Takeuchi strikes out.
Ogawa flies out to right field.
Shibata strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 10th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Enatsu reaches on an error by short stop Kudoh. Yamashita advances to second base.
The outfield is playing shallow.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to left field. Yamashita advances to third base. Enatsu advances to second base.
The infield draws in and outfield is playing shallow.
Wakatabe flies out to center field. Yamashita holds at third base.
Kato grounds to the pitcher. Yamashita is thrown out at the plate by Kawanaka. Enatsu advances to third base. Tomiyama advances to second base. Kato reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 11th: Chunichi
Gatou comes in to pitch.
Takata draws a walk.
Kudoh strikes out.
Ochiai reaches on an error by second base Yamamoto. Takata advances to second base.
Ito grounds to short stop on a hit and run. Takata is thrown out at third by Masuda. Ochiai advances to second base. Ito reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 11th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda draws a walk.
Yamamoto lines out to third base.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Masuda advances to second base.
The outfield is playing shallow.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Ikeda is forced out at second by Kudoh. Yamashita is thrown out at first by short stop Kudoh for a double play.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 12th: Chunichi
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Hashimoto hits a double to center field.
Konno comes in to pinch run for Hashimoto.
Takeuchi lines out to center field.
Ogawa lines out to short stop.
Shibata grounds to second base. Shibata is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 12th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Jouda comes in to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Wakatabe flies out to center field.
Kato draws a walk.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Kudoh.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 13th: Chunichi
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Takata hits a ground ball single to second base.
Kudoh flies out to left field.
Ochiai bunts to the catcher. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Kato. Takata advances to second base.
Ito strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 13th: Saitama
Jouda takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda strikes out.
Yamamoto grounds to the pitcher. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Jouda.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 14th: Chunichi
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Fujiwara hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yoshida comes in to pinch run for Fujiwara.
Ihara comes in to pinch hit for Konno.
Ihara hits a ground ball single through to right field. Yoshida advances to second base.
Takeuchi lines out to center field.
Ogawa hits a single to right field. Yoshida advances to third base. Ihara advances to second base.
The infield draws in.
Shibata strikes out.
Takata grounds to short stop. Takata is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 14th: Saitama
Jouda takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to third base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Shibata.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Shibata.
Misawa comes in to pitch.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 15th: Chunichi
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Kudoh strikes out.
Ochiai grounds to short stop. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Ito strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 15th: Saitama
Misawa takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Kato grounds to second base. Kato is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 16th: Chunichi
Bando comes in to pitch.
Shibata comes in to pinch hit for Yoshida.
Shibata flies out to center field.
Ihara draws a walk.
Takeuchi flies out to center field.
Ogawa strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 16th: Saitama
Misawa takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda draws a walk.
Yamamoto hits a home run to center field. Masuda comes in to score.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 6
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: S. Nakashima (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: LF-Ito (L), C-Fujiwara (R), CF-Hashimoto (R), RF-Takeuchi (L), 1B-Yamada (L), 3B-Shibata (S), DH-Takata (L), SS-Kudoh (L), 2B-Ochiai (R)
Saitama: RF-Ikeda (L), 1B-Yamashita (L), CF-Enatsu (L), LF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), C-Kato (R), DH-Ogawa (L), SS-Masuda (R), 2B-Yamamoto (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Ito pops out to second base.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Hashimoto hits a single to center field.
Takeuchi flies out to right field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Enatsu strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yamada hits a single to center field.
Shibata hits a home run to right field. Yamada comes in to score.
Takata strikes out.
Kudoh strikes out.
Ochiai hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ito grounds to short stop. Ito is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama lines out to center field.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Kato hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Ogawa strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Fujiwara flies out to right field.
Hashimoto flies out to center field.
Takeuchi strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda flies out to center field.
Yamamoto pops out to short stop.
Ikeda grounds to the pitcher. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Nakashima.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yamada lines out to short stop.
Shibata strikes out.
Takata grounds to third base. Takata is thrown out at first by Iguchi.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a double to center field.
Enatsu hits a double to right field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Tomiyama grounds to second base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Ochiai. Enatsu advances to third base.
Iguchi grounds to first base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Yamada. Enatsu comes in to score.
Kato grounds to third base. Kato is thrown out at first by Shibata.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kudoh strikes out.
Ochiai strikes out.
Ito draws a walk.
Fujiwara grounds to second base. Fujiwara is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa pops out to first base.
Masuda flies out to right field.
Yamamoto flies out to left field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Hashimoto flies out to center field.
Takeuchi strikes out.
Yamada grounds to short stop. Yamada is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Yamashita tries to bunt to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at second by Shibata. Yamashita is thrown out at first by second base Ochiai for a double play.
Enatsu hits a single to center field.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to right field. Enatsu advances to third base.
Iguchi flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Top 7th: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Shibata flies out to left field.
Takata draws a walk.
Kudoh hits a ground ball single through to center field. Takata advances to second base.
Ochiai reaches on an error by first base Yamashita. Takata advances to third base. Kudoh advances to second base.
The infield draws in.
Ito hits a single to right field. Takata comes in to score. Kudoh advances to third base. Ochiai advances to second base.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Hashimoto strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Kato flies out to right field.
Ogawa grounds to first base. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Yamada.
Masuda draws a walk.
Yamamoto hits a double to center field. Masuda comes in to score.
Ikeda grounds to third base. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Shibata.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Chunichi
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takeuchi hits a home run to center field.
Ishikawa comes in to pitch.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Yamada.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Miura comes in to pitch.
Shibata draws a walk.
Takata flies out to center field.
Kudoh hits a single to right field. Shibata advances to second base.
Ochiai fouls out to third base.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Nakashima takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Enatsu hits a single to left field. Yamashita advances to second base.
Tomiyama hits a single to right field. Yamashita advances to third base. Enatsu advances to second base.
Sato comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
The infield draws in.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Kawanaka comes in to pitch.
Kato flies out to left field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 9th: Chunichi
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Ito grounds to second base. Ito is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Fujiwara flies out to right field.
Hashimoto flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Yamamoto grounds to short stop. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Kudoh.
Ikeda pops out to short stop.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 10th: Chunichi
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Takeuchi strikes out.
Ogawa flies out to right field.
Shibata strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 10th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Enatsu reaches on an error by short stop Kudoh. Yamashita advances to second base.
The outfield is playing shallow.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to left field. Yamashita advances to third base. Enatsu advances to second base.
The infield draws in and outfield is playing shallow.
Wakatabe flies out to center field. Yamashita holds at third base.
Kato grounds to the pitcher. Yamashita is thrown out at the plate by Kawanaka. Enatsu advances to third base. Tomiyama advances to second base. Kato reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 11th: Chunichi
Gatou comes in to pitch.
Takata draws a walk.
Kudoh strikes out.
Ochiai reaches on an error by second base Yamamoto. Takata advances to second base.
Ito grounds to short stop on a hit and run. Takata is thrown out at third by Masuda. Ochiai advances to second base. Ito reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 11th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda draws a walk.
Yamamoto lines out to third base.
Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Masuda advances to second base.
The outfield is playing shallow.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Ikeda is forced out at second by Kudoh. Yamashita is thrown out at first by short stop Kudoh for a double play.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 12th: Chunichi
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Hashimoto hits a double to center field.
Konno comes in to pinch run for Hashimoto.
Takeuchi lines out to center field.
Ogawa lines out to short stop.
Shibata grounds to second base. Shibata is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 12th: Saitama
Kawanaka takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Jouda comes in to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Wakatabe flies out to center field.
Kato draws a walk.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Kudoh.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 13th: Chunichi
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Takata hits a ground ball single to second base.
Kudoh flies out to left field.
Ochiai bunts to the catcher. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Kato. Takata advances to second base.
Ito strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 13th: Saitama
Jouda takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda strikes out.
Yamamoto grounds to the pitcher. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Jouda.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 14th: Chunichi
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Fujiwara hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yoshida comes in to pinch run for Fujiwara.
Ihara comes in to pinch hit for Konno.
Ihara hits a ground ball single through to right field. Yoshida advances to second base.
Takeuchi lines out to center field.
Ogawa hits a single to right field. Yoshida advances to third base. Ihara advances to second base.
The infield draws in.
Shibata strikes out.
Takata grounds to short stop. Takata is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 14th: Saitama
Jouda takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to third base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Shibata.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Shibata.
Misawa comes in to pitch.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 15th: Chunichi
Gatou takes the mound to pitch.
Kudoh strikes out.
Ochiai grounds to short stop. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Ito strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 15th: Saitama
Misawa takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Kato grounds to second base. Kato is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Top 16th: Chunichi
Bando comes in to pitch.
Shibata comes in to pinch hit for Yoshida.
Shibata flies out to center field.
Ihara draws a walk.
Takeuchi flies out to center field.
Ogawa strikes out.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 16th: Saitama
Misawa takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda draws a walk.
Yamamoto hits a home run to center field. Masuda comes in to score.
Chunichi 4, Saitama 6