Game Date: Aug 31st, 2068
Chiba 8 - Saitama 5
Date: April 6th, 2068
Game: League [#5654237] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 27,906
Winning Pitcher: Yoshio Sugiyama (1-1)
Losing Pitcher: Kazuo Murakami (1-1)
Save: Shuichi Tamura (3)
Player Of The Game: Yoshio Sugiyama (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chiba Marines | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||
Chiba Marines
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| T. Ohka lf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .303 | |
| T. Kohiyama rf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | |
| R. Uehara cf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 | |
| S. Kawai ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | |
| S. Takasu c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | |
| T. Wakamatsu 3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | |
| R. Ishigami 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| H. Mizuguchi 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | |
| T. Yamamoto 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | |
| Y. Chano 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | |
| A. Murata dh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| H. Okada dh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 | |
| Total | 35 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| Y. Sugiyama W (1-1) | 6⅔ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 124 | 79 | 11 | - | 7 | 3.29 | |
| I. Yoneda | ⅓ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 0 | - | 2 | 5.40 | |
| T. Yamaguchi | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Y. Takada | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 13.50 | |
| S. Tamura S (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 159 | 103 | 14 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| Y. Sugiyama p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Yoneda p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamaguchi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Takada p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Tamura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takasu c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| H. Mizuguchi 1b | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamamoto 1b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Chano 1b | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Wakamatsu 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ishigami 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kawai ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ohka lf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Uehara cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kohiyama rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Yamashita lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .323 | |
| F. Tanaka ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .122 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .464 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | |
| N. Amemiya 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | |
| K. Ota 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | |
| S. Sato dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .043 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .059 | |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Murakami L (1-1) | 4⅔ | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 87 | 54 | 5 | - | 5 | 6.94 | |
| H. Bando | 1⅓ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 30 | 2 | - | 3 | 6.75 | |
| H. Kojima | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 4 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| T. Nishiyama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 1.17 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 184 | 115 | 12 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Murakami p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Bando p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kojima p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota 1b | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Chiba: Yoshio Sugiyama
Managers
Chiba: Ramon Rosales
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Chiba: none
Saitama: 1B-Hashiratani
Starting Pitcher
Chiba: Y. Sugiyama
Saitama: K. Murakami
Pitcher Fatigue
Chiba: Fujishima-None, Nakamura-Light, Yoneda-Light, Asano-Heavy, Nishi-Heavy
Saitama: Ishikawa-Heavy, Nioka-Light, Nishiyama-Light, Miura-Light, Kimura-Heavy, Yamazaki-Light, Bando-Light
Power Index
Chiba: 92.2
Saitama: 95.3
Lineup Selection
Chiba: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: April 6th, 2068
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Rainy
Attendance: 27,906
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Thu Feb 20 2025 @ 4:40:36 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chiba: Y. Sugiyama (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Chiba: LF-Ohka (L), RF-Kohiyama (L), CF-Uehara (L), SS-Kawai (R), C-Takasu (L), 3B-Wakamatsu (L), 1B-Mizuguchi (L), DH-Murata (L), 2B-Nakamura (R)
Saitama: LF-Yamashita (L), C-Kato (R), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), 1B-Ota (R), DH-Sato (L), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Yamamoto (R)
Top 1st: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka flies out to left field.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Uehara grounds to third base. Kohiyama is thrown out at second by Iguchi. Uehara reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kawai strikes out.
Chiba 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Kato flies out to left field.
Enatsu strikes out.
Chiba 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Wakamatsu reaches on an error by right field Tomiyama. Takasu advances to third base.
Mizuguchi hits a home run to right field. Takasu comes in to score. Wakamatsu comes in to score.
Murata strikes out.
Nakamura grounds to first base. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Ota.
Ohka lines out to third base.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Iguchi grounds to third base. Tomiyama is thrown out at second by Wakamatsu. Iguchi reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ota draws a walk.
Sato strikes out.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama flies out to left field.
Uehara strikes out.
Kawai flies out to center field.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto reaches on an error by second base Nakamura.
Yamashita flies out to left field.
Kato flies out to center field.
Takasu allows a passed ball. Yamamoto advances to second base.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to left field. Yamamoto comes in to score.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Chiba 3, Saitama 1
Top 4th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu grounds to first base. Takasu is forced out at first by Ota.
Wakamatsu strikes out.
Mizuguchi strikes out.
Chiba 3, Saitama 1
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Ota flies out to center field.
Sato flies out to right field.
Chiba 3, Saitama 1
Top 5th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Murata hits a double to left field.
Nakamura lines out to third base.
Ohka strikes out.
Kohiyama is hit by the pitch.
Uehara draws a walk.
Kawai hits a ground ball single through to right field. Murata comes in to score. Kohiyama comes in to score. Uehara advances to third base.
Bando comes in to pitch.
Takasu draws a walk.
Ishigami comes in to pinch hit for Wakamatsu.
Ishigami draws a walk. Uehara comes in to score.
Yamamoto comes in to pinch hit for Mizuguchi.
Yamamoto flies out to left field.
Chiba 6, Saitama 1
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Yamamoto grounds to short stop. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Yamashita hits a double to center field.
Kato grounds to the pitcher. Kato is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Chiba 6, Saitama 1
Top 6th: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Okada comes in to pinch hit for Murata.
Okada draws a walk.
Nakamura hits a double to right field. Okada advances to third base.
Ohka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Okada comes in to score. Nakamura advances to third base.
Kohiyama flies out to right field. Nakamura comes in to score.
Uehara flies out to center field.
Kawai grounds to third base. Kawai is thrown out at first by Iguchi.
Chiba 8, Saitama 1
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu lines out to left field.
Tomiyama lines out to left field.
Iguchi hits a double to right field.
Ota hits a home run to left field. Iguchi comes in to score.
Sato grounds to second base. Sato is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Chiba 8, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Chiba
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Takasu flies out to center field.
Ishigami grounds to short stop. Ishigami is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Yamamoto lines out to short stop.
Chiba 8, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamamoto grounds to first base. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Yamamoto. Yamamoto reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yamashita strikes out.
Yoneda comes in to pitch.
Kato flies out to center field.
Chiba 8, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Chiba
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to left field.
Nakamura reaches on an error by second base Yamamoto.
Ohka grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Ohka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ohka advances to second base.
Uehara lines out to right field.
Chiba 8, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Yoneda takes the mound to pitch.
Chano comes in to play defense at first base.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama hits a home run to right field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Yamaguchi comes in to pitch.
Amemiya comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Takada comes in to pitch.
Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Sato flies out to left field.
Chiba 8, Saitama 5
Top 9th: Chiba
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Kawai draws a walk.
Kawai steals second base.
Takasu strikes out.
Ishigami grounds to third base. Ishigami is thrown out at first by Amemiya. Kawai holds at second base.
Chano flies out to right field.
Chiba 8, Saitama 5
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Tamura comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe pops out to second base.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Yamashita.
Tanaka grounds to short stop. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Chiba 8, Saitama 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chiba: Y. Sugiyama (R)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Chiba: LF-Ohka (L), RF-Kohiyama (L), CF-Uehara (L), SS-Kawai (R), C-Takasu (L), 3B-Wakamatsu (L), 1B-Mizuguchi (L), DH-Murata (L), 2B-Nakamura (R)
Saitama: LF-Yamashita (L), C-Kato (R), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), 1B-Ota (R), DH-Sato (L), SS-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Yamamoto (R)
Top 1st: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka flies out to left field.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Uehara grounds to third base. Kohiyama is thrown out at second by Iguchi. Uehara reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kawai strikes out.
Chiba 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Kato flies out to left field.
Enatsu strikes out.
Chiba 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Wakamatsu reaches on an error by right field Tomiyama. Takasu advances to third base.
Mizuguchi hits a home run to right field. Takasu comes in to score. Wakamatsu comes in to score.
Murata strikes out.
Nakamura grounds to first base. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Ota.
Ohka lines out to third base.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Iguchi grounds to third base. Tomiyama is thrown out at second by Wakamatsu. Iguchi reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ota draws a walk.
Sato strikes out.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kohiyama flies out to left field.
Uehara strikes out.
Kawai flies out to center field.
Chiba 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto reaches on an error by second base Nakamura.
Yamashita flies out to left field.
Kato flies out to center field.
Takasu allows a passed ball. Yamamoto advances to second base.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to left field. Yamamoto comes in to score.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Chiba 3, Saitama 1
Top 4th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu grounds to first base. Takasu is forced out at first by Ota.
Wakamatsu strikes out.
Mizuguchi strikes out.
Chiba 3, Saitama 1
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Ota flies out to center field.
Sato flies out to right field.
Chiba 3, Saitama 1
Top 5th: Chiba
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Murata hits a double to left field.
Nakamura lines out to third base.
Ohka strikes out.
Kohiyama is hit by the pitch.
Uehara draws a walk.
Kawai hits a ground ball single through to right field. Murata comes in to score. Kohiyama comes in to score. Uehara advances to third base.
Bando comes in to pitch.
Takasu draws a walk.
Ishigami comes in to pinch hit for Wakamatsu.
Ishigami draws a walk. Uehara comes in to score.
Yamamoto comes in to pinch hit for Mizuguchi.
Yamamoto flies out to left field.
Chiba 6, Saitama 1
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Yamamoto grounds to short stop. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Yamashita hits a double to center field.
Kato grounds to the pitcher. Kato is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Chiba 6, Saitama 1
Top 6th: Chiba
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Okada comes in to pinch hit for Murata.
Okada draws a walk.
Nakamura hits a double to right field. Okada advances to third base.
Ohka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Okada comes in to score. Nakamura advances to third base.
Kohiyama flies out to right field. Nakamura comes in to score.
Uehara flies out to center field.
Kawai grounds to third base. Kawai is thrown out at first by Iguchi.
Chiba 8, Saitama 1
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu lines out to left field.
Tomiyama lines out to left field.
Iguchi hits a double to right field.
Ota hits a home run to left field. Iguchi comes in to score.
Sato grounds to second base. Sato is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Chiba 8, Saitama 3
Top 7th: Chiba
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Takasu flies out to center field.
Ishigami grounds to short stop. Ishigami is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Yamamoto lines out to short stop.
Chiba 8, Saitama 3
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamamoto grounds to first base. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Yamamoto. Yamamoto reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yamashita strikes out.
Yoneda comes in to pitch.
Kato flies out to center field.
Chiba 8, Saitama 3
Top 8th: Chiba
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to left field.
Nakamura reaches on an error by second base Yamamoto.
Ohka grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Ohka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ohka advances to second base.
Uehara lines out to right field.
Chiba 8, Saitama 3
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Yoneda takes the mound to pitch.
Chano comes in to play defense at first base.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama hits a home run to right field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Yamaguchi comes in to pitch.
Amemiya comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Takada comes in to pitch.
Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Sato flies out to left field.
Chiba 8, Saitama 5
Top 9th: Chiba
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Kawai draws a walk.
Kawai steals second base.
Takasu strikes out.
Ishigami grounds to third base. Ishigami is thrown out at first by Amemiya. Kawai holds at second base.
Chano flies out to right field.
Chiba 8, Saitama 5
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Tamura comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe pops out to second base.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Yamashita.
Tanaka grounds to short stop. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Chiba 8, Saitama 5