Game Date: Oct 2nd, 2069
Saitama 9 - Hokkaido 6
Date: September 9th, 2068
Game: League [#5654302] 
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 21,418
Winning Pitcher: Tsutomu Nioka (7-10)
Losing Pitcher: Tsutomu Hara (2-10)
Player Of The Game: Hayato Nishizawa (5)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Hokkaido Fighters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 10 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Yamashita lf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | |
| F. Tanaka lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .194 | |
| I. Ogawa lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | |
| N. Amemiya dh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .305 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | |
| Y. Hashiratani rf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .169 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .248 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .228 | |
| K. Ota 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .299 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | |
| Total | 38 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Nioka W (7-10) | 6⅔ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 132 | 79 | 6 | - | 7 | 4.41 | |
| T. Nishiyama | 2⅓ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 37 | 22 | 0 | - | 6 | 4.44 | |
| Total | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 169 | 101 | 6 | - | 13 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Nioka p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Ogawa lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Hashiratani rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hokkaido Fighters
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Ono ss | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 | |
| K. Ota 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .326 | |
| T. Maeda cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .259 | |
| H. Tsukahara lf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .241 | |
| H. Nishizawa rf | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | |
| M. Yamaguchi 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .218 | |
| T. Tachibana 1b | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .237 | |
| M. Kawanaka dh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 | |
| R. Ikeda c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .261 | |
| Total | 39 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Hara L (2-10) | 4⅓ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 75 | 49 | 7 | - | 5 | 7.22 | |
| S. Aoki | ⅓ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.15 | |
| S. Sato | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 29 | 5 | - | 6 | 5.87 | |
| R. Naito | 1⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | - | 1 | 3.65 | |
| Total | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 153 | 97 | 15 | - | 14 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Hara p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Aoki p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| R. Naito p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ikeda c | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Tachibana 1b | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yamaguchi 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Ono ss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Tsukahara lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Maeda cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Nishizawa rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the Game
Hokkaido: Hayato Nishizawa
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Hokkaido: Jim Bridges
Injuries
Saitama: P-Miura
Hokkaido: C-Takada
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: T. Nioka
Hokkaido: T. Hara
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Ishikawa-Light, Kimura-Light, Murakami-Heavy, Yamazaki-None
Hokkaido: Aoki-Light, Kubota-Light, Doi-Moderate, Naito-Light, Daini-Moderate, Ueda-Heavy
Power Index
Saitama: 96.2
Hokkaido: 91.8
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Hokkaido: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: September 9th, 2068
Game Type: League
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 21,418
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Thu Apr 3 2025 @ 2:40:45 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: T. Nioka (R)
Hokkaido: T. Hara (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: LF-Yamashita (L), DH-Amemiya (R), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), C-Kato (R), 1B-Ota (R), 2B-Hayagawa (L), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Hokkaido: SS-Ono (R), 2B-Ota (S), CF-Maeda (L), LF-Tsukahara (L), RF-Nishizawa (L), 3B-Yamaguchi (R), 1B-Tachibana (L), DH-Kawanaka (L), C-Ikeda (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Hara takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a double to right field.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yamashita comes in to score. Amemiya advances to third base. Enatsu advances to second base.
Iguchi strikes out.
Kato flies out to left field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Ota.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 1st: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Ono strikes out.
Ota pops out to short stop.
Maeda hits a double to right field.
Tsukahara strikes out.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Hara takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to third base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Yamaguchi.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamashita grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Yamaguchi. Yamashita reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Amemiya flies out to right field.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 2nd: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Nishizawa strikes out.
Yamaguchi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Tachibana strikes out.
Kawanaka flies out to center field.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Hara takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Tomiyama grounds to the pitcher. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Hara.
Iguchi hits a double to center field.
Kato flies out to right field.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 3rd: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Ono flies out to right field.
Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Hara takes the mound to pitch.
Ota lines out to center field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ota.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 4th: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Maeda strikes out.
Tsukahara hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Nishizawa strikes out.
Yamaguchi reaches on an error by short stop Wakatabe. Tsukahara advances to second base.
Tachibana lines out to left field.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Top 5th: Saitama
Hara takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita draws a walk.
Amemiya strikes out.
Enatsu hits a home run to right field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Aoki comes in to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a double to center field.
Iguchi hits a home run to right field. Tomiyama comes in to score.
Kato hits a triple to right field.
Ota flies out to center field. Kato comes in to score.
Sato comes in to pitch.
Yamamoto comes in to pinch hit for Hayagawa.
Yamamoto grounds to short stop. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Ono.
Saitama 7, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 5th: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Kawanaka hits a single to left field.
Kawanaka is caught stealing second base by Kato.
Ikeda strikes out.
Ono hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ono steals second base.
Ota is hit by the pitch.
Maeda strikes out.
Saitama 7, Hokkaido 0
Top 6th: Saitama
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Yamashita.
Sato throws a wild pitch. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Tanaka grounds to third base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Yamaguchi. Wakatabe advances to third base.
Amemiya is intentionally walked.
Enatsu flies out to right field. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
Hashiratani hits a double to left field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Iguchi grounds to first base. Iguchi is forced out at first by Tachibana.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 6th: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Tsukahara strikes out.
Nishizawa hits a double to center field.
Yamaguchi flies out to right field.
Tachibana draws a walk.
Nioka throws a wild pitch. Nishizawa advances to third base. Tachibana advances to second base.
Kawanaka hits a double to right field. Nishizawa comes in to score. Tachibana comes in to score.
Ikeda strikes out.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 2
Top 7th: Saitama
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Kato fouls out to first base.
Ota flies out to left field.
Yamamoto hits a single to left field.
Wakatabe hits a single to right field. Yamamoto advances to third base.
Tanaka pops out to second base.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 7th: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Ono hits a single to left field.
Ota grounds to first base. Ono is thrown out at second by Ota. Ota reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Maeda draws a walk.
Tsukahara flies out to right field.
Nishizawa hits a home run to left field. Ota comes in to score. Maeda comes in to score.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Yamaguchi flies out to right field.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 5
Top 8th: Saitama
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to center field. Amemiya advances to second base.
Hashiratani flies out to center field.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Naito comes in to pitch.
Kato grounds to first base. Kato is thrown out at first by Tachibana.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 5
Bottom 8th: Hokkaido
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Tachibana hits a single to center field.
Kawanaka draws a walk.
Ikeda flies out to left field.
Ono flies out to center field.
Ota hits a single to left field. Tachibana comes in to score. Kawanaka advances to third base.
Maeda flies out to center field.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 6
Top 9th: Saitama
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamamoto fouls out to first base.
Wakatabe lines out to first base.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Ono.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 6
Bottom 9th: Hokkaido
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Tsukahara flies out to center field.
Nishizawa hits a double to right field.
Yamaguchi strikes out.
Tachibana flies out to left field.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 6
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: T. Nioka (R)
Hokkaido: T. Hara (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: LF-Yamashita (L), DH-Amemiya (R), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), C-Kato (R), 1B-Ota (R), 2B-Hayagawa (L), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Hokkaido: SS-Ono (R), 2B-Ota (S), CF-Maeda (L), LF-Tsukahara (L), RF-Nishizawa (L), 3B-Yamaguchi (R), 1B-Tachibana (L), DH-Kawanaka (L), C-Ikeda (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Hara takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a double to right field.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yamashita comes in to score. Amemiya advances to third base. Enatsu advances to second base.
Iguchi strikes out.
Kato flies out to left field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Ota.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 1st: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Ono strikes out.
Ota pops out to short stop.
Maeda hits a double to right field.
Tsukahara strikes out.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Top 2nd: Saitama
Hara takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to third base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Yamaguchi.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamashita grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at second by Yamaguchi. Yamashita reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Amemiya flies out to right field.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 2nd: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Nishizawa strikes out.
Yamaguchi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Tachibana strikes out.
Kawanaka flies out to center field.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Top 3rd: Saitama
Hara takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Tomiyama grounds to the pitcher. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Hara.
Iguchi hits a double to center field.
Kato flies out to right field.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 3rd: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Ikeda flies out to center field.
Ono flies out to right field.
Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Top 4th: Saitama
Hara takes the mound to pitch.
Ota lines out to center field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ota.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 4th: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Maeda strikes out.
Tsukahara hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Nishizawa strikes out.
Yamaguchi reaches on an error by short stop Wakatabe. Tsukahara advances to second base.
Tachibana lines out to left field.
Saitama 2, Hokkaido 0
Top 5th: Saitama
Hara takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita draws a walk.
Amemiya strikes out.
Enatsu hits a home run to right field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Aoki comes in to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a double to center field.
Iguchi hits a home run to right field. Tomiyama comes in to score.
Kato hits a triple to right field.
Ota flies out to center field. Kato comes in to score.
Sato comes in to pitch.
Yamamoto comes in to pinch hit for Hayagawa.
Yamamoto grounds to short stop. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Ono.
Saitama 7, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 5th: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Kawanaka hits a single to left field.
Kawanaka is caught stealing second base by Kato.
Ikeda strikes out.
Ono hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ono steals second base.
Ota is hit by the pitch.
Maeda strikes out.
Saitama 7, Hokkaido 0
Top 6th: Saitama
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Tanaka comes in to pinch hit for Yamashita.
Sato throws a wild pitch. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Tanaka grounds to third base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Yamaguchi. Wakatabe advances to third base.
Amemiya is intentionally walked.
Enatsu flies out to right field. Wakatabe comes in to score.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Tomiyama.
Hashiratani hits a double to left field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Iguchi grounds to first base. Iguchi is forced out at first by Tachibana.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 6th: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Tsukahara strikes out.
Nishizawa hits a double to center field.
Yamaguchi flies out to right field.
Tachibana draws a walk.
Nioka throws a wild pitch. Nishizawa advances to third base. Tachibana advances to second base.
Kawanaka hits a double to right field. Nishizawa comes in to score. Tachibana comes in to score.
Ikeda strikes out.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 2
Top 7th: Saitama
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Kato fouls out to first base.
Ota flies out to left field.
Yamamoto hits a single to left field.
Wakatabe hits a single to right field. Yamamoto advances to third base.
Tanaka pops out to second base.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 7th: Hokkaido
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Ono hits a single to left field.
Ota grounds to first base. Ono is thrown out at second by Ota. Ota reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Maeda draws a walk.
Tsukahara flies out to right field.
Nishizawa hits a home run to left field. Ota comes in to score. Maeda comes in to score.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Yamaguchi flies out to right field.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 5
Top 8th: Saitama
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to center field. Amemiya advances to second base.
Hashiratani flies out to center field.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Naito comes in to pitch.
Kato grounds to first base. Kato is thrown out at first by Tachibana.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 5
Bottom 8th: Hokkaido
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Tachibana hits a single to center field.
Kawanaka draws a walk.
Ikeda flies out to left field.
Ono flies out to center field.
Ota hits a single to left field. Tachibana comes in to score. Kawanaka advances to third base.
Maeda flies out to center field.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 6
Top 9th: Saitama
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamamoto fouls out to first base.
Wakatabe lines out to first base.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Ono.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 6
Bottom 9th: Hokkaido
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Tsukahara flies out to center field.
Nishizawa hits a double to right field.
Yamaguchi strikes out.
Tachibana flies out to left field.
Saitama 9, Hokkaido 6