Game Date: Oct 6th, 2069
Orix 5 - Saitama 6
Date: September 13th, 2068
Game: League [#5654334] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 30,175
Winning Pitcher: Takashi Nishiyama (5-6)
Losing Pitcher: Haruto Fujiwara (2-7)
Player Of The Game: Sadaharu Wakatabe (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 | ||
Orix Buffaloes
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Enomoto rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | |
| S. Ageda rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 | |
| K. Yamazaki 2b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | |
| S. Ogawa cf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | |
| R. Tadano cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | |
| K. Nakamura lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 | |
| Y. Nioka lf | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | |
| K. Shibuya 1b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | |
| M. Nakayama 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .253 | |
| Y. Kondo 3b | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | |
| K. Asaoka c | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | |
| M. Iriki dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | |
| K. Tanaka dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .074 | |
| Y. Watanabe ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | |
| H. Horita ss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Total | 42 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Nakajima | 1⅓ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 2 | - | 2 | 6.35 | |
| G. Kawaguchi | 4⅔ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 77 | 48 | 8 | - | 3 | 4.66 | |
| H. Fujiwara L (2-7) | 4⅔ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 70 | 46 | 6 | - | 5 | 5.60 | |
| Total | 10⅔ | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 173 | 109 | 16 | - | 10 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Nakajima p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G. Kawaguchi p | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Fujiwara p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Asaoka c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Shibuya 1b | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Nakayama 1b | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Yamazaki 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kondo 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Watanabe ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Horita ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Nakamura lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Nioka lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ogawa cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tadano cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Enomoto rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ageda rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Amemiya 3b | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .243 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 | |
| K. Ota cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | |
| Y. Hashiratani 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 | |
| K. Iguchi 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | |
| K. Enatsu rf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | |
| F. Tanaka lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | |
| T. Hayagawa lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | |
| R. Tomiyama dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .345 | |
| S. Sato dh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | |
| Total | 39 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| I. Yamazaki | 3⅓ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 65 | 41 | 5 | - | 4 | 2.88 | |
| H. Kojima | 2⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 20 | 1 | - | 3 | 7.13 | |
| H. Bando BS (2) | 3⅓ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 29 | 6 | - | 6 | 4.26 | |
| T. Nishiyama W (5-6) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 1 | - | 2 | 4.34 | |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 176 | 109 | 13 | - | 15 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| I. Yamazaki p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| H. Kojima p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Bando p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Hashiratani 1b | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Iguchi 1b | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya 3b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu rf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Sadaharu Wakatabe
Managers
Orix: Tomas Ordonez
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Orix: OF-Amaya
Saitama: OF-Yamashita, P-Miura
Starting Pitcher
Orix: K. Nakajima
Saitama: I. Yamazaki (on 3 days rest)
Pitcher Fatigue
Orix: Kawanaka-Light, Okada-Light, Sakaguchi-Light, Asano-Heavy
Saitama: Ishikawa-Heavy, Nioka-Light, Yamazaki-Light, Bando-Light
Power Index
Orix: 94.0
Saitama: 96.3
Lineup Selection
Orix: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: September 13th, 2068
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Cloudy
Attendance: 30,175
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Fri Apr 4 2025 @ 2:52:53 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: K. Nakajima (L)
Saitama: I. Yamazaki (R)
Starting Lineups
Orix: RF-Enomoto (L), 2B-Yamazaki (R), CF-Ogawa (L), LF-Nakamura (L), 1B-Shibuya (L), 3B-Kondo (R), C-Asaoka (R), DH-Iriki (R), SS-Watanabe (S)
Saitama: 3B-Amemiya (R), SS-Wakatabe (R), C-Kato (R), CF-Ota (R), 1B-Hashiratani (R), RF-Enatsu (L), LF-Tanaka (R), 2B-Yamamoto (R), DH-Tomiyama (L)
Top 1st: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Enomoto flies out to left field.
Yamazaki grounds to third base. Yamazaki is thrown out at first by Amemiya.
Ogawa draws a walk.
Nakamura strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Nakajima takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya flies out to right field.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Kato lines out to first base.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Shibuya lines out to third base.
Kondo pops out to first base.
Asaoka strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Nakajima takes the mound to pitch.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Hashiratani flies out to center field.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Yamamoto hits a double to right field. Ota comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score. Tanaka comes in to score.
Kawaguchi comes in to pitch.
Tomiyama grounds to first base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Shibuya. Yamamoto advances to third base.
Amemiya hits a double to left field. Yamamoto comes in to score.
Wakatabe hits a single to right field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Kato flies out to right field.
Orix 0, Saitama 5
Top 3rd: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Iriki grounds to short stop. Iriki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Watanabe hits a double to center field.
Enomoto grounds to short stop. Enomoto is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Watanabe holds at second base.
Yamazaki hits a home run to left field. Watanabe comes in to score.
Ogawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Nakamura strikes out.
Orix 2, Saitama 5
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kawaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Ota pops out to the pitcher.
Hashiratani grounds to short stop. Hashiratani is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is forced out at first by Shibuya.
Orix 2, Saitama 5
Top 4th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Shibuya hits a single to left field.
Kondo grounds to third base. Shibuya is thrown out at second by Amemiya. Kondo reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yamazaki throws a wild pitch. Kondo advances to second base.
Asaoka hits a home run to left field. Kondo comes in to score.
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Iriki flies out to center field.
Watanabe strikes out.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kawaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto flies out to right field.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Amemiya strikes out.
Wakatabe grounds to the pitcher. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Kawaguchi.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Top 5th: Orix
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Ageda comes in to pinch hit for Enomoto.
Ageda flies out to left field.
Yamazaki flies out to right field.
Tadano comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Tadano hits a double to right field.
Nioka comes in to pinch hit for Nakamura.
Nioka draws a walk.
Nakayama comes in to pinch hit for Shibuya.
Nakayama strikes out.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kawaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Ota lines out to left field.
Iguchi comes in to pinch hit for Hashiratani.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Top 6th: Orix
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Kondo grounds to second base. Kondo is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Asaoka lines out to the pitcher.
Bando comes in to pitch.
Iriki flies out to left field.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kawaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Hayagawa grounds to third base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kondo.
Yamamoto grounds to short stop. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Amemiya strikes out.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Orix
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ageda pops out to short stop.
Yamazaki grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at second by Yamamoto. Yamazaki is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Kato draws a walk.
Ota lines out to the pitcher.
Iguchi lines out to short stop.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Top 8th: Orix
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano grounds to second base. Tadano is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Nioka hits a home run to center field.
Nakayama pops out to second base.
Kondo flies out to right field.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu strikes out.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Yamamoto hits a ground ball single through to right field. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Amemiya flies out to center field.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Top 9th: Orix
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Asaoka grounds to short stop. Asaoka is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Iriki hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tanaka comes in to pinch run for Iriki.
Watanabe tries to bunt to the pitcher. Tanaka is thrown out at second by Bando. Watanabe reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Horita comes in to pinch run for Watanabe.
Ageda flies out to right field.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is forced out at first by Nakayama.
Kato flies out to right field.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Iguchi flies out to center field.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Top 10th: Orix
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Yamazaki flies out to right field.
Tadano flies out to right field.
Nioka draws a walk.
Nakayama strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 10th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu grounds to first base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Nakayama.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Top 11th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Kondo strikes out.
Asaoka hits a double to right field.
Tanaka strikes out.
Horita grounds to the pitcher. Horita is thrown out at first by Nishiyama.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 11th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Sato comes in to pinch run for Tomiyama.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Sato is forced out at second by Yamazaki. Amemiya is thrown out at first by second base Yamazaki for a double play.
Wakatabe hits a home run to left field.
Orix 5, Saitama 6
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Orix: K. Nakajima (L)
Saitama: I. Yamazaki (R)
Starting Lineups
Orix: RF-Enomoto (L), 2B-Yamazaki (R), CF-Ogawa (L), LF-Nakamura (L), 1B-Shibuya (L), 3B-Kondo (R), C-Asaoka (R), DH-Iriki (R), SS-Watanabe (S)
Saitama: 3B-Amemiya (R), SS-Wakatabe (R), C-Kato (R), CF-Ota (R), 1B-Hashiratani (R), RF-Enatsu (L), LF-Tanaka (R), 2B-Yamamoto (R), DH-Tomiyama (L)
Top 1st: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Enomoto flies out to left field.
Yamazaki grounds to third base. Yamazaki is thrown out at first by Amemiya.
Ogawa draws a walk.
Nakamura strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Nakajima takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya flies out to right field.
Wakatabe grounds to second base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Kato lines out to first base.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Shibuya lines out to third base.
Kondo pops out to first base.
Asaoka strikes out.
Orix 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Nakajima takes the mound to pitch.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Hashiratani flies out to center field.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Yamamoto hits a double to right field. Ota comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score. Tanaka comes in to score.
Kawaguchi comes in to pitch.
Tomiyama grounds to first base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Shibuya. Yamamoto advances to third base.
Amemiya hits a double to left field. Yamamoto comes in to score.
Wakatabe hits a single to right field. Amemiya comes in to score.
Kato flies out to right field.
Orix 0, Saitama 5
Top 3rd: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Iriki grounds to short stop. Iriki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Watanabe hits a double to center field.
Enomoto grounds to short stop. Enomoto is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Watanabe holds at second base.
Yamazaki hits a home run to left field. Watanabe comes in to score.
Ogawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Nakamura strikes out.
Orix 2, Saitama 5
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kawaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Ota pops out to the pitcher.
Hashiratani grounds to short stop. Hashiratani is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is forced out at first by Shibuya.
Orix 2, Saitama 5
Top 4th: Orix
Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
Shibuya hits a single to left field.
Kondo grounds to third base. Shibuya is thrown out at second by Amemiya. Kondo reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yamazaki throws a wild pitch. Kondo advances to second base.
Asaoka hits a home run to left field. Kondo comes in to score.
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Iriki flies out to center field.
Watanabe strikes out.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kawaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto flies out to right field.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Amemiya strikes out.
Wakatabe grounds to the pitcher. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Kawaguchi.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Top 5th: Orix
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Ageda comes in to pinch hit for Enomoto.
Ageda flies out to left field.
Yamazaki flies out to right field.
Tadano comes in to pinch hit for Ogawa.
Tadano hits a double to right field.
Nioka comes in to pinch hit for Nakamura.
Nioka draws a walk.
Nakayama comes in to pinch hit for Shibuya.
Nakayama strikes out.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kawaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Ota lines out to left field.
Iguchi comes in to pinch hit for Hashiratani.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Top 6th: Orix
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Kondo grounds to second base. Kondo is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Asaoka lines out to the pitcher.
Bando comes in to pitch.
Iriki flies out to left field.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kawaguchi takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Hayagawa grounds to third base. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kondo.
Yamamoto grounds to short stop. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Amemiya strikes out.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Orix
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ageda pops out to short stop.
Yamazaki grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at second by Yamamoto. Yamazaki is thrown out at first by short stop Wakatabe for a double play.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Fujiwara comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Kato draws a walk.
Ota lines out to the pitcher.
Iguchi lines out to short stop.
Orix 4, Saitama 5
Top 8th: Orix
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano grounds to second base. Tadano is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Nioka hits a home run to center field.
Nakayama pops out to second base.
Kondo flies out to right field.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu strikes out.
Hayagawa hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Yamamoto hits a ground ball single through to right field. Hayagawa advances to second base.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Amemiya flies out to center field.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Top 9th: Orix
Bando takes the mound to pitch.
Asaoka grounds to short stop. Asaoka is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Iriki hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tanaka comes in to pinch run for Iriki.
Watanabe tries to bunt to the pitcher. Tanaka is thrown out at second by Bando. Watanabe reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Horita comes in to pinch run for Watanabe.
Ageda flies out to right field.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe grounds to first base. Wakatabe is forced out at first by Nakayama.
Kato flies out to right field.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Iguchi flies out to center field.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Top 10th: Orix
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Yamazaki flies out to right field.
Tadano flies out to right field.
Nioka draws a walk.
Nakayama strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 10th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu grounds to first base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Nakayama.
Hayagawa flies out to center field.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Top 11th: Orix
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Kondo strikes out.
Asaoka hits a double to right field.
Tanaka strikes out.
Horita grounds to the pitcher. Horita is thrown out at first by Nishiyama.
Orix 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 11th: Saitama
Fujiwara takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Sato comes in to pinch run for Tomiyama.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Sato is forced out at second by Yamazaki. Amemiya is thrown out at first by second base Yamazaki for a double play.
Wakatabe hits a home run to left field.
Orix 5, Saitama 6