Game Date: Aug 25th, 2068
Chiba 4 - Hokkaido 3
Date: May 7th, 2068
Game: League [#5654453] 
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 22,628
Winning Pitcher: Shinji Nakamura (4-2)
Losing Pitcher: Ryuto Naitō (0-3)
Save: Shuichi Tamura (11)
Player Of The Game: Nobuyuki Ono (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chiba Marines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Hokkaido Fighters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | ||
Chiba Marines
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| T. Ohka lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| T. Kohiyama rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | |
| R. Uehara cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 | |
| S. Kawai ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .343 | |
| S. Takasu c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .267 | |
| T. Wakamatsu 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | |
| R. Ishigami 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 | |
| H. Mizuguchi 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| H. Okada 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | |
| Y. Chano 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | |
| A. Murata dh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .403 | |
| Y. Sasaki dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| J. Watanabe dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | |
| Total | 32 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Nakamura W (4-2) | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 122 | 80 | 14 | - | 9 | 4.31 | |
| S. Tamura S (11) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 140 | 93 | 15 | - | 10 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Nakamura 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Mizuguchi 1b | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Okada 1b | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Chano 1b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakamura 2b | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Wakamatsu 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ishigami 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kawai ss | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ohka lf | 2 | 2 | 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 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hokkaido Fighters
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Ono ss | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .369 | |
| K. Ota 2b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .380 | |
| T. Maeda cf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .281 | |
| H. Nishizawa rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | |
| H. Tsukahara lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 | |
| M. Yamaguchi 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .225 | |
| K. Sagawa 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | |
| H. Chikafuji 1b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .256 | |
| T. Takada c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .207 | |
| T. Tachibana dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .339 | |
| H. Endo dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | |
| Total | 37 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| E. Taneda | 5⅓ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 95 | 55 | 5 | - | 5 | 5.12 | |
| R. Kiyohara | 1⅔ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 0 | - | 5 | 6.00 | |
| R. Ueda | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 6.75 | |
| R. Naito BS (3) L (0-3) | 1⅔ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 2 | - | 1 | 4.24 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 152 | 94 | 8 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| E. Taneda p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kiyohara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ueda p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Naito p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Takada c | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| H. Chikafuji 1b | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yamaguchi 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Sagawa 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Ono ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Tsukahara lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Maeda cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Nishizawa rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Hokkaido: Nobuyuki Ono
Managers
Chiba: Ramon Rosales
Hokkaido: Jim Bridges
Injuries
Chiba: P-Nishi, P-Takada
Hokkaido: none
Starting Pitcher
Chiba: S. Nakamura
Hokkaido: E. Taneda
Pitcher Fatigue
Chiba: Kouki-Light, Fujishima-Heavy, Nakamura-None, Sugiyama-Heavy, Asano-Moderate, Tamura-Light
Hokkaido: Hara-Heavy, Aoki-Light, Taneda-None, Kubota-Light, Doi-Moderate, Naito-Light, Daini-Moderate, Kageru-Light, Ueda-Light, Kiyohara-Light, Sato-Moderate
Power Index
Chiba: 92.2
Hokkaido: 90.8
Lineup Selection
Chiba: Default [option #3]
Hokkaido: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: May 7th, 2068
Game Type: League
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Weather: Hot
Attendance: 22,628
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sat Mar 1 2025 @ 2:37:24 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chiba: S. Nakamura (R)
Hokkaido: E. Taneda (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)
Hokkaido: SS-Ono (R), 2B-Ota (S), CF-Maeda (L), RF-Nishizawa (L), LF-Tsukahara (L), 3B-Yamaguchi (R), 1B-Chikafuji (L), C-Takada (R), DH-Tachibana (L)
Top 1st: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka lines out to first base.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Kawai strikes out.
Chiba 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 1st: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Ono flies out to left field.
Ota strikes out.
Maeda flies out to right field.
Chiba 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 2nd: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu lines out to left field.
Wakamatsu hits a single to left field.
Mizuguchi bunts to the catcher. Mizuguchi is thrown out at first by Takada. Wakamatsu advances to second base.
Murata strikes out.
Chiba 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 2nd: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Nishizawa lines out to first base.
Tsukahara hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamaguchi pops out to second base.
Chikafuji strikes out.
Chiba 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 3rd: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a single to center field.
Ohka draws a walk.
Kohiyama hits a single to right field. Nakamura advances to third base. Ohka advances to second base.
Uehara flies out to center field. Nakamura comes in to score.
Kawai flies out to center field.
Takasu grounds to first base. Takasu is thrown out at first by Chikafuji.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 3rd: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Takada pops out to second base.
Tachibana flies out to center field.
Ono grounds to second base. Ono is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 4th: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Wakamatsu pops out to second base.
Mizuguchi strikes out.
Murata hits a ground ball single to second base.
Nakamura grounds to third base. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Yamaguchi.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 4th: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Maeda flies out to right field.
Nishizawa strikes out.
Tsukahara grounds to first base. Tsukahara is forced out at first by Mizuguchi.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 5th: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka grounds to second base. Ohka is thrown out at first by Ota.
Kohiyama strikes out.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 5th: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Yamaguchi strikes out.
Chikafuji hits a double to center field.
Takada tries to bunt, but pops out to the catcher.
Tachibana grounds to short stop. Tachibana is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 6th: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Kawai draws a walk.
Takasu strikes out.
Kiyohara comes in to pitch.
Ishigami comes in to pinch hit for Wakamatsu.
Ishigami flies out to left field.
Okada comes in to pinch hit for Mizuguchi.
Okada flies out to right field.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 6th: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Ono hits a single to left field.
Ono steals second base.
Ota hits a double to center field. Ono comes in to score.
Maeda grounds to third base. Maeda is thrown out at first by Ishigami. Ota advances to third base.
Nishizawa is intentionally walked.
Tsukahara draws a walk.
Yamaguchi grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at the plate by Nakamura. Nishizawa advances to third base. Tsukahara advances to second base. Yamaguchi reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Chikafuji grounds to short stop. Chikafuji is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 1
Top 7th: Chiba
Kiyohara takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki comes in to pinch hit for Murata.
Sasaki flies out to center field.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Ohka flies out to left field.
Kohiyama hits a double to center field. Nakamura comes in to score.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Chiba 2, Hokkaido 1
Bottom 7th: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Takada hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tachibana flies out to left field.
Ono hits a home run to left field. Takada comes in to score.
Ota grounds to short stop. Ota is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Maeda grounds to short stop. Maeda is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Chiba 2, Hokkaido 3
Top 8th: Chiba
Kiyohara takes the mound to pitch.
Kawai hits a triple to right field.
Ueda comes in to pitch.
The infield draws in.
Takasu grounds to the pitcher. Takasu is thrown out at first by Ueda. Kawai holds at third base.
Naito comes in to pitch.
Ishigami is intentionally walked.
Chano comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Chano strikes out.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Sasaki.
Takada allows a passed ball. Kawai comes in to score. Ishigami advances to second base.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Chiba 3, Hokkaido 3
Bottom 8th: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Nishizawa grounds to short stop. Nishizawa is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Tsukahara flies out to center field.
Yamaguchi hits a single to right field.
Sagawa comes in to pinch run for Yamaguchi.
Chikafuji hits a ground ball single through to left field. Sagawa advances to second base.
Takada lines out to second base.
Chiba 3, Hokkaido 3
Top 9th: Chiba
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a double to center field.
Ohka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakamura advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Kohiyama grounds to second base. Ohka is forced out at second by Ota. Kohiyama is thrown out at first by second base Ota for a double play. Nakamura comes in to score.
Uehara strikes out.
Chiba 4, Hokkaido 3
Bottom 9th: Hokkaido
Tamura comes in to pitch.
Endo comes in to pinch hit for Tachibana.
Endo flies out to center field.
Ono hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ota strikes out.
Ono steals second base.
Maeda lines out to short stop.
Chiba 4, Hokkaido 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chiba: S. Nakamura (R)
Hokkaido: E. Taneda (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)
Hokkaido: SS-Ono (R), 2B-Ota (S), CF-Maeda (L), RF-Nishizawa (L), LF-Tsukahara (L), 3B-Yamaguchi (R), 1B-Chikafuji (L), C-Takada (R), DH-Tachibana (L)
Top 1st: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka lines out to first base.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Kawai strikes out.
Chiba 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 1st: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Ono flies out to left field.
Ota strikes out.
Maeda flies out to right field.
Chiba 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 2nd: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Takasu lines out to left field.
Wakamatsu hits a single to left field.
Mizuguchi bunts to the catcher. Mizuguchi is thrown out at first by Takada. Wakamatsu advances to second base.
Murata strikes out.
Chiba 0, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 2nd: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Nishizawa lines out to first base.
Tsukahara hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Yamaguchi pops out to second base.
Chikafuji strikes out.
Chiba 0, Hokkaido 0
Top 3rd: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a single to center field.
Ohka draws a walk.
Kohiyama hits a single to right field. Nakamura advances to third base. Ohka advances to second base.
Uehara flies out to center field. Nakamura comes in to score.
Kawai flies out to center field.
Takasu grounds to first base. Takasu is thrown out at first by Chikafuji.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 3rd: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Takada pops out to second base.
Tachibana flies out to center field.
Ono grounds to second base. Ono is thrown out at first by Nakamura.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 4th: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Wakamatsu pops out to second base.
Mizuguchi strikes out.
Murata hits a ground ball single to second base.
Nakamura grounds to third base. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Yamaguchi.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 4th: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Ota hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Maeda flies out to right field.
Nishizawa strikes out.
Tsukahara grounds to first base. Tsukahara is forced out at first by Mizuguchi.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 5th: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka grounds to second base. Ohka is thrown out at first by Ota.
Kohiyama strikes out.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 5th: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Yamaguchi strikes out.
Chikafuji hits a double to center field.
Takada tries to bunt, but pops out to the catcher.
Tachibana grounds to short stop. Tachibana is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Top 6th: Chiba
Taneda takes the mound to pitch.
Kawai draws a walk.
Takasu strikes out.
Kiyohara comes in to pitch.
Ishigami comes in to pinch hit for Wakamatsu.
Ishigami flies out to left field.
Okada comes in to pinch hit for Mizuguchi.
Okada flies out to right field.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 6th: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Ono hits a single to left field.
Ono steals second base.
Ota hits a double to center field. Ono comes in to score.
Maeda grounds to third base. Maeda is thrown out at first by Ishigami. Ota advances to third base.
Nishizawa is intentionally walked.
Tsukahara draws a walk.
Yamaguchi grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at the plate by Nakamura. Nishizawa advances to third base. Tsukahara advances to second base. Yamaguchi reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Chikafuji grounds to short stop. Chikafuji is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Chiba 1, Hokkaido 1
Top 7th: Chiba
Kiyohara takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki comes in to pinch hit for Murata.
Sasaki flies out to center field.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Ohka flies out to left field.
Kohiyama hits a double to center field. Nakamura comes in to score.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Chiba 2, Hokkaido 1
Bottom 7th: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Takada hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tachibana flies out to left field.
Ono hits a home run to left field. Takada comes in to score.
Ota grounds to short stop. Ota is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Maeda grounds to short stop. Maeda is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Chiba 2, Hokkaido 3
Top 8th: Chiba
Kiyohara takes the mound to pitch.
Kawai hits a triple to right field.
Ueda comes in to pitch.
The infield draws in.
Takasu grounds to the pitcher. Takasu is thrown out at first by Ueda. Kawai holds at third base.
Naito comes in to pitch.
Ishigami is intentionally walked.
Chano comes in to pinch hit for Okada.
Chano strikes out.
Watanabe comes in to pinch hit for Sasaki.
Takada allows a passed ball. Kawai comes in to score. Ishigami advances to second base.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Chiba 3, Hokkaido 3
Bottom 8th: Hokkaido
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Nishizawa grounds to short stop. Nishizawa is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Tsukahara flies out to center field.
Yamaguchi hits a single to right field.
Sagawa comes in to pinch run for Yamaguchi.
Chikafuji hits a ground ball single through to left field. Sagawa advances to second base.
Takada lines out to second base.
Chiba 3, Hokkaido 3
Top 9th: Chiba
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura hits a double to center field.
Ohka hits a ground ball single through to center field. Nakamura advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Kohiyama grounds to second base. Ohka is forced out at second by Ota. Kohiyama is thrown out at first by second base Ota for a double play. Nakamura comes in to score.
Uehara strikes out.
Chiba 4, Hokkaido 3
Bottom 9th: Hokkaido
Tamura comes in to pitch.
Endo comes in to pinch hit for Tachibana.
Endo flies out to center field.
Ono hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ota strikes out.
Ono steals second base.
Maeda lines out to short stop.
Chiba 4, Hokkaido 3