Game Date: Oct 2nd, 2069
Chunichi 5 - Saitama 1
Date: August 9th, 2068
Game: League [#5654962] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 30,482
Winning Pitcher: Takeshi Takagi (8-10)
Losing Pitcher: Tsutomu Nioka (6-10)
Player Of The Game: Takeshi Takagi (6)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
Chunichi Dragons
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Takata 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .192 | |
| M. Ito lf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .324 | |
| H. Agano cf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 | |
| T. Yamada 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 | |
| Y. Takeuchi rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | |
| R. Ihara rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| Y. Fujiwara c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .274 | |
| Y. Ogawa dh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .281 | |
| S. Konno ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .123 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | |
| Total | 37 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Takagi W (8-10) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 120 | 80 | 10 | - | 11 | 3.51 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 120 | 80 | 10 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Takagi p | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujiwara c | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Takata 1b | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamada 3b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Konno ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Ito lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Agano cf | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Takeuchi rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ihara rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Yamashita lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | |
| H. Matsuda cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .359 | |
| N. Amemiya 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | |
| R. Kato c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| K. Ota 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | |
| S. Sato dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | |
| Total | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Nioka L (6-10) | 6⅓ | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 140 | 86 | 7 | - | 5 | 4.25 | |
| T. Nishiyama | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 24 | 4 | - | 3 | 3.73 | |
| H. Bando | ⅔ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 0 | - | 1 | 4.85 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 198 | 122 | 11 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Nioka p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Bando p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota 1b | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Matsuda cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Chunichi: Takeshi Takagi
Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Chunichi: SS-Hashimoto, OF-Nakashima
Saitama: OF-Enatsu, 3B-Iguchi
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: T. Takagi
Saitama: T. Nioka
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Yoshida-Moderate, Jojima-Heavy, Tatsuya-Light, Hayashi-Heavy, Kawanaka-Light, Jouda-Light, Sato-Light, Misawa-Light, Uto-Light
Saitama: Ishikawa-Heavy, Nishiyama-Moderate, Miura-Light, Kimura-Heavy, Ishikawa-Light, Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Heavy, Yamazaki-Moderate
Power Index
Chunichi: 94.2
Saitama: 96.0
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: August 9th, 2068
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 30,482
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Mar 25 2025 @ 6:48:04 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: T. Takagi (R)
Saitama: T. Nioka (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: 1B-Takata (L), LF-Ito (L), CF-Agano (R), 3B-Yamada (L), RF-Takeuchi (L), C-Fujiwara (R), DH-Ogawa (R), SS-Konno (R), 2B-Ochiai (R)
Saitama: LF-Yamashita (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), CF-Matsuda (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Amemiya (R), C-Kato (R), 1B-Ota (R), DH-Sato (L), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Takata strikes out.
Ito hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Agano draws a walk.
Yamada strikes out.
Takeuchi reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa. Ito advances to third base. Agano advances to second base.
Fujiwara hits a single to center field. Ito comes in to score. Agano comes in to score. Takeuchi advances to third base.
Ogawa strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to third base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Yamada.
Hayagawa grounds to the pitcher. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Takagi.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Konno.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Konno hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Konno steals second base.
Ochiai draws a walk.
Takata lines out to the pitcher.
Ito flies out to center field.
Agano grounds to second base. Agano is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a single to center field.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Tomiyama is forced out at second by Ochiai. Amemiya is thrown out at first by second base Ochiai for a double play.
Kato hits a single to center field.
Ota flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Yamada lines out to short stop.
Takeuchi draws a walk.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Ogawa fouls out to first base.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Sato draws a walk.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Sato is caught stealing second base by Fujiwara.
Yamashita flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Konno grounds to third base. Konno is thrown out at first by Amemiya.
Ochiai hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ochiai is caught stealing second base by Kato.
Takata draws a walk.
Ito grounds to first base. Ito is thrown out at first by Ota.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Konno.
Tomiyama hits a single to left field.
Amemiya grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Yamada.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Agano flies out to center field.
Yamada hits a home run to right field.
Takeuchi strikes out.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Kato flies out to center field.
Ota strikes out.
Sato pops out to short stop.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Top 6th: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa flies out to right field.
Konno strikes out.
Ochiai hits a double to right field.
Takata lines out to second base.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Yamashita pops out to second base.
Hayagawa hits a single to right field.
Matsuda hits a single to center field. Hayagawa is thrown out at third by Agano.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Top 7th: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Ito lines out to second base.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Agano strikes out.
Yamada reaches on an error by the pitcher Nishiyama.
Takeuchi reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa. Yamada advances to second base.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Kato grounds to the pitcher. Kato is thrown out at first by Takagi.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Top 8th: Chunichi
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Konno flies out to right field.
Ochiai grounds to first base. Ochiai is forced out at first by Ota.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Sato flies out to left field.
Wakatabe hits a single to center field.
Yamashita fouls out to third base.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Top 9th: Chunichi
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Takata flies out to center field.
Ito draws a walk.
Agano hits a home run to left field. Ito comes in to score.
Bando comes in to pitch.
Yamada is hit by the pitch.
Ihara comes in to pinch hit for Takeuchi.
Ihara hits a single to center field. Yamada advances to second base.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Ogawa pops out to first base.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 0
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa lines out to right field.
Matsuda grounds to third base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Yamada.
Tomiyama hits a home run to right field.
Amemiya flies out to center field.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 1
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: T. Takagi (R)
Saitama: T. Nioka (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: 1B-Takata (L), LF-Ito (L), CF-Agano (R), 3B-Yamada (L), RF-Takeuchi (L), C-Fujiwara (R), DH-Ogawa (R), SS-Konno (R), 2B-Ochiai (R)
Saitama: LF-Yamashita (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), CF-Matsuda (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Amemiya (R), C-Kato (R), 1B-Ota (R), DH-Sato (L), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Takata strikes out.
Ito hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Agano draws a walk.
Yamada strikes out.
Takeuchi reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa. Ito advances to third base. Agano advances to second base.
Fujiwara hits a single to center field. Ito comes in to score. Agano comes in to score. Takeuchi advances to third base.
Ogawa strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita grounds to third base. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Yamada.
Hayagawa grounds to the pitcher. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Takagi.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Konno.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Konno hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Konno steals second base.
Ochiai draws a walk.
Takata lines out to the pitcher.
Ito flies out to center field.
Agano grounds to second base. Agano is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama hits a single to center field.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Tomiyama is forced out at second by Ochiai. Amemiya is thrown out at first by second base Ochiai for a double play.
Kato hits a single to center field.
Ota flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Yamada lines out to short stop.
Takeuchi draws a walk.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Ogawa fouls out to first base.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Sato draws a walk.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Sato is caught stealing second base by Fujiwara.
Yamashita flies out to center field.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Konno grounds to third base. Konno is thrown out at first by Amemiya.
Ochiai hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ochiai is caught stealing second base by Kato.
Takata draws a walk.
Ito grounds to first base. Ito is thrown out at first by Ota.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Konno.
Tomiyama hits a single to left field.
Amemiya grounds to third base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Yamada.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Agano flies out to center field.
Yamada hits a home run to right field.
Takeuchi strikes out.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Kato flies out to center field.
Ota strikes out.
Sato pops out to short stop.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Top 6th: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa flies out to right field.
Konno strikes out.
Ochiai hits a double to right field.
Takata lines out to second base.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Yamashita pops out to second base.
Hayagawa hits a single to right field.
Matsuda hits a single to center field. Hayagawa is thrown out at third by Agano.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Top 7th: Chunichi
Nioka takes the mound to pitch.
Ito lines out to second base.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Agano strikes out.
Yamada reaches on an error by the pitcher Nishiyama.
Takeuchi reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa. Yamada advances to second base.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Kato grounds to the pitcher. Kato is thrown out at first by Takagi.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Top 8th: Chunichi
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa grounds to short stop. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Konno flies out to right field.
Ochiai grounds to first base. Ochiai is forced out at first by Ota.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Ota grounds to second base. Ota is thrown out at first by Ochiai.
Sato flies out to left field.
Wakatabe hits a single to center field.
Yamashita fouls out to third base.
Chunichi 3, Saitama 0
Top 9th: Chunichi
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Takata flies out to center field.
Ito draws a walk.
Agano hits a home run to left field. Ito comes in to score.
Bando comes in to pitch.
Yamada is hit by the pitch.
Ihara comes in to pinch hit for Takeuchi.
Ihara hits a single to center field. Yamada advances to second base.
Fujiwara strikes out.
Ogawa pops out to first base.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 0
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Takagi takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa lines out to right field.
Matsuda grounds to third base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Yamada.
Tomiyama hits a home run to right field.
Amemiya flies out to center field.
Chunichi 5, Saitama 1