Yomiuri 20 - Saitama 2

Date: July 7th, 2074

Game: League [#6155176]

Attendance: 27,269

Winning Pitcher: Takeo Maeda (1-4)

Losing Pitcher: Kazuo Murakami (5-5)

Player Of The Game: Hiroto Nakano (3)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Yomiuri Giants	3	0	0	0	1	0	7	5	4	20	20	1	12
Saitama Lions	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8	0	8

Yomiuri Giants

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
H. Ishikawa rf	5	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	.317
S. Kamida c	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.283
Y. Tachibana c	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.320
A. Takagi cf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.331
T. Yamasaki cf	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295
M. Watanabe 3b	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294
S. Sakaguchi 3b	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.234
M. Saeki lf	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.266
S. Ueno lf	2	1	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326
H. Nakano dh	5	1	4	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327
H. Endo 1b	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.215
H. Sakei 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100
R. Yoneda 1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071
T. Komatsu ss	6	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.193
T. Ohka 2b	4	2	2	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Total	45	20	20	8	0	1	19	12	5	1	0	0	2	25

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
T. Maeda W (1-4)	5⅓	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	21	78	51	13	-	4	3.46
H. Takahashi S (1)	3⅔	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	67	42	1	-	8	4.82
Total	9	8	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	37	145	93	14	-	12

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
T. Maeda p	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
H. Takahashi p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Kamida c	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Tachibana c	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Endo 1b	10	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
H. Sakei 1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Yoneda 1b	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Ohka 2b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Watanabe 3b	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Sakaguchi 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Komatsu ss	8	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	0
M. Saeki lf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Ueno lf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Takagi cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Yamasaki cf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Ishikawa rf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	40	27	12	1	3	0	0	0	1

Saitama Lions

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
T. Emoto dh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.317
I. Ogawa dh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.207
Y. Kakefu 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158
S. Ikeda lf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.308
H. Yabuta 3b	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.369
Y. Fujikawa cf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.373
R. Kaku rf	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.250
F. Tanaka 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.269
M. Kadota 1b	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.239
S. Wakatabe ss	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.315
H. Ishida c	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.188
Total	34	2	8	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	12

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
K. Murakami L (5-5)	5⅔	7	4	3	5	0	0	4	0	29	126	69	10	-	6	5.29
G. Hasegawa	⅓	5	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	7	27	18	4	-	1	7.68
H. Kojima	3	8	10	10	6	2	0	1	1	23	85	51	4	-	5	4.25
Total	9	20	20	19	12	2	0	5	1	59	238	138	18	-	12

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
K. Murakami p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
G. Hasegawa p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Kojima p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
H. Ishida c	6	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
F. Tanaka 1b	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Kadota 1b	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Kakefu 2b	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Yabuta 3b	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Wakatabe ss	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Ikeda lf	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Fujikawa cf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Kaku rf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	35	27	8	0	0	1	0	0	2

Player of the Game
Yomiuri: Hiroto Nakano

Managers
Yomiuri: Francisco Mendez
Saitama: Robert Harimoto

Injuries
Yomiuri:  P-Sasaki
Saitama:  P-Yamazaki, OF-Amemiya

Starting Pitcher
Yomiuri: T. Maeda
Saitama: K. Murakami

Pitcher Fatigue
Yomiuri:  Kono-Light, Yoshioka-None, Takahashi-Moderate, Ishida-Heavy, Fujiwara-Moderate, Tomoi-Heavy, Yamamoto-Heavy
Saitama:  Bando-Heavy, Kojima-Moderate, Yokoyama-Light, Fujiwara-Light, Sugiyama-Moderate, Ogasawara-Heavy, Kimura-Heavy, Kojima-Light, Hasegawa-Light

Power Index
Yomiuri:  97.1
Saitama:  97.0

Lineup Selection
Yomiuri:  Default [option #3]
Saitama:  Default [option #3]

Game Information
Date:  July 7th, 2074
Game Type:  League

Ballpark:  MetLife Dome
Weather:  Hot
Attendance:  27,269

Version:  1.120
Simulated:  Sun Jun 21 2026 @ 6:48:33 pm PDT

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: T. Maeda (L)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)

Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: RF-Ishikawa (S), C-Kamida (L), CF-Takagi (L), 3B-Watanabe (L), LF-Saeki (L), DH-Nakano (S), 1B-Endo (L), SS-Komatsu (S), 2B-Ohka (R)
Saitama: DH-Emoto (R), 2B-Kakefu (R), LF-Ikeda (R), 3B-Yabuta (S), CF-Fujikawa (R), RF-Kaku (R), 1B-Tanaka (R), SS-Wakatabe (R), C-Ishida (L)

Top 1st: Yomiuri
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Ishikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Kamida grounds to short stop on a hit and run. Ishikawa is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Kamida reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Takagi hits a ground ball single through to center field. Kamida advances to second base.
  Watanabe draws a walk.
  Murakami throws a wild pitch. Kamida comes in to score. Takagi advances to third base. Watanabe advances to second base.
  Saeki flies out to center field. Takagi comes in to score.
  Nakano hits a single to left field. Watanabe comes in to score.
  Endo draws a walk.
  Komatsu grounds to second base. Komatsu is thrown out at first by Kakefu.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 0

Bottom 1st: Saitama
  Maeda takes the mound to pitch.
  Emoto grounds to third base. Emoto is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
  Kakefu reaches on an error by short stop Komatsu.
  Ikeda grounds to first base. Kakefu is thrown out at second by Endo. Ikeda is thrown out at first by short stop Komatsu for a double play.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 0

Top 2nd: Yomiuri
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Ohka grounds to first base. Ohka is forced out at first by Tanaka.
  Ishikawa grounds to short stop. Ishikawa is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
  Kamida lines out to second base.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 0

Bottom 2nd: Saitama
  Maeda takes the mound to pitch.
  Yabuta grounds to short stop. Yabuta is thrown out at first by Komatsu.
  Fujikawa grounds to third base. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
  Kaku draws a walk.
  Tanaka grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 0

Top 3rd: Yomiuri
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Takagi grounds to first base. Takagi is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
  Watanabe flies out to center field.
  Saeki strikes out.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 0

Bottom 3rd: Saitama
  Maeda takes the mound to pitch.
  Wakatabe hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Maeda throws a wild pitch. Wakatabe advances to second base.
  Ishida fouls out to the catcher.
  Emoto grounds to short stop. Emoto is thrown out at first by Komatsu. Wakatabe advances to third base.
  Kakefu hits a single to center field. Wakatabe comes in to score.
  Ikeda grounds to short stop. Ikeda is thrown out at first by Komatsu.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 1

Top 4th: Yomiuri
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Nakano lines out to left field.
  Endo draws a walk.
  Endo steals second base.
  Komatsu flies out to left field.
  Ohka draws a walk.
  Ishikawa draws a walk.
  Kamida flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 1

Bottom 4th: Saitama
  Maeda takes the mound to pitch.
  Yabuta flies out to left field.
  Fujikawa draws a walk.
  Kaku strikes out.
  Tanaka grounds to short stop. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Komatsu.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 1

Top 5th: Yomiuri
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Takagi strikes out.
  Watanabe flies out to left field.
  Saeki hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Nakano hits a double to right field. Saeki comes in to score.
  Endo hits a ground ball single to short stop. Nakano advances to third base.
  Komatsu strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 1

Bottom 5th: Saitama
  Maeda takes the mound to pitch.
  Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Watanabe.
  Ishida flies out to left field.
  Emoto flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 1

Top 6th: Yomiuri
  Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
  Ohka strikes out.
  Ishikawa hits a ground ball single through to left field.
  Kamida flies out to left field.
  Hasegawa comes in to pitch.
  Takagi flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 1

Bottom 6th: Saitama
  Maeda takes the mound to pitch.
  Kakefu grounds to short stop. Kakefu is thrown out at first by Komatsu.
  Ikeda hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Takahashi comes in to pitch.
  Yabuta hits a single to center field. Ikeda advances to second base.
  Fujikawa hits a single to right field. Ikeda advances to third base. Yabuta advances to second base.
  Kaku flies out to left field. Ikeda comes in to score.
  Kadota comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
  Kadota lines out to second base.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 2

Top 7th: Yomiuri
  Hasegawa takes the mound to pitch.
  Watanabe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Saeki draws a walk.
  Nakano hits a ground ball single through to right field. Watanabe advances to third base. Saeki advances to second base.
  Endo hits a ground ball single through to right field. Watanabe comes in to score. Saeki advances to third base. Nakano advances to second base.
  Komatsu hits a ground ball single through to center field. Saeki comes in to score. Nakano advances to third base. Endo advances to second base.
  Ohka hits a double to right field. Nakano comes in to score. Endo comes in to score. Komatsu comes in to score.
  Kojima comes in to pitch.
  Ishikawa draws a walk.
  Tachibana comes in to pinch hit for Kamida.
  Tachibana fouls out to first base.
  Yamasaki comes in to pinch hit for Takagi.
  Kojima throws a wild pitch. Ohka advances to third base. Ishikawa advances to second base.
  Yamasaki is intentionally walked.
  Sakaguchi comes in to pinch hit for Watanabe.
  Sakaguchi pops out to second base.
  Ueno comes in to pinch hit for Saeki.
  Ueno draws a walk. Ohka comes in to score.
  Nakano draws a walk. Ishikawa comes in to score.
  Sakei comes in to pinch hit for Endo.
  Sakei grounds to second base. Sakei is thrown out at first by Kakefu.
Yomiuri 11, Saitama 2

Bottom 7th: Saitama
  Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
  Wakatabe flies out to center field.
  Ishida flies out to right field.
  Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Emoto.
  Ogawa strikes out.
Yomiuri 11, Saitama 2

Top 8th: Yomiuri
  Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
  Komatsu hits a double to center field.
  Ohka draws a walk.
  Ishikawa strikes out.
  Tachibana hits a double to right field. Komatsu comes in to score. Ohka advances to third base.
  Yamasaki is intentionally walked.
  Sakaguchi grounds to third base. Ohka is thrown out at the plate by Yabuta. Tachibana advances to third base. Yamasaki advances to second base. Sakaguchi reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Ueno hits a double to right field. Tachibana comes in to score. Yamasaki comes in to score. Sakaguchi comes in to score.
  Nakano hits a double to right field. Ueno comes in to score.
  Sakei grounds to the pitcher. Sakei is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Yomiuri 16, Saitama 2

Bottom 8th: Saitama
  Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
  Yoneda comes in to play defense at first base.
  Kakefu flies out to center field.
  Ikeda flies out to right field.
  Yabuta hits a double to right field.
  Fujikawa grounds to the pitcher. Fujikawa is thrown out at first by Takahashi.
Yomiuri 16, Saitama 2

Top 9th: Yomiuri
  Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
  Komatsu hits a double to right field.
  Ohka hits a single to center field. Komatsu advances to third base.
  Ishikawa hits a double to center field. Komatsu comes in to score. Ohka advances to third base.
  Tachibana flies out to right field. Ohka comes in to score.
  Yamasaki hits a home run to right field. Ishikawa comes in to score.
  Sakaguchi grounds to third base. Sakaguchi is thrown out at first by Yabuta.
  Ueno flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 20, Saitama 2

Bottom 9th: Saitama
  Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
  Kaku flies out to left field.
  Kadota hits a single to center field.
  Wakatabe flies out to left field.
  Ishida hits a single to right field. Kadota advances to third base.
  Ogawa flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 20, Saitama 2