Game Date: May 17th, 2075
Chunichi 4 - Yomiuri 3
Date: May 9th, 2075
Game: League [#6237992] 
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 25,528
Winning Pitcher: Yosuke Satō (3-1)
Losing Pitcher: Hisashi Takahashi (2-1)
Save: Yukio Jouda (10)
Player Of The Game: Aoto Hirakawa (2)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Yomiuri Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||
Chunichi Dragons
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Tanaka rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .287 | |
| M. Saito cf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 | |
| S. Okada 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .122 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .321 | |
| H. Hayami dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .296 | |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| Y. Sato W (3-1) | 6⅓ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 95 | 66 | 12 | - | 5 | 4.25 | |
| K. Nomo H (3) | 1⅔ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 20 | 5 | - | 0 | 1.50 | |
| Y. Jouda S (10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | 2.53 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 147 | 95 | 19 | - | 5 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| Y. Sato p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| K. Nomo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Jouda p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sakai c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Okada 1b | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Hirakawa 2b | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Okada 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ishii ss | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Suzuki lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Saito cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tanaka rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Yomiuri Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Ueno lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | |
| M. Saeki lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | |
| S. Sakaguchi 3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | |
| Y. Tachibana c | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 | |
| S. Fujii c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| H. Ishikawa cf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | |
| T. Yamasaki rf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | |
| H. Endo rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .156 | |
| T. Komatsu ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .196 | |
| H. Sakei dh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | |
| R. Yoneda dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | |
| T. Ohka 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .292 | |
| T. Iguchi 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .048 | |
| A. Takagi 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | |
| Total | 33 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Kono | 5⅓ | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 93 | 58 | 9 | - | 2 | 3.34 | |
| H. Takahashi L (2-1) | 3⅔ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 69 | 44 | 4 | - | 5 | 5.08 | |
| Total | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 162 | 102 | 13 | - | 7 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Kono p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Takahashi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tachibana c | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Fujii c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iguchi 1b | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Takagi 1b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ohka 2b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sakaguchi 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Komatsu ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Ueno lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Saeki lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ishikawa cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamasaki rf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Endo rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Chunichi: Aoto Hirakawa
Managers
Chunichi: Christopher Melton
Yomiuri: Francisco Mendez
Injuries
Chunichi: OF-Hachimura
Yomiuri: C-Kamida
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: Y. Sato
Yomiuri: K. Kono
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Jouda-Light, Kikuchi-Light, Sato-None, Uto-Light, Kubota-Heavy, Iriki-Light, Nomo-Light, Kato-Moderate, Takano-Light
Yomiuri: Sasaki-Light, Kono-None, Ishida-Light, Fujiwara-Light, Asano-Heavy, Tomoi-Heavy, Yamamoto-Light, Hayami-Light
Power Index
Chunichi: 96.7
Yomiuri: 97.4
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Yomiuri: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: May 9th, 2075
Game Type: League
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 25,528
Version: 1.120
Simulated: Sat Aug 22 2026 @ 5:17:25 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: Y. Sato (L)
Yomiuri: K. Kono (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: RF-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), CF-Saito (L), LF-Suzuki (R), 1B-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), DH-Hayami (S), C-Sakai (R), SS-Ishii (S)
Yomiuri: LF-Ueno (R), 3B-Sakaguchi (R), C-Tachibana (R), CF-Ishikawa (S), RF-Yamasaki (R), SS-Komatsu (S), DH-Sakei (R), 2B-Ohka (R), 1B-Iguchi (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Okada hits a single to center field. Tanaka advances to second base.
Saito strikes out.
Suzuki reaches on an error by first base Iguchi. Tanaka advances to third base. Okada advances to second base.
Okada bunts to the pitcher. Okada is thrown out at first by Kono. Tanaka comes in to score. Okada advances to third base. Suzuki advances to second base.
Hirakawa hits a double to right field. Okada comes in to score. Suzuki comes in to score.
Hayami strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 0
Bottom 1st: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Ueno grounds to first base. Ueno is thrown out at first by Okada.
Sakaguchi draws a walk.
Tachibana hits a double to right field. Sakaguchi advances to third base.
Ishikawa grounds to short stop. Ishikawa is thrown out at first by Ishii. Sakaguchi comes in to score. Tachibana advances to third base.
Yamasaki flies out to center field.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai hits a single to right field.
Ishii flies out to center field.
Tanaka grounds to third base. Sakai is thrown out at second by Sakaguchi. Tanaka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tanaka steals second base.
Okada strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Bottom 2nd: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Komatsu strikes out.
Sakei hits a single to left field.
Sato throws a wild pitch. Sakei advances to second base.
Ohka grounds to short stop. Ohka is thrown out at first by Ishii. Sakei advances to third base.
Iguchi grounds to second base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Saito grounds to second base. Saito is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Suzuki hits a double to left field.
Okada lines out to left field.
Hirakawa grounds to first base. Hirakawa is thrown out at first by Iguchi.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Bottom 3rd: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Ueno strikes out.
Sakaguchi flies out to left field.
Tachibana grounds to first base. Tachibana is thrown out at first by Okada.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Hayami hits a single to center field.
Sakai grounds to short stop on a hit and run. Sakai is thrown out at first by Komatsu. Hayami advances to second base.
Ishii grounds to third base. Ishii is thrown out at first by Sakaguchi. Hayami advances to third base.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Tanaka steals second base.
Okada strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Bottom 4th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Ishikawa flies out to right field.
Yamasaki hits a home run to center field.
Komatsu grounds to short stop. Komatsu is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Sakei grounds to short stop. Sakei is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Saito grounds to third base. Saito is thrown out at first by Sakaguchi.
Suzuki flies out to right field.
Okada hits a single to center field.
Hirakawa hits a double to right field. Okada is thrown out at the plate by Yamasaki.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 2
Bottom 5th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka grounds to second base. Ohka is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Iguchi grounds to second base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Ueno strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Hayami grounds to first base. Hayami is forced out at first by Iguchi.
Sakai hits a single to center field.
Takahashi comes in to pitch.
Ishii bunts to the catcher. Ishii is thrown out at first by Tachibana. Sakai advances to second base.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Okada strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 2
Bottom 6th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Sakaguchi flies out to right field.
Tachibana hits a double to center field.
Ishikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tachibana advances to third base.
Yamasaki hits a ground ball single through to left field. Tachibana comes in to score. Ishikawa advances to second base.
Komatsu grounds to second base. Yamasaki is thrown out at second by Hirakawa. Komatsu is thrown out at first by short stop Ishii for a double play.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 3
Top 7th: Chunichi
Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
Saito flies out to left field.
Suzuki hits a home run to left field.
Okada grounds to second base. Okada is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Hirakawa hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Hayami flies out to left field.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Bottom 7th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Sakei hits a single to right field.
Ohka strikes out on a hit and run. Sakei steals second base.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Takagi comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
Takagi draws a walk.
Saeki comes in to pinch hit for Ueno.
Saeki grounds to short stop. Takagi is thrown out at second by Ishii. Saeki is thrown out at first by second base Hirakawa for a double play.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Top 8th: Chunichi
Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai flies out to center field.
Ishii strikes out.
Tanaka flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Bottom 8th: Yomiuri
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Sakaguchi draws a walk.
Tachibana draws a walk.
Ishikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field. Sakaguchi advances to third base. Tachibana advances to second base.
Endo comes in to pinch hit for Yamasaki.
The infield draws in.
Endo grounds to first base. Sakaguchi is thrown out at the plate by Okada. Tachibana advances to third base. Ishikawa advances to second base. Endo reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fujii comes in to pinch run for Tachibana.
Komatsu grounds to short stop. Fujii is thrown out at the plate by Ishii. Ishikawa advances to third base. Endo advances to second base. Komatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yoneda comes in to pinch hit for Sakei.
Yoneda grounds to second base. Yoneda is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Top 9th: Chunichi
Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
Okada strikes out.
Saito hits a double to center field.
Suzuki grounds to second base. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Ohka. Saito advances to third base.
Okada draws a walk.
Hirakawa lines out to right field.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Bottom 9th: Yomiuri
Jouda comes in to pitch.
Ohka grounds to short stop. Ohka is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Takagi grounds to first base. Takagi is thrown out at first by Okada.
Saeki lines out to left field.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: Y. Sato (L)
Yomiuri: K. Kono (R)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: RF-Tanaka (L), 3B-Okada (R), CF-Saito (L), LF-Suzuki (R), 1B-Okada (L), 2B-Hirakawa (R), DH-Hayami (S), C-Sakai (R), SS-Ishii (S)
Yomiuri: LF-Ueno (R), 3B-Sakaguchi (R), C-Tachibana (R), CF-Ishikawa (S), RF-Yamasaki (R), SS-Komatsu (S), DH-Sakei (R), 2B-Ohka (R), 1B-Iguchi (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Okada hits a single to center field. Tanaka advances to second base.
Saito strikes out.
Suzuki reaches on an error by first base Iguchi. Tanaka advances to third base. Okada advances to second base.
Okada bunts to the pitcher. Okada is thrown out at first by Kono. Tanaka comes in to score. Okada advances to third base. Suzuki advances to second base.
Hirakawa hits a double to right field. Okada comes in to score. Suzuki comes in to score.
Hayami strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 0
Bottom 1st: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Ueno grounds to first base. Ueno is thrown out at first by Okada.
Sakaguchi draws a walk.
Tachibana hits a double to right field. Sakaguchi advances to third base.
Ishikawa grounds to short stop. Ishikawa is thrown out at first by Ishii. Sakaguchi comes in to score. Tachibana advances to third base.
Yamasaki flies out to center field.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai hits a single to right field.
Ishii flies out to center field.
Tanaka grounds to third base. Sakai is thrown out at second by Sakaguchi. Tanaka reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tanaka steals second base.
Okada strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Bottom 2nd: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Komatsu strikes out.
Sakei hits a single to left field.
Sato throws a wild pitch. Sakei advances to second base.
Ohka grounds to short stop. Ohka is thrown out at first by Ishii. Sakei advances to third base.
Iguchi grounds to second base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Saito grounds to second base. Saito is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Suzuki hits a double to left field.
Okada lines out to left field.
Hirakawa grounds to first base. Hirakawa is thrown out at first by Iguchi.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Bottom 3rd: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Ueno strikes out.
Sakaguchi flies out to left field.
Tachibana grounds to first base. Tachibana is thrown out at first by Okada.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Hayami hits a single to center field.
Sakai grounds to short stop on a hit and run. Sakai is thrown out at first by Komatsu. Hayami advances to second base.
Ishii grounds to third base. Ishii is thrown out at first by Sakaguchi. Hayami advances to third base.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Tanaka steals second base.
Okada strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 1
Bottom 4th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Ishikawa flies out to right field.
Yamasaki hits a home run to center field.
Komatsu grounds to short stop. Komatsu is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Sakei grounds to short stop. Sakei is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 2
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Saito grounds to third base. Saito is thrown out at first by Sakaguchi.
Suzuki flies out to right field.
Okada hits a single to center field.
Hirakawa hits a double to right field. Okada is thrown out at the plate by Yamasaki.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 2
Bottom 5th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Ohka grounds to second base. Ohka is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Iguchi grounds to second base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Ueno strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 2
Top 6th: Chunichi
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Hayami grounds to first base. Hayami is forced out at first by Iguchi.
Sakai hits a single to center field.
Takahashi comes in to pitch.
Ishii bunts to the catcher. Ishii is thrown out at first by Tachibana. Sakai advances to second base.
Tanaka draws a walk.
Okada strikes out.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 2
Bottom 6th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Sakaguchi flies out to right field.
Tachibana hits a double to center field.
Ishikawa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tachibana advances to third base.
Yamasaki hits a ground ball single through to left field. Tachibana comes in to score. Ishikawa advances to second base.
Komatsu grounds to second base. Yamasaki is thrown out at second by Hirakawa. Komatsu is thrown out at first by short stop Ishii for a double play.
Chunichi 3, Yomiuri 3
Top 7th: Chunichi
Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
Saito flies out to left field.
Suzuki hits a home run to left field.
Okada grounds to second base. Okada is thrown out at first by Ohka.
Hirakawa hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Hayami flies out to left field.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Bottom 7th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Sakei hits a single to right field.
Ohka strikes out on a hit and run. Sakei steals second base.
Nomo comes in to pitch.
Takagi comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
Takagi draws a walk.
Saeki comes in to pinch hit for Ueno.
Saeki grounds to short stop. Takagi is thrown out at second by Ishii. Saeki is thrown out at first by second base Hirakawa for a double play.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Top 8th: Chunichi
Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
Sakai flies out to center field.
Ishii strikes out.
Tanaka flies out to center field.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Bottom 8th: Yomiuri
Nomo takes the mound to pitch.
Sakaguchi draws a walk.
Tachibana draws a walk.
Ishikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field. Sakaguchi advances to third base. Tachibana advances to second base.
Endo comes in to pinch hit for Yamasaki.
The infield draws in.
Endo grounds to first base. Sakaguchi is thrown out at the plate by Okada. Tachibana advances to third base. Ishikawa advances to second base. Endo reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fujii comes in to pinch run for Tachibana.
Komatsu grounds to short stop. Fujii is thrown out at the plate by Ishii. Ishikawa advances to third base. Endo advances to second base. Komatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yoneda comes in to pinch hit for Sakei.
Yoneda grounds to second base. Yoneda is thrown out at first by Hirakawa.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Top 9th: Chunichi
Takahashi takes the mound to pitch.
Okada strikes out.
Saito hits a double to center field.
Suzuki grounds to second base. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Ohka. Saito advances to third base.
Okada draws a walk.
Hirakawa lines out to right field.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3
Bottom 9th: Yomiuri
Jouda comes in to pitch.
Ohka grounds to short stop. Ohka is thrown out at first by Ishii.
Takagi grounds to first base. Takagi is thrown out at first by Okada.
Saeki lines out to left field.
Chunichi 4, Yomiuri 3