NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHIBA LOTTE MARINES AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
03/15/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHIBA LOTTE MARINES AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9475 - TUESDAY, MARCH 15TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chiba Lotte Marines (11-4) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (8-7) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 2
Hot Start Continues for Marines
Jian-gang Chi had a good game, but he could not keep the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from falling, 5-4, to the Chiba Lotte Marines at Sailboats Ballpark. The Tohoku Rakuten second baseman slugged 2 home runs in the loss. Haruo IIda picked up the save for Chiba Lotte, his 4th of the year. The Marines bumped their record to 11-4 with this latest triumph.

In the top of the first inning with one out, Chiba Lotte designated hitter Yoichi Ito grounded out, driving in 1 run. It made the score 5-0, Marines. For the day, Ito drew 1 walk in 4 trips to the plate.

In comments to the Chiba Lotte Daily News, Ito admitted he's been told to improve his work habits. "But," he said, "I know when to take it to another gear."
CHIBA LOTTE BATTING LINESCORE TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Matsushita 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .246 0 2
M. Sato CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .192 5 11
H. Abe 1B 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .283 4 12
C. McMichael RF 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .064 1 3
J. Chong 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .211 1 4
I. Yune LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 5 17
J. Omura SS 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .321 3 13
Y. Ito DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .182 1 4
R. Kato C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 0 1
Totals 33 5 6 5 5 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Chong (4, 1st Inning off N. Fujimoto, 3 on, 0 outs) R. Kato (3, 6th Inning off S. Hirai, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Matsushita (3, 2nd Inning off N. Fujimoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Chong 2 , R. Kato 2 , J. Omura 2 , T. Matsushita 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Ito , R. Kato , T. Matsushita , C. McMichael
GIDP: R. Kato
Sac Bunt: J. Omura
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Omura (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matsushita-Chong-Abe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Rong 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .255 1 3
J. Chi 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .350 4 12
H. Miyagawa RF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .410 6 19
W. Gonzales DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .298 5 14
G. See-to C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .200 0 3
J. Arnott CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .340 6 12
S. Li LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .292 2 5
K. Todd SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .291 3 9
B. Tsou 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .255 4 9
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Tsou (2, 4th Inning off T. Yamauchi, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Chi 2 (4, 3rd Inning off T. Yamauchi, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off H. IIda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Chi 8 , G. See-to , S. Li , W. Gonzales , B. Tsou 2 , H. Miyagawa 3
2-out RBI: , J. Chi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chi , S. Li , W. Gonzales , K. Todd
GIDP: G. See-to
Hit by Pitch: Y. Rong , J. Arnott
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Li (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Tsou 2 (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Rong-Todd-Rong)
CHIBA LOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Yamauchi W (2-1) 6.0 7 3 3 2 6 1 96 58 2.50   
H. Fukumoto H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 17 4.32   
H. IIda SV (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16 13 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Yamauchi 50
Batters Faced: T. Yamauchi 29, H. Fukumoto 6, H. IIda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Yamauchi 4-8, H. Fukumoto 2-0, H. IIda 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Yamauchi 96-58, H. Fukumoto 22-17, H. IIda 16-13
WP: T. Yamauchi
Hit Batsmen: T. Yamauchi 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Fujimoto L (1-2) 5.0 5 5 5 3 5 0 84 48 5.60   
S. Hirai 4.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 39 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Fujimoto 39
Batters Faced: N. Fujimoto 24, S. Hirai 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Fujimoto 5-5, S. Hirai 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Fujimoto 84-48, S. Hirai 39-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jian-gang Chi
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 36474
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