NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS
03/22/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS
GAME ID: 9500 - TUESDAY, MARCH 22ND, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (12-10) 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 8 12 0
Saitama Seibu Lions (10-12) 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 11 13 0
Big Day by Tomita Sparks Lions Win
Saitama Seibu and Tohoku Rakuten duked it out at Field of the Chariots and the Lions came out victorious.

Yoshikatsu Tomita added some punch to the Saitama Seibu offense, helping them outmuscle the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, 11-8. In the game, Tomita, who is tied for 8th in the PL in runs scored with 15, was 3-4 with a home run, a triple, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Tommie Jaffray, who went 6.1 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 5 runs on 9 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 12. His record now stands at 2-3.

With two out in the top of the seventh, the Golden Eagles had the bases loaded. Shan-bo Li had a chance to deliver a big hit, but he grounded out. The score remained 11-5 in favor of the Lions.

Saitama Seibu, now 10-12, holds 5th place in the Pacific Division.
TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORE SAITAMA SEIBU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Rong 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .247 2 5
   a-T. Okuda PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Kaku 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 2 5
J. Chi 2B 5 2 1 0 0 2 3 .333 5 16
W. Gonzales DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .304 5 16
K. Todd SS 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 .329 5 15
B. Tsou 3B 5 2 2 4 0 3 3 .243 6 14
J. Arnott CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .307 8 17
S. Li LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .274 2 8
J. Sakai C 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .263 3 3
Y. Kitamura RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .500 1 1
Totals 39 8 12 7 5 14 18      
a - T. Okuda pinch hit for Y. Rong in the 7th
b - H. Kaku substituted for T. Okuda in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Kitamura (1, 3rd Inning off T. Jaffray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Todd (5, 5th Inning off T. Jaffray, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Tsou 2 (6, 4th Inning off T. Jaffray, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off U. Nagao, 1 on, 0 outs) Y. Kitamura (1, 8th Inning off U. Nagao, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Chi , W. Gonzales 2 , J. Sakai , K. Todd 5 , B. Tsou 8 , Y. Kitamura 6 , J. Arnott , H. Kaku
2-out RBI: K. Todd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Li , W. Gonzales , J. Sakai
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Todd (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Li (Tomita at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Taoka DH 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 .150 0 3
Y. Tomita SS 4 3 3 4 1 1 0 .244 2 8
B. Erickson 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .398 4 12
Z. Baucum RF 3 0 0 2 1 1 3 .259 0 14
N. Nakashima 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .333 0 1
L. Kundi 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .317 6 11
T. Nagashima LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .235 0 3
Y. Okawa CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .304 0 9
T. Moriguchi C 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .250 1 8
Totals 35 11 13 11 7 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Tomita (3, 2nd Inning off T. Choi, 2 on, 1 out) Y. Okawa (2, 4th Inning off S. Abe, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Erickson (8, 7th Inning off E. Thurgood, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Kundi (2, 6th Inning off E. Thurgood, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Y. Tomita (1, 5th Inning off S. Abe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Tomita (2, 1st Inning off T. Choi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Tomita 9 , Y. Okawa 4 , T. Moriguchi , B. Erickson 3 , N. Nakashima 2 , L. Kundi 2 , T. Nagashima
2-out RBI: L. Kundi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Moriguchi 2 , Z. Baucum , T. Nagashima
Sac Fly: Z. Baucum
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Okawa (4) , T. Taoka 2 (7)
TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORE SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Choi L (0-2) 1.1 6 7 7 1 0 1 25 16 10.47   
S. Abe 2.2 5 4 4 6 2 0 80 40 3.97   
E. Thurgood 4.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 39 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Choi 7
Batters Faced: T. Choi 11, S. Abe 18, E. Thurgood 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Choi 3-1, S. Abe 2-3, E. Thurgood 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Choi 25-16, S. Abe 80-40, E. Thurgood 39-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Abe 1-1 , E. Thurgood 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Jaffray W (2-3) 6.1 9 5 5 3 12 2 130 82 5.56   
U. Nagao 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 2 37 18 15.43   
K. Onishi SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Jaffray 44
Batters Faced: T. Jaffray 31, U. Nagao 10, K. Onishi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Jaffray 4-3, U. Nagao 2-2, K. Onishi 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Jaffray 130-82, U. Nagao 37-18, K. Onishi 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: U. Nagao 3-1
WP: U. Nagao
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshikatsu Tomita
Ballpark: Field of the Chariots
Weather: Roof closed, 65 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 36712
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