NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHIBA LOTTE MARINES AT ORIX BUFFALOES
04/12/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHIBA LOTTE MARINES AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9544 - TUESDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
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Chiba Lotte Marines (27-12) 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 10 13 0
ORIX Buffaloes (14-25) 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 6 10 0
Marines Score Late, Top Buffaloes, 10-6
The Chiba Lotte Marines knocked off the ORIX Buffaloes, 10-6, at Sea Hawks Stadium. Chris McMichael, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason Chiba Lotte won. The right fielder was 1-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. The first-place Marines have won 7 consecutive games.

The Marines got an important contribution from catcher Rui Kato, who in the top of the eighth punched a 1-1 fastball into right for a run-scoring single. It was his 10th hit of the season and put the Marines ahead, 7-6.

"Winning is the only thing that really matters," McMichael told the Chiba Lotte Daily News. "If you can win without even breaking a sweat, more power to you."
CHIBA LOTTE BATTING LINESCORE ORIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Matsushita 3B 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .331 1 16
J. Omura SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .359 7 41
J. Chong 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .279 3 17
C. McMichael RF 4 3 1 3 1 1 4 .163 6 18
M. Sato CF 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 .270 12 33
Y. Watanabe DH 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .419 0 3
R. Yana 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .274 5 15
   a-H. Koizumi PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
   b-Y. Aoki 1B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .600 0 4
I. Yune LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .227 9 27
R. Kato C 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .256 0 5
Totals 37 10 13 10 7 12 22      
a - H. Koizumi pinch ran for R. Yana in the 8th
b - Y. Aoki substituted for H. Koizumi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sato (7, 1st Inning off K. Ikeda, 2 on, 2 outs) Y. Aoki (1, 9th Inning off Y. Seki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. McMichael (6, 5th Inning off H. Kato, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. McMichael 4 , J. Chong , R. Kato , J. Omura 2 , T. Matsushita , I. Yune , Y. Watanabe 4 , M. Sato 2 , Y. Aoki 2
2-out RBI: C. McMichael , R. Kato , T. Matsushita , M. Sato , Y. Aoki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McMichael , J. Omura , I. Yune , Y. Watanabe
GIDP: R. Kato , R. Yana
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Watanabe (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Omura-Chong-Yana)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Roman 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .265 4 14
Y. Matsushita DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .345 3 18
C. Aan 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .304 13 24
D. Chung CF 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 .248 7 26
N. Ashida 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .235 2 12
T. Kanda RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .239 13 28
J. Baik LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 2 4
T. Kaneshiro SS 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .212 1 6
   a-C. Cygan SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
I. Yoshioka C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .220 3 15
Totals 35 6 10 5 6 7 12      
a - C. Cygan substituted for T. Kaneshiro in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kaneshiro (2, 6th Inning off Y. Yamada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Chung (7, 4th Inning off N. Ogawa, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Kanda (13, 4th Inning off N. Ogawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Chung 5 , A. Roman 2 , T. Kaneshiro 4 , Y. Matsushita 2 , T. Kanda 4
2-out RBI: A. Roman , T. Kaneshiro , Y. Matsushita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Aan , N. Ashida 2
GIDP: J. Baik
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Roman (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Aan-Kaneshiro-Aan, Ashida-Roman-Aan, Yoshioka-Kaneshiro)
CHIBA LOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE ORIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Ogawa 5.0 6 2 2 1 4 2 91 58 4.40   
Y. Yamada 0.2 2 4 4 4 0 0 27 10 25.07   
B. Merrill W (1-0), BS (1) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 40 29 1.42   
H. Fukumoto SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Ogawa 50
Batters Faced: N. Ogawa 21, Y. Yamada 7, B. Merrill 12, H. Fukumoto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ogawa 5-5, Y. Yamada 1-0, B. Merrill 3-3, H. Fukumoto 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Ogawa 91-58, Y. Yamada 27-10, B. Merrill 40-29, H. Fukumoto 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Merrill 2-1 , H. Fukumoto 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ikeda 2.2 2 2 2 2 3 0 44 24 7.03   
H. Kato 2.0 4 4 4 2 1 1 35 19 8.02   
D. Johnson L (1-1) 2.2 3 2 2 2 6 0 57 31 5.03   
Y. Seki 1.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 35 24 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ikeda 43
Batters Faced: K. Ikeda 11, H. Kato 11, D. Johnson 12, Y. Seki 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ikeda 2-2, H. Kato 3-1, D. Johnson 1-0, Y. Seki 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ikeda 44-24, H. Kato 35-19, D. Johnson 57-31, Y. Seki 35-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Seki 2-2
Balk: Y. Seki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris McMichael
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 33711
Special Notes: SP Katsutoyo Ikeda was injured while pitching. SS Tadasumi Kaneshiro was injured while running the bases.
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