NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHUNICHI DRAGONS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
05/04/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHUNICHI DRAGONS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
GAME ID: 9789 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chunichi Dragons (37-22) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 1
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (33-26) 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 5 9 1
Thrilling Walk-Off Win for Swallows
The Chunichi Dragons got a superb performance from designated hitter Katsuya Higa. Still, it wasn't enough to beat Tokyo Yakult. The Swallows won the game, 5-4. In spite of the loss, Higa was named the player of the game. He was 2-2 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Tokyo Yakult reliever Lee Lee was credited with the win, to go to 4-0. Tomoo Sato took the loss for Chunichi. The Swallows bumped their record to 33-26 with this latest triumph.

Ling-lai Zhu had the critical at-bat for Tokyo Yakult. With two out in the bottom of the ninth inning, he hit a walk-off run-scoring single. It gave Tokyo Yakult the 5-4 walk-off win.

"It's a thrill to get that kind of win," Zhu said.
CHUNICHI BATTING LINESCORE TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Okumura RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .291 20 60
   b-S. Masukawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 7
   c-S. Hsi 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 4 12
C. Konda 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .308 8 33
H. Narm 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .344 18 53
J. Song LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .241 11 31
   d-M. Nakamura PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 4
   e-A. Okumura LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
H. Kaneshiro SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .266 2 30
T. Masuda C 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .224 5 22
K. Higa DH 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 .278 9 31
R. Kanitkar CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .303 1 28
M. Okamoto 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .281 6 27
   a-M. Ishimaru PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .336 7 23
Totals 28 4 6 3 8 6 25      
a - M. Ishimaru pinch hit for M. Okamoto in the 7th
b - S. Masukawa pinch hit for T. Okumura in the 7th
c - S. Hsi substituted for S. Masukawa in the 7th
d - M. Nakamura pinch hit for J. Song in the 8th
e - A. Okumura substituted for M. Nakamura in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Kanitkar , H. Narm , C. Konda , K. Higa 2 , M. Ishimaru
2-out RBI: K. Higa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Masuda , R. Kanitkar , H. Narm , S. Masukawa
GIDP: C. Konda , H. Kaneshiro , T. Okumura
Sac Bunt: K. Higa
Sac Fly: M. Okamoto
Hit by Pitch: S. Hsi
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Kanitkar (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castaneda CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .294 4 28
N. Ishikawa LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .396 1 6
   a-L. Zhu 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .279 4 34
K. Matsuoka 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .270 2 33
E. Castro RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .265 12 34
S. Taylor SS 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .204 1 26
S. Higgins DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .185 1 10
K. Char 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .264 12 47
G. Fukuhara 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .229 3 14
   b-Y. Shimada RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .475 2 8
   c-W. Inoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 5 11
S. Woo C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 1 10
   d-J. Gerndt PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 9 10      
a - L. Zhu substituted for N. Ishikawa in the 7th
b - Y. Shimada substituted for G. Fukuhara in the 7th
c - W. Inoue pinch hit for Y. Shimada in the 9th
d - J. Gerndt pinch hit for S. Woo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Char (12, 6th Inning off N. McClure, 1 on, 2 outs) W. Castaneda (4, 5th Inning off N. McClure, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Ishikawa , K. Char 4 , W. Castaneda 5 , S. Woo , S. Taylor , K. Matsuoka , L. Zhu , J. Gerndt
2-out RBI: K. Char , W. Castaneda , L. Zhu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Char , K. Matsuoka 2
Sac Bunt: W. Castaneda
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Ishikawa (5) , K. Matsuoka (25)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Shimada (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Matsuoka-Taylor-Fukuhara, Matsuoka-Taylor-Fukuhara, Taylor-Matsuoka-Fukuhara)
CHUNICHI PITCHING LINESCORE TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. McClure 7.0 7 4 4 2 8 2 99 63 4.87   
T. Sato L (2-1) 1.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 24 16 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. McClure 53
Batters Faced: N. McClure 30, T. Sato 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. McClure 6-7, T. Sato 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. McClure 99-63, T. Sato 24-16
WP: T. Sato
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Okada 7.0 3 3 3 7 3 0 101 54 3.72   
N. Toguchi H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 6 0.00   
A. Sulagna H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 3.60   
L. Lee W (4-0), BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 15 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Okada 55
Batters Faced: F. Okada 28, N. Toguchi 3, A. Sulagna 2, L. Lee 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Okada 11-4, N. Toguchi 0-0, A. Sulagna 1-0, L. Lee 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Okada 101-54, N. Toguchi 15-6, A. Sulagna 10-6, L. Lee 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sulagna 2-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Lee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Katsuya Higa
Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 33241
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