NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HIROSHIMA TOYO CARP AT YOMIURI GIANTS
10/29/2024
 
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HIROSHIMA TOYO CARP AT YOMIURI GIANTS
GAME ID: 15531 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 10 10 0
Yomiuri Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
First Stage Goes the Distance, Hiroshima Toyo Prevails
Hiroshima Toyo Carp won a nail-biting series against the Yomiuri Giants 2-1, wrapping up the First Stage finale 10-2 at Tokyo Dome.

Carp right fielder Seiya Suzuki was named the series MVP.

He batted .455, drove in 1 runs and scored 2 to lead Hiroshima Toyo into the next round of play.

"Seiya was real solid for us, real solid," said Carp manager . "I normally say I'd like to have nine of him out there, but thankfully we got by with just one this time."

The Hiroshima Toyo Carp will play against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the next round. Tokyo Yakult had a bye in the First Stage. The Final Stage schedule will be announced after the First Stage finishes..
HIROSHIMA TOYO BATTING LINESCORE YOMIURI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Otake CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .286 0 2
R. Nishikawa LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .091 0 1
S. Suzuki RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .455 1 1
J. Osuna 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .333 1 2
E. Mogi 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .300 0 1
S. Nakamura C 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .167 1 3
Y. Nirasawa SS 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .250 0 3
R. Kikuchi 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-K. Hayashi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Wanaka 2B 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 .000 0 1
A. Kuri P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Kinoshita PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
   S. Iwazaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Hatsuki PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   J. Nishi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 10 10 10 4 8 16      
a - K. Hayashi pinch hit for R. Kikuchi in the 3rd
b - T. Wanaka substituted for K. Hayashi in the 3rd
c - M. Kinoshita pinch hit for A. Kuri in the 7th
d - R. Hatsuki pinch hit for S. Iwazaki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mogi (1, 4th Inning off R. Akiyoshi, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Otake 2 (2, 6th Inning off S. Patton, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Oe, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Nishikawa (1, 6th Inning off S. Patton, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Nirasawa (1, 8th Inning off Y. Takanashi, 3 on, 1 out) , R. Hatsuki (1, 8th Inning off R. Oe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Otake 4 , R. Nishikawa 2 , S. Suzuki , J. Osuna 2 , E. Mogi 2 , S. Nakamura , Y. Nirasawa 2 , R. Hatsuki 2
2-out RBI: N. Otake , J. Osuna , E. Mogi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Otake , R. Nishikawa , J. Osuna
Sac Bunt: R. Nishikawa
Sac Fly: T. Wanaka , M. Kinoshita
Hit by Pitch: R. Nishikawa
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kikuchi-Nirasawa-Osuna)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamashita RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 1
Y. Maru CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .308 1 1
K. Okamoto 1B, 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .200 0 1
B. O'Grady LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .091 0 1
T. Endo SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 1
T. Oshiro C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .455 0 2
T. Hirooka 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429 0 1
   b-K. Ito PH, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
N. Yoshikawa 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 0 0
C. Crisostomo Mercedes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Togo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Akiyoshi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Wakabayashi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Patton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Nakagawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Inoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   Y. Takanashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Oe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Hagiwara PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 4 5 17      
a - R. Nakayama pinch hit for S. Togo in the 3rd
b - K. Ito pinch hit for T. Hirooka in the 4th
c - A. Wakabayashi pinch hit for R. Akiyoshi in the 5th
d - S. Inoue pinch hit for K. Nakagawa in the 7th
e - T. Hagiwara pinch hit for R. Oe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oshiro (1, 8th Inning off J. Nishi, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Hagiwara (1, 9th Inning off J. Nishi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Maru 2 , B. O'Grady , T. Endo , T. Oshiro 3 , N. Yoshikawa , T. Hagiwara 2
2-out RBI: T. Oshiro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Maru 2 , K. Ito , N. Yoshikawa
GIDP: T. Endo
Sac Bunt: B. O'Grady
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: N. Yoshikawa
OF assists: 1 (Yamashita(Mogi at 3rd base))
HIROSHIMA TOYO PITCHING LINESCORE YOMIURI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kuri W (1-0) 6.0 4 1 1 4 3 0 97 1.50   
S. Iwazaki H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.00   
J. Nishi 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 31 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kuri 59
Batters Faced: A. Kuri 25, S. Iwazaki 4, J. Nishi 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kuri 6-8, S. Iwazaki 1-2, J. Nishi 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kuri 97-56, S. Iwazaki 18-11, J. Nishi 31-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Crisostomo Mercedes 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0.00   
S. Togo 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0.00   
R. Akiyoshi L (0-1) 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 0 23 0.00   
S. Patton 1.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 26 18.00   
K. Nakagawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
Y. Takanashi 0.1 3 5 5 1 1 0 20 135.00   
R. Oe 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Crisostomo Mercedes 53
Batters Faced: C. Crisostomo Mercedes 7, S. Togo 2, R. Akiyoshi 8, S. Patton 8, K. Nakagawa 3, Y. Takanashi 6, R. Oe 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Crisostomo Mercedes 6-1, S. Togo 0-0, R. Akiyoshi 4-0, S. Patton 0-1, K. Nakagawa 0-2, Y. Takanashi 0-0, R. Oe 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Crisostomo Mercedes 22-14, S. Togo 8-6, R. Akiyoshi 23-17, S. Patton 26-14, K. Nakagawa 13-8, Y. Takanashi 20-10, R. Oe 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nakagawa 3-1 , R. Oe 1-1
Hit Batsmen: Y. Takanashi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aren Kuri
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Start Time: 8:05 PM JST
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 45255
Special Notes: SP Cristopher Crisostomo Mercedes was injured while pitching.
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