NLPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORRIX BUFFALOES AT TOHOKU RAKUTTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
07/08/2042
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NLPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORRIX BUFFALOES AT TOHOKU RAKUTTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 15210 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orrix Buffaloes (46-47) 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 12 1
Tohoku Rakutten Golden Eagles (47-46) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 12 0
Golden Eagles Suffer 6-4 Setback
Tohoku Rakutten left fielder Kouji Homma had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 6-4, to Orrix at Kleenex Stadium Miyagi. Homma was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Getting the save was Kuniyasu Konishi, his 7th. The loss makes Tohoku Rakutten 47-46.

Shigeru Asano, the Orrix center fielder, contributed a 2-run single in the top of the fourth inning to make the score 4-0, Buffaloes. For the game, Asano went 1 for 5. He drove in 2 runs.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Asano told the Orrix Daily. "It's as simple as that."
ORRIX BATTING LINESCORE TOHOKU RAKUTTEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Asano CF 5 0 1 2 0 3 3 .256 5 28
M. Sakamoto 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .268 2 27
T. Ota 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .298 33 83
   a-T. Arakaki RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 5
J. Haddock RF, 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .248 13 43
N. Nakahara LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .292 14 48
S. Sakakura C 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .273 6 36
J. Fritsche SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .264 7 33
S. Abe 2B 5 1 0 1 0 2 5 .250 0 14
A. Kawasaki DH 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .269 2 6
Totals 38 6 12 6 5 14 21      
a - T. Arakaki substituted for T. Ota in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Haddock 2 (13, 1st Inning off S. Hatake, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off S. Hatake, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Kawasaki (4, 6th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Sakamoto (16, 6th Inning off K. Izumi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Asano , M. Sakamoto 4 , T. Ota , J. Haddock 4 , N. Nakahara , S. Sakakura , J. Fritsche 2 , A. Kawasaki 2
2-out RBI: S. Asano , M. Sakamoto , T. Ota , N. Nakahara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Asano , T. Ota , N. Nakahara , S. Sakakura , S. Abe
Sac Bunt: S. Sakakura
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fritsche (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Abe-Fritsche-Haddock)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kobukata SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 3 32
Y. Hori 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .293 1 10
R. Butt RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .318 8 53
R. Ota 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275 17 63
K. Homma LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .266 10 31
R. Matsui DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287 3 31
E. Koyama 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .289 5 27
S. Uchiyama C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 11 24
   a-A. Ulate PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 4 31
A. Fujikawa CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .387 1 4
Totals 36 4 12 4 0 5 13      
a - A. Ulate pinch hit for S. Uchiyama in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Koyama (16, 4th Inning off D. Tajima, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Homma (10, 8th Inning off D. Tell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Hori 2 , R. Butt , R. Ota , K. Homma 6 , R. Matsui , E. Koyama 2 , A. Ulate , A. Fujikawa 2
2-out RBI: R. Butt , K. Homma , E. Koyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Butt , E. Koyama 2 , S. Uchiyama
GIDP: H. Kobukata
Sac Bunt: H. Kobukata
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Butt (7)
ORRIX PITCHING LINESCORE TOHOKU RAKUTTEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Tajima W (3-4) 7.0 10 3 3 0 3 0 86 3.36   
D. Tell H (5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 3.57   
K. Konishi SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Tajima 48
Batters Faced: D. Tajima 30, D. Tell 4, K. Konishi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Tajima 10-6, D. Tell 0-2, K. Konishi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Tajima 86-63, D. Tell 16-10, K. Konishi 15-7
WP: D. Tajima
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hatake L (3-4) 5.0 8 4 4 2 7 0 101 6.49   
K. Izumi 1.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 30 1.98   
M. Saeki 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 34 1.38   
Y. Matsui 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 0.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hatake 40
Batters Faced: S. Hatake 25, K. Izumi 7, M. Saeki 8, Y. Matsui 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hatake 3-5, K. Izumi 0-0, M. Saeki 1-2, Y. Matsui 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hatake 101-63, K. Izumi 30-18, M. Saeki 34-22, Y. Matsui 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kouji Homma
Ballpark: Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 23237
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