Game Date: Oct 26th, 2069
Yomiuri 5 - Saitama 6
Date: July 28th, 2066
Game: League [#5488128] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 27,070
Winning Pitcher: Takashi Nishiyama (4-3)
Losing Pitcher: Haruo Sasaki (2-3)
Player Of The Game: Sadaharu Wakatabe (3)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Yomiuri Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 13 | ||
Yomiuri Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Hasegawa 3b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | |
| Y. Yoshioka 1b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .240 | |
| S. Nakamura cf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | |
| T. Iguchi rf | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | |
| H. Inao lf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .254 | |
| R. Hiramatsu dh | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .280 | |
| T. Fukudome c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .252 | |
| S. Kudo 2b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .205 | |
| T. Kondou ss | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .266 | |
| Total | 47 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| R. Shirota | 6⅔ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 97 | 67 | 6 | - | 13 | 6.56 | |
| T. Saitou BS (3) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 2 | - | 2 | 5.50 | |
| S. Endo | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.72 | |
| Y. Amaya BS (1) | ⅓ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 6.33 | |
| D. Hoshino | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 20 | 2 | - | 3 | 6.00 | |
| H. Sasaki L (2-3) | 1⅓ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 1 | - | 1 | 6.14 | |
| Total | 11⅔ | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 54 | 202 | 134 | 13 | - | 21 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| R. Shirota p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Saitou p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Endo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Amaya p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Hoshino p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Sasaki p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Fukudome c | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Yoshioka 1b | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kudo 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Hasegawa 3b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kondou ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Inao lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nakamura cf | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iguchi rf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| M. Masuda ss | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .252 | |
| N. Amemiya dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | |
| R. Tomiyama dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .325 | |
| K. Iguchi c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | |
| F. Tanaka rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| I. Ogawa rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .295 | |
| K. Ota cf | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .239 | |
| Y. Hashiratani 1b | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | |
| K. Enatsu lf | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .318 | |
| S. Wakatabe 3b | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .241 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 | |
| Total | 52 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Murakami | 5⅔ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 135 | 77 | 7 | - | 7 | 3.46 | |
| O. Miura | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 20 | 3 | - | 3 | 4.91 | |
| T. Nishiyama W (4-3) | 4⅓ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 43 | 5 | - | 4 | 2.11 | |
| Total | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 227 | 140 | 15 | - | 14 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Murakami p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| O. Miura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Iguchi c | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Hashiratani 1b | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Yamamoto 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe 3b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Masuda ss | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu lf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka rf | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Ogawa rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Sadaharu Wakatabe
Managers
Yomiuri: Salomon Gallardo
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Yomiuri: none
Saitama: C-Kato, OF-Yamashita, OF-Ikeda, OF-Matsuda
Starting Pitcher
Yomiuri: R. Shirota
Saitama: K. Murakami
Pitcher Fatigue
Yomiuri: Arai-Light, Echigo-Heavy, Kageru-Heavy, Saitou-Light, Amaya-Light, Takatsu-Heavy, Kono-Light
Saitama: Murayama-Heavy, Sasaki-Heavy, Ishikawa-Light, Nishiyama-Moderate, Kimura-Heavy
Power Index
Yomiuri: 91.8
Saitama: 95.4
Lineup Selection
Yomiuri: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: July 28th, 2066
Game Type: League
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 27,070
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sat Oct 19 2024 @ 6:36:52 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: R. Shirota (L)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 3B-Hasegawa (R), 1B-Yoshioka (R), CF-Nakamura (L), RF-Iguchi (S), LF-Inao (R), DH-Hiramatsu (R), C-Fukudome (R), 2B-Kudo (R), SS-Kondou (R)
Saitama: SS-Masuda (R), DH-Amemiya (R), C-Iguchi (L), RF-Tanaka (R), CF-Ota (R), 1B-Hashiratani (R), LF-Enatsu (L), 3B-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Yamamoto (R)
Top 1st: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa pops out to short stop.
Yoshioka draws a walk.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Yoshioka is thrown out at second by Masuda. Nakamura reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Iguchi hits a single to right field. Nakamura advances to third base.
Inao hits a ground ball single through to right field. Nakamura comes in to score. Iguchi is thrown out at third by Tanaka.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda strikes out.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kudo.
Iguchi hits a double to center field.
Tanaka flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Hiramatsu flies out to left field.
Fukudome hits a single to center field.
Kudo bunts to the pitcher. Kudo is thrown out at first by Murakami. Fukudome advances to second base.
Kondou hits a ground ball single to first base. Fukudome advances to third base.
Hasegawa draws a walk.
Yoshioka lines out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Ota strikes out.
Hashiratani strikes out.
Enatsu hits a single to left field.
Wakatabe hits a home run to left field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Yamamoto flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 2
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Murakami throws a wild pitch. Nakamura advances to second base.
Iguchi strikes out.
Inao strikes out.
Hiramatsu lines out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 2
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda flies out to center field.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Iguchi flies out to center field.
Amemiya steals second base.
Tanaka grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Kudo.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Fukudome draws a walk.
Kudo tries to bunt, but pops out to the catcher.
Kondou strikes out.
Hasegawa flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Ota flies out to center field.
Hashiratani reaches on an error by center field Nakamura.
Enatsu pops out to third base.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshioka hits a double to right field.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Murakami throws a wild pitch. Yoshioka advances to third base. Nakamura advances to second base.
Iguchi hits a single to center field. Yoshioka comes in to score. Nakamura advances to third base.
Inao flies out to right field. Nakamura comes in to score.
Hiramatsu grounds to second base on a hit and run. Iguchi is thrown out at second by Yamamoto. Hiramatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fukudome grounds to second base. Fukudome is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto grounds to short stop. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Kondou.
Masuda flies out to right field.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kudo flies out to left field.
Kondou flies out to left field.
Hasegawa hits a home run to left field.
Miura comes in to pitch.
Yoshioka grounds to third base. Yoshioka is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Tanaka grounds to third base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Ota strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 2
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Iguchi strikes out.
Inao flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Hashiratani grounds to short stop. Hashiratani is thrown out at first by Kondou.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Saitou comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single to second base.
Yamamoto reaches on an error by first base Yoshioka. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Masuda hits a double to left field. Wakatabe comes in to score. Yamamoto comes in to score.
Tomiyama comes in to pinch hit for Amemiya.
Tomiyama pops out to short stop.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 4
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Hiramatsu pops out to second base.
Fukudome strikes out.
Kudo hits a home run to right field.
Kondou hits a ground ball single to second base.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Hasegawa hits a single to center field. Kondou advances to second base.
Yoshioka flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 4
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi strikes out.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Ogawa hits a single to center field.
Ota flies out to right field.
Hashiratani hits a single to center field. Ogawa advances to second base.
Endo comes in to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 4
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Iguchi hits a double to right field.
Inao grounds to third base. Inao is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Iguchi holds at second base.
Hiramatsu lines out to left field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 4
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Amaya comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Yamamoto hits a ground ball single through to right field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Tomiyama hits a double to right field. Wakatabe comes in to score. Yamamoto advances to third base.
The infield draws in and outfield is playing shallow.
Iguchi is intentionally walked.
Hoshino comes in to pitch.
Ogawa fouls out to third base.
Ota grounds to first base. Ota is thrown out at first by Yoshioka.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Top 10th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Fukudome strikes out.
Kudo strikes out.
Kondou lines out to third base.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 10th: Saitama
Hoshino takes the mound to pitch.
Hashiratani hits a double to center field.
The outfield is playing shallow.
Enatsu hits a single to right field. Hashiratani advances to third base.
The infield draws in and outfield is playing shallow.
Wakatabe pops out to second base.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Top 11th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa grounds to short stop. Hasegawa is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yoshioka grounds to second base. Yoshioka is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Nakamura hits a double to center field.
Iguchi grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 11th: Saitama
Hoshino takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama grounds to first base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Yoshioka.
Sasaki comes in to pitch.
Iguchi strikes out.
Ogawa grounds to first base. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Yoshioka.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Top 12th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Inao hits a single to right field.
Hiramatsu hits a single to right field on a hit and run. Inao advances to second base.
Fukudome tries to bunt to third base. Inao is forced out at third by Wakatabe. Hiramatsu advances to second base. Fukudome reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kudo pops out to short stop.
Kondou flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 12th: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ota strikes out.
Hashiratani flies out to right field.
Enatsu hits a double to left field.
Wakatabe is hit by the pitch.
Yamamoto hits a single to center field. Enatsu comes in to score. Wakatabe advances to third base.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 6
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: R. Shirota (L)
Saitama: K. Murakami (R)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 3B-Hasegawa (R), 1B-Yoshioka (R), CF-Nakamura (L), RF-Iguchi (S), LF-Inao (R), DH-Hiramatsu (R), C-Fukudome (R), 2B-Kudo (R), SS-Kondou (R)
Saitama: SS-Masuda (R), DH-Amemiya (R), C-Iguchi (L), RF-Tanaka (R), CF-Ota (R), 1B-Hashiratani (R), LF-Enatsu (L), 3B-Wakatabe (R), 2B-Yamamoto (R)
Top 1st: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa pops out to short stop.
Yoshioka draws a walk.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Yoshioka is thrown out at second by Masuda. Nakamura reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Iguchi hits a single to right field. Nakamura advances to third base.
Inao hits a ground ball single through to right field. Nakamura comes in to score. Iguchi is thrown out at third by Tanaka.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda strikes out.
Amemiya grounds to second base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Kudo.
Iguchi hits a double to center field.
Tanaka flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Hiramatsu flies out to left field.
Fukudome hits a single to center field.
Kudo bunts to the pitcher. Kudo is thrown out at first by Murakami. Fukudome advances to second base.
Kondou hits a ground ball single to first base. Fukudome advances to third base.
Hasegawa draws a walk.
Yoshioka lines out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Ota strikes out.
Hashiratani strikes out.
Enatsu hits a single to left field.
Wakatabe hits a home run to left field. Enatsu comes in to score.
Yamamoto flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 2
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Murakami throws a wild pitch. Nakamura advances to second base.
Iguchi strikes out.
Inao strikes out.
Hiramatsu lines out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 2
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Masuda flies out to center field.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Iguchi flies out to center field.
Amemiya steals second base.
Tanaka grounds to second base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Kudo.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Fukudome draws a walk.
Kudo tries to bunt, but pops out to the catcher.
Kondou strikes out.
Hasegawa flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Ota flies out to center field.
Hashiratani reaches on an error by center field Nakamura.
Enatsu pops out to third base.
Wakatabe flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 1, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshioka hits a double to right field.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Murakami throws a wild pitch. Yoshioka advances to third base. Nakamura advances to second base.
Iguchi hits a single to center field. Yoshioka comes in to score. Nakamura advances to third base.
Inao flies out to right field. Nakamura comes in to score.
Hiramatsu grounds to second base on a hit and run. Iguchi is thrown out at second by Yamamoto. Hiramatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Fukudome grounds to second base. Fukudome is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto grounds to short stop. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Kondou.
Masuda flies out to right field.
Amemiya flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 3, Saitama 2
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Murakami takes the mound to pitch.
Kudo flies out to left field.
Kondou flies out to left field.
Hasegawa hits a home run to left field.
Miura comes in to pitch.
Yoshioka grounds to third base. Yoshioka is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi flies out to right field.
Tanaka grounds to third base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Ota strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 2
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura grounds to short stop. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Iguchi strikes out.
Inao flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 2
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Shirota takes the mound to pitch.
Hashiratani grounds to short stop. Hashiratani is thrown out at first by Kondou.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Saitou comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single to second base.
Yamamoto reaches on an error by first base Yoshioka. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Masuda hits a double to left field. Wakatabe comes in to score. Yamamoto comes in to score.
Tomiyama comes in to pinch hit for Amemiya.
Tomiyama pops out to short stop.
Yomiuri 4, Saitama 4
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Miura takes the mound to pitch.
Hiramatsu pops out to second base.
Fukudome strikes out.
Kudo hits a home run to right field.
Kondou hits a ground ball single to second base.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Hasegawa hits a single to center field. Kondou advances to second base.
Yoshioka flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 4
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi strikes out.
Ogawa comes in to pinch hit for Tanaka.
Ogawa hits a single to center field.
Ota flies out to right field.
Hashiratani hits a single to center field. Ogawa advances to second base.
Endo comes in to pitch.
Enatsu flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 4
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Iguchi hits a double to right field.
Inao grounds to third base. Inao is thrown out at first by Wakatabe. Iguchi holds at second base.
Hiramatsu lines out to left field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 4
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Amaya comes in to pitch.
Wakatabe hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Yamamoto hits a ground ball single through to right field. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Tomiyama hits a double to right field. Wakatabe comes in to score. Yamamoto advances to third base.
The infield draws in and outfield is playing shallow.
Iguchi is intentionally walked.
Hoshino comes in to pitch.
Ogawa fouls out to third base.
Ota grounds to first base. Ota is thrown out at first by Yoshioka.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Top 10th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Fukudome strikes out.
Kudo strikes out.
Kondou lines out to third base.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 10th: Saitama
Hoshino takes the mound to pitch.
Hashiratani hits a double to center field.
The outfield is playing shallow.
Enatsu hits a single to right field. Hashiratani advances to third base.
The infield draws in and outfield is playing shallow.
Wakatabe pops out to second base.
Yamamoto strikes out.
Masuda flies out to left field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Top 11th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa grounds to short stop. Hasegawa is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yoshioka grounds to second base. Yoshioka is thrown out at first by Yamamoto.
Nakamura hits a double to center field.
Iguchi grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Masuda.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 11th: Saitama
Hoshino takes the mound to pitch.
Tomiyama grounds to first base. Tomiyama is thrown out at first by Yoshioka.
Sasaki comes in to pitch.
Iguchi strikes out.
Ogawa grounds to first base. Ogawa is thrown out at first by Yoshioka.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Top 12th: Yomiuri
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Inao hits a single to right field.
Hiramatsu hits a single to right field on a hit and run. Inao advances to second base.
Fukudome tries to bunt to third base. Inao is forced out at third by Wakatabe. Hiramatsu advances to second base. Fukudome reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kudo pops out to short stop.
Kondou flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 5
Bottom 12th: Saitama
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ota strikes out.
Hashiratani flies out to right field.
Enatsu hits a double to left field.
Wakatabe is hit by the pitch.
Yamamoto hits a single to center field. Enatsu comes in to score. Wakatabe advances to third base.
Yomiuri 5, Saitama 6