Game Date: Nov 2nd, 2069
Yomiuri 12 - Chiba 10
Date: July 5th, 2066
Game: League [#5488277] 
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Attendance: 24,488
Winning Pitcher: Hirokazu Kudō (3-0)
Losing Pitcher: Isao Yoneda (3-3)
Save: Eiichi Arai (17)
Player Of The Game: Hiroki Inao (2)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Yomiuri Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Chiba Marines | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 4 | ||
Yomiuri Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| Y. Hasegawa 3b | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | |
| H. Inao lf | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | |
| S. Nakamura rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 | |
| R. Kokawa rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | |
| T. Iguchi cf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | |
| Y. Kaneko 1b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | |
| R. Hiramatsu dh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | |
| T. Fukudome c | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | |
| T. Yamazaki 2b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| T. Kondou ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 | |
| S. Matsuda ss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | |
| Total | 40 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Echigo | 2⅔ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 55 | 37 | 3 | - | 5 | 4.62 | |
| H. Sasaki | 2⅔ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 27 | 2 | - | 6 | 5.74 | |
| H. Kudo W (3-0) | 2⅔ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 32 | 4 | - | 5 | 2.13 | |
| E. Arai S (17) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | 3.66 | |
| Total | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 145 | 102 | 10 | - | 16 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Echigo p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Sasaki p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kudo p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Arai p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Fukudome c | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kaneko 1b | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamazaki 2b | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Hasegawa 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kondou ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuda ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Inao lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iguchi cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nakamura rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kokawa rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chiba Marines
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| T. Yamamoto cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | |
| T. Ohka cf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | |
| R. Nakamura c | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .105 | |
| S. Kawai ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | |
| R. Ishigami 3b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .212 | |
| O. Abe 2b | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 | |
| T. Wakamatsu 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .297 | |
| R. Uehara rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 | |
| S. Takasu dh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | |
| T. Kohiyama lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | |
| Total | 40 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| Y. Sugiyama | 4⅓ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 74 | 48 | 5 | - | 5 | 5.97 | |
| M. Asano | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 29 | 4 | - | 3 | 4.26 | |
| I. Yoneda BS (6) L (3-3) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 1 | - | 0 | 7.44 | |
| K. Kouki | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | 3.13 | |
| S. Nakamura | 1⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 0 | - | 3 | 4.58 | |
| Total | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 174 | 111 | 10 | - | 12 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| Y. Sugiyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Asano p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Yoneda p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Kouki p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nakamura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Nakamura c | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Wakamatsu 1b | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Abe 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ishigami 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kawai ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kohiyama lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamamoto cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Ohka cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Uehara rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Yomiuri: Hiroki Inao
Managers
Yomiuri: Salomon Gallardo
Chiba: Billy Short
Injuries
Yomiuri: 2B-Kudo, OF-Yoshioka
Chiba: none
Starting Pitcher
Yomiuri: K. Echigo
Chiba: Y. Sugiyama
Pitcher Fatigue
Yomiuri: Arai-Light, Shirota-Light, Hoshino-Light, Kageru-Light, Takatsu-Light, Sasaki-Light, Kono-Heavy
Chiba: Tsujio-Light, Aoki-Light, Yamaguchi-Heavy, Fujishima-Moderate, Endo-Moderate, Nakamura-None, Yoneda-Light
Power Index
Yomiuri: 92.4
Chiba: 91.0
Lineup Selection
Yomiuri: Default [option #3]
Chiba: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: July 5th, 2066
Game Type: League
Ballpark: ZOZO Marine Stadium
Weather: Windy - Blowing Out
Attendance: 24,488
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sun Oct 13 2024 @ 3:35:51 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: K. Echigo (L)
Chiba: Y. Sugiyama (R)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 3B-Hasegawa (R), LF-Inao (R), RF-Nakamura (L), CF-Iguchi (S), 1B-Kaneko (S), DH-Hiramatsu (R), C-Fukudome (R), 2B-Yamazaki (S), SS-Kondou (R)
Chiba: CF-Yamamoto (S), C-Nakamura (R), SS-Kawai (R), 3B-Ishigami (S), 2B-Abe (R), 1B-Wakamatsu (L), RF-Uehara (L), DH-Takasu (L), LF-Kohiyama (L)
Top 1st: Yomiuri
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa draws a walk.
Inao flies out to center field.
Nakamura strikes out.
Iguchi hits a home run to right field. Hasegawa comes in to score.
Kaneko grounds to second base. Kaneko is thrown out at first by Abe.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto grounds to second base. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Nakamura pops out to second base.
Kawai strikes out.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 0
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Hiramatsu strikes out.
Fukudome grounds to third base. Fukudome is thrown out at first by Ishigami.
Yamazaki pops out to second base.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 0
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
Ishigami hits a home run to left field.
Abe hits a double to right field.
Wakamatsu flies out to center field.
Uehara grounds to short stop. Uehara is thrown out at first by Kondou. Abe advances to third base.
Takasu hits a home run to right field. Abe comes in to score.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single to third base.
Yamamoto lines out to second base.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 3
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Kondou strikes out.
Hasegawa grounds to short stop. Hasegawa is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Inao grounds to second base. Inao is thrown out at first by Abe.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 3
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura lines out to the pitcher.
Kawai hits a double to center field.
Ishigami pops out to the pitcher.
Abe hits a single to center field. Kawai comes in to score.
Sasaki comes in to pitch.
Wakamatsu grounds to second base. Wakamatsu is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 4
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura strikes out.
Iguchi grounds to second base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Abe.
Kaneko strikes out.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 4
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Takasu flies out to left field.
Kohiyama flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 4
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Hiramatsu strikes out.
Fukudome hits a home run to left field.
Yamazaki hits a home run to right field.
Asano comes in to pitch.
Kondou hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Hasegawa hits a triple to right field. Kondou comes in to score.
Inao hits a ground ball single through to center field. Hasegawa comes in to score.
Kokawa comes in to pinch hit for Nakamura.
Kokawa grounds to first base on a hit and run. Kokawa is thrown out at first by Wakamatsu. Inao advances to second base.
Iguchi strikes out.
Yomiuri 6, Chiba 4
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto flies out to right field.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Kawai strikes out.
Yomiuri 6, Chiba 4
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneko flies out to left field.
Hiramatsu flies out to left field.
Fukudome hits a double to center field.
Yamazaki draws a walk.
Kondou flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 6, Chiba 4
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ishigami hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Abe hits a double to center field. Ishigami advances to third base.
Wakamatsu hits a single to center field. Ishigami comes in to score. Abe advances to third base.
Uehara strikes out.
Takasu hits a home run to right field. Abe comes in to score. Wakamatsu comes in to score.
Kudo comes in to pitch.
Kohiyama grounds to second base. Kohiyama is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Yamamoto flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 6, Chiba 8
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa lines out to short stop.
Inao hits a double to center field.
Kokawa hits a ground ball single through to right field. Inao comes in to score.
Yoneda comes in to pitch.
Iguchi lines out to right field.
Kaneko hits a single to right field. Kokawa advances to third base.
Hiramatsu hits a double to right field. Kokawa comes in to score. Kaneko comes in to score.
Fukudome strikes out.
Yomiuri 9, Chiba 8
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura grounds to third base. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Kawai hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Ishigami pops out to second base.
Abe hits a double to left field. Kawai comes in to score.
Wakamatsu strikes out.
Yomiuri 9, Chiba 9
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Yoneda takes the mound to pitch.
Yamazaki draws a walk.
Yamazaki is caught stealing second base by Nakamura.
Kondou hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kouki comes in to pitch.
Matsuda comes in to pinch run for Kondou.
Hasegawa hits a single to center field. Matsuda advances to second base.
Inao hits a home run to left field. Matsuda comes in to score. Hasegawa comes in to score.
Nakamura comes in to pitch.
Kokawa strikes out.
Iguchi pops out to short stop.
Yomiuri 12, Chiba 9
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara hits a home run to left field.
Takasu grounds to second base. Takasu is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Kohiyama flies out to center field.
Ohka comes in to pinch hit for Yamamoto.
Ohka hits a double to right field.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 12, Chiba 10
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneko lines out to right field.
Hiramatsu flies out to left field.
Fukudome fouls out to first base.
Yomiuri 12, Chiba 10
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Arai comes in to pitch.
Kawai is hit by the pitch.
Ishigami lines out to short stop.
Abe grounds to first base. Kawai is thrown out at second by Kaneko. Abe is thrown out at first by short stop Matsuda for a double play.
Yomiuri 12, Chiba 10
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: K. Echigo (L)
Chiba: Y. Sugiyama (R)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 3B-Hasegawa (R), LF-Inao (R), RF-Nakamura (L), CF-Iguchi (S), 1B-Kaneko (S), DH-Hiramatsu (R), C-Fukudome (R), 2B-Yamazaki (S), SS-Kondou (R)
Chiba: CF-Yamamoto (S), C-Nakamura (R), SS-Kawai (R), 3B-Ishigami (S), 2B-Abe (R), 1B-Wakamatsu (L), RF-Uehara (L), DH-Takasu (L), LF-Kohiyama (L)
Top 1st: Yomiuri
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa draws a walk.
Inao flies out to center field.
Nakamura strikes out.
Iguchi hits a home run to right field. Hasegawa comes in to score.
Kaneko grounds to second base. Kaneko is thrown out at first by Abe.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 0
Bottom 1st: Chiba
Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto grounds to second base. Yamamoto is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Nakamura pops out to second base.
Kawai strikes out.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 0
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Hiramatsu strikes out.
Fukudome grounds to third base. Fukudome is thrown out at first by Ishigami.
Yamazaki pops out to second base.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 0
Bottom 2nd: Chiba
Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
Ishigami hits a home run to left field.
Abe hits a double to right field.
Wakamatsu flies out to center field.
Uehara grounds to short stop. Uehara is thrown out at first by Kondou. Abe advances to third base.
Takasu hits a home run to right field. Abe comes in to score.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single to third base.
Yamamoto lines out to second base.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 3
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Kondou strikes out.
Hasegawa grounds to short stop. Hasegawa is thrown out at first by Kawai.
Inao grounds to second base. Inao is thrown out at first by Abe.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 3
Bottom 3rd: Chiba
Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura lines out to the pitcher.
Kawai hits a double to center field.
Ishigami pops out to the pitcher.
Abe hits a single to center field. Kawai comes in to score.
Sasaki comes in to pitch.
Wakamatsu grounds to second base. Wakamatsu is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 4
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura strikes out.
Iguchi grounds to second base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Abe.
Kaneko strikes out.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 4
Bottom 4th: Chiba
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara flies out to right field.
Takasu flies out to left field.
Kohiyama flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 2, Chiba 4
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Sugiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Hiramatsu strikes out.
Fukudome hits a home run to left field.
Yamazaki hits a home run to right field.
Asano comes in to pitch.
Kondou hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Hasegawa hits a triple to right field. Kondou comes in to score.
Inao hits a ground ball single through to center field. Hasegawa comes in to score.
Kokawa comes in to pinch hit for Nakamura.
Kokawa grounds to first base on a hit and run. Kokawa is thrown out at first by Wakamatsu. Inao advances to second base.
Iguchi strikes out.
Yomiuri 6, Chiba 4
Bottom 5th: Chiba
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Yamamoto flies out to right field.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Kawai strikes out.
Yomiuri 6, Chiba 4
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneko flies out to left field.
Hiramatsu flies out to left field.
Fukudome hits a double to center field.
Yamazaki draws a walk.
Kondou flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 6, Chiba 4
Bottom 6th: Chiba
Sasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Ishigami hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Abe hits a double to center field. Ishigami advances to third base.
Wakamatsu hits a single to center field. Ishigami comes in to score. Abe advances to third base.
Uehara strikes out.
Takasu hits a home run to right field. Abe comes in to score. Wakamatsu comes in to score.
Kudo comes in to pitch.
Kohiyama grounds to second base. Kohiyama is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Yamamoto flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 6, Chiba 8
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Asano takes the mound to pitch.
Hasegawa lines out to short stop.
Inao hits a double to center field.
Kokawa hits a ground ball single through to right field. Inao comes in to score.
Yoneda comes in to pitch.
Iguchi lines out to right field.
Kaneko hits a single to right field. Kokawa advances to third base.
Hiramatsu hits a double to right field. Kokawa comes in to score. Kaneko comes in to score.
Fukudome strikes out.
Yomiuri 9, Chiba 8
Bottom 7th: Chiba
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura grounds to third base. Nakamura is thrown out at first by Hasegawa.
Kawai hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Ishigami pops out to second base.
Abe hits a double to left field. Kawai comes in to score.
Wakamatsu strikes out.
Yomiuri 9, Chiba 9
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Yoneda takes the mound to pitch.
Yamazaki draws a walk.
Yamazaki is caught stealing second base by Nakamura.
Kondou hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kouki comes in to pitch.
Matsuda comes in to pinch run for Kondou.
Hasegawa hits a single to center field. Matsuda advances to second base.
Inao hits a home run to left field. Matsuda comes in to score. Hasegawa comes in to score.
Nakamura comes in to pitch.
Kokawa strikes out.
Iguchi pops out to short stop.
Yomiuri 12, Chiba 9
Bottom 8th: Chiba
Kudo takes the mound to pitch.
Uehara hits a home run to left field.
Takasu grounds to second base. Takasu is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Kohiyama flies out to center field.
Ohka comes in to pinch hit for Yamamoto.
Ohka hits a double to right field.
Nakamura flies out to center field.
Yomiuri 12, Chiba 10
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Nakamura takes the mound to pitch.
Kaneko lines out to right field.
Hiramatsu flies out to left field.
Fukudome fouls out to first base.
Yomiuri 12, Chiba 10
Bottom 9th: Chiba
Arai comes in to pitch.
Kawai is hit by the pitch.
Ishigami lines out to short stop.
Abe grounds to first base. Kawai is thrown out at second by Kaneko. Abe is thrown out at first by short stop Matsuda for a double play.
Yomiuri 12, Chiba 10