Game Date: Nov 2nd, 2069
Yomiuri 5 - Hokkaido 3
Date: August 9th, 2068
Game: League [#5654964] 
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 19,992
Winning Pitcher: Takeo Takatsu (4-10)
Losing Pitcher: Ryuga Kiyohara (1-5)
Save: Rikuto Shirota (21)
Player Of The Game: Hiroyuki Ishikawa (5)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Yomiuri Giants | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Hokkaido Fighters | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||
Yomiuri Giants
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Matsuda 1b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .223 | |
| Y. Yoshioka 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | |
| T. Iguchi rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | |
| S. Kudo 2b | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .204 | |
| H. Inao lf | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | |
| S. Nakamura lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | |
| H. Ishikawa cf | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .315 | |
| T. Yamasaki c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .304 | |
| S. Kamida c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 | |
| R. Hiramatsu ss | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .242 | |
| T. Fukuda dh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | |
| H. Nakano dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| Total | 39 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| T. Takatsu W (4-10) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 87 | 67 | 7 | - | 10 | 6.59 | |
| R. Shirota S (21) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 0 | - | 0 | 2.55 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 113 | 82 | 7 | - | 10 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| T. Takatsu p | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Shirota p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yamasaki c | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kamida c | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuda 1b | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kudo 2b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Yoshioka 3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Hiramatsu ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Inao lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nakamura lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Ishikawa cf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Iguchi rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hokkaido Fighters
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Ono ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | |
| S. Chano 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | |
| T. Maeda cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | |
| H. Nishizawa rf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | |
| H. Endo ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | |
| H. Tsukahara lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | |
| I. Hashimoto ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | |
| M. Yamaguchi 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .204 | |
| T. Tachibana 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | |
| T. Yoshida ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .183 | |
| T. Takada c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | |
| M. Kawanaka dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | |
| Total | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| R. Kiyohara L (1-5) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 2 | - | 0 | 6.68 | |
| S. Sato | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 97 | 55 | 6 | - | 4 | 5.74 | |
| R. Naito | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 48 | 33 | 3 | - | 5 | 3.63 | |
| Total | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 167 | 105 | 11 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| R. Kiyohara p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Naito p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Takada c | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Tachibana 1b | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Yoshida ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Chano 2b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yamaguchi 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Ono ss | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Tsukahara lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Hashimoto ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Maeda cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Nishizawa rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Endo ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Yomiuri: Hiroyuki Ishikawa
Managers
Yomiuri: Bernie Dean
Hokkaido: Jim Bridges
Injuries
Yomiuri: P-Saitou, 3B-Ojima
Hokkaido: 2B-Ota, P-Hara
Starting Pitcher
Yomiuri: T. Takatsu
Hokkaido: R. Kiyohara (on 2 days rest)
Pitcher Fatigue
Yomiuri: Echigo-Light, Ishikawa-Heavy, Shirota-None, Kageru-Moderate, Endo-Moderate, Sasaki-Heavy, Kono-Light, Asano-Moderate
Hokkaido: Aoki-Moderate, Kubota-Light, Doi-Heavy, Naito-Light, Daini-Moderate, Ueda-Heavy, Kiyohara-Light, Sato-Light
Power Index
Yomiuri: 94.9
Hokkaido: 91.5
Lineup Selection
Yomiuri: Default [option #3]
Hokkaido: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: August 9th, 2068
Game Type: League
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 19,992
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Mar 25 2025 @ 6:48:10 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: T. Takatsu (R)
Hokkaido: R. Kiyohara (L)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 1B-Matsuda (R), 3B-Yoshioka (R), RF-Iguchi (S), 2B-Kudo (R), LF-Inao (R), CF-Ishikawa (S), C-Yamasaki (R), SS-Hiramatsu (R), DH-Fukuda (R)
Hokkaido: SS-Ono (R), 2B-Chano (R), CF-Maeda (L), RF-Nishizawa (L), LF-Tsukahara (L), 3B-Yamaguchi (R), 1B-Tachibana (L), C-Takada (R), DH-Kawanaka (L)
Top 1st: Yomiuri
Kiyohara takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Chano.
Yoshioka hits a single to right field.
Iguchi hits a single to right field. Yoshioka advances to second base.
Kudo strikes out.
Inao hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yoshioka comes in to score. Iguchi advances to third base.
Ishikawa hits a double to right field. Iguchi comes in to score. Inao comes in to score.
Yamasaki lines out to center field.
Yomiuri 3, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 1st: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Ono strikes out.
Chano flies out to center field.
Maeda grounds to short stop. Maeda is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Yomiuri 3, Hokkaido 0
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Sato comes in to pitch.
Hiramatsu hits a home run to left field.
Fukuda hits a single to right field.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Fukuda is forced out at second by Ono. Matsuda reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yoshioka pops out to third base.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Kudo lines out to short stop.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 2nd: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Nishizawa hits a double to right field.
Tsukahara grounds to first base. Tsukahara is thrown out at first by Matsuda. Nishizawa advances to third base.
Yamaguchi flies out to left field. Nishizawa comes in to score.
Tachibana strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 1
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Inao hits a single to right field.
Ishikawa hits a double to left field. Inao advances to third base.
Yamasaki strikes out.
Hiramatsu lines out to center field.
Fukuda draws a walk.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Chano.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 1
Bottom 3rd: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Takada flies out to center field.
Kawanaka lines out to the pitcher.
Ono hits a single to left field.
Chano lines out to short stop.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 1
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshioka draws a walk.
Iguchi flies out to left field.
Kudo grounds to third base. Yoshioka is thrown out at second by Yamaguchi. Kudo reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Inao draws a walk.
Ishikawa strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 1
Bottom 4th: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Maeda fouls out to first base.
Nishizawa hits a home run to right field.
Tsukahara lines out to center field.
Yamaguchi lines out to third base.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Yamasaki strikes out.
Hiramatsu fouls out to left field.
Fukuda strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 5th: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Tachibana grounds to second base. Tachibana is thrown out at first by Kudo.
Takada grounds to short stop. Takada is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Kawanaka strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Ono.
Yoshioka grounds to short stop. Yoshioka is thrown out at first by Ono.
Iguchi grounds to second base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Chano.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 6th: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Ono flies out to left field.
Chano fouls out to right field.
Maeda grounds to the pitcher. Maeda is thrown out at first by Takatsu.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Naito comes in to pitch.
Kudo flies out to left field.
Nakamura comes in to pinch hit for Inao.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Ishikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field. Nakamura advances to second base.
Kamida comes in to pinch hit for Yamasaki.
Kamida strikes out.
Hiramatsu grounds to short stop. Hiramatsu is thrown out at first by Ono.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 7th: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Nishizawa flies out to center field.
Tsukahara flies out to center field.
Yamaguchi lines out to left field.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Nakano comes in to pinch hit for Fukuda.
Nakano strikes out.
Matsuda hits a double to center field.
Yoshioka flies out to center field.
Iguchi hits a double to left field. Matsuda comes in to score.
Kudo pops out to first base.
Yomiuri 5, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 8th: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Tachibana hits a double to right field.
Takada flies out to center field.
Kawanaka strikes out.
Ono reaches on an error by third base Yoshioka. Tachibana advances to third base.
Chano hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tachibana comes in to score. Ono advances to third base.
Maeda lines out to left field.
Yomiuri 5, Hokkaido 3
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura flies out to left field.
Ishikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kamida strikes out.
Hiramatsu flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 5, Hokkaido 3
Bottom 9th: Hokkaido
Shirota comes in to pitch.
Endo comes in to pinch hit for Nishizawa.
Endo draws a walk.
Hashimoto comes in to pinch hit for Tsukahara.
Hashimoto strikes out.
Yamaguchi strikes out.
Yoshida comes in to pinch hit for Tachibana.
Yoshida lines out to right field.
Yomiuri 5, Hokkaido 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Yomiuri: T. Takatsu (R)
Hokkaido: R. Kiyohara (L)
Starting Lineups
Yomiuri: 1B-Matsuda (R), 3B-Yoshioka (R), RF-Iguchi (S), 2B-Kudo (R), LF-Inao (R), CF-Ishikawa (S), C-Yamasaki (R), SS-Hiramatsu (R), DH-Fukuda (R)
Hokkaido: SS-Ono (R), 2B-Chano (R), CF-Maeda (L), RF-Nishizawa (L), LF-Tsukahara (L), 3B-Yamaguchi (R), 1B-Tachibana (L), C-Takada (R), DH-Kawanaka (L)
Top 1st: Yomiuri
Kiyohara takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Chano.
Yoshioka hits a single to right field.
Iguchi hits a single to right field. Yoshioka advances to second base.
Kudo strikes out.
Inao hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yoshioka comes in to score. Iguchi advances to third base.
Ishikawa hits a double to right field. Iguchi comes in to score. Inao comes in to score.
Yamasaki lines out to center field.
Yomiuri 3, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 1st: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Ono strikes out.
Chano flies out to center field.
Maeda grounds to short stop. Maeda is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Yomiuri 3, Hokkaido 0
Top 2nd: Yomiuri
Sato comes in to pitch.
Hiramatsu hits a home run to left field.
Fukuda hits a single to right field.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Fukuda is forced out at second by Ono. Matsuda reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yoshioka pops out to third base.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Kudo lines out to short stop.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 0
Bottom 2nd: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Nishizawa hits a double to right field.
Tsukahara grounds to first base. Tsukahara is thrown out at first by Matsuda. Nishizawa advances to third base.
Yamaguchi flies out to left field. Nishizawa comes in to score.
Tachibana strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 1
Top 3rd: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Inao hits a single to right field.
Ishikawa hits a double to left field. Inao advances to third base.
Yamasaki strikes out.
Hiramatsu lines out to center field.
Fukuda draws a walk.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Chano.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 1
Bottom 3rd: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Takada flies out to center field.
Kawanaka lines out to the pitcher.
Ono hits a single to left field.
Chano lines out to short stop.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 1
Top 4th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshioka draws a walk.
Iguchi flies out to left field.
Kudo grounds to third base. Yoshioka is thrown out at second by Yamaguchi. Kudo reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Inao draws a walk.
Ishikawa strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 1
Bottom 4th: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Maeda fouls out to first base.
Nishizawa hits a home run to right field.
Tsukahara lines out to center field.
Yamaguchi lines out to third base.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Top 5th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Yamasaki strikes out.
Hiramatsu fouls out to left field.
Fukuda strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 5th: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Tachibana grounds to second base. Tachibana is thrown out at first by Kudo.
Takada grounds to short stop. Takada is thrown out at first by Hiramatsu.
Kawanaka strikes out.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Top 6th: Yomiuri
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Ono.
Yoshioka grounds to short stop. Yoshioka is thrown out at first by Ono.
Iguchi grounds to second base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Chano.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 6th: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Ono flies out to left field.
Chano fouls out to right field.
Maeda grounds to the pitcher. Maeda is thrown out at first by Takatsu.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Top 7th: Yomiuri
Naito comes in to pitch.
Kudo flies out to left field.
Nakamura comes in to pinch hit for Inao.
Nakamura draws a walk.
Ishikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field. Nakamura advances to second base.
Kamida comes in to pinch hit for Yamasaki.
Kamida strikes out.
Hiramatsu grounds to short stop. Hiramatsu is thrown out at first by Ono.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 7th: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Nishizawa flies out to center field.
Tsukahara flies out to center field.
Yamaguchi lines out to left field.
Yomiuri 4, Hokkaido 2
Top 8th: Yomiuri
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Nakano comes in to pinch hit for Fukuda.
Nakano strikes out.
Matsuda hits a double to center field.
Yoshioka flies out to center field.
Iguchi hits a double to left field. Matsuda comes in to score.
Kudo pops out to first base.
Yomiuri 5, Hokkaido 2
Bottom 8th: Hokkaido
Takatsu takes the mound to pitch.
Tachibana hits a double to right field.
Takada flies out to center field.
Kawanaka strikes out.
Ono reaches on an error by third base Yoshioka. Tachibana advances to third base.
Chano hits a ground ball single through to center field. Tachibana comes in to score. Ono advances to third base.
Maeda lines out to left field.
Yomiuri 5, Hokkaido 3
Top 9th: Yomiuri
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Nakamura flies out to left field.
Ishikawa hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kamida strikes out.
Hiramatsu flies out to right field.
Yomiuri 5, Hokkaido 3
Bottom 9th: Hokkaido
Shirota comes in to pitch.
Endo comes in to pinch hit for Nishizawa.
Endo draws a walk.
Hashimoto comes in to pinch hit for Tsukahara.
Hashimoto strikes out.
Yamaguchi strikes out.
Yoshida comes in to pinch hit for Tachibana.
Yoshida lines out to right field.
Yomiuri 5, Hokkaido 3