Game Date: Oct 14th, 2069
Saitama 6 - Hanshin 5
Date: August 1st, 2069
Game: League [#5738239] 
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Attendance: 28,000
Winning Pitcher: Shosei Kimura (7-2)
Losing Pitcher: Shigetoshi Watanabe (7-4)
Save: Takashi Nishiyama (1)
Player Of The Game: Shōta Sato (6)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Yamashita rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | |
| N. Amemiya 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .324 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .309 | |
| R. Tomiyama lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .195 | |
| K. Ota 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | |
| R. Kato c | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | |
| S. Sato dh | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .206 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | |
| Total | 36 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Kimura W (7-2) | 7⅓ | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 91 | 69 | 16 | - | 8 | 4.68 | |
| T. Nishiyama S (1) | 1⅔ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 3 | - | 1 | 3.36 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 113 | 84 | 19 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Kimura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya 1b | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita rf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hanshin Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| E. Matsuda 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | |
| S. Watanabe rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | |
| Y. Tadano rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 | |
| S. Yamasaki c | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 | |
| J. Arai 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | |
| T. Nakajima 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | |
| T. Suzuki ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | |
| S. Matsuo lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | |
| Y. Yamaguchi dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Watanabe L (7-4) | 4⅔ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 118 | 69 | 3 | - | 4 | 3.58 | |
| S. Nishimura | 3⅔ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 59 | 41 | 4 | - | 4 | 4.52 | |
| Y. Igarashi | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 4.09 | |
| K. Matsumoto | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 2.36 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 184 | 115 | 8 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Watanabe p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Nishimura p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Igarashi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Matsumoto p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| S. Yamasaki c | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nakajima 1b | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Suzuki ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Arai 2b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Matsuda 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Matsuo lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Watanabe rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tadano rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Shota Sato
Managers
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Hanshin: Joe Pope
Injuries
Saitama: none
Hanshin: none
Starting Pitcher
Saitama: S. Kimura
Hanshin: S. Watanabe
Pitcher Fatigue
Saitama: Ishikawa-Heavy, Nioka-Light, Miura-Light, Murakami-Light, Yamazaki-Heavy
Hanshin: Matsumoto-Light, Watanabe-None, Yamamoto-Light, Takamatsu-Heavy, Kimura-Heavy
Power Index
Saitama: 97.3
Hanshin: 93.0
Lineup Selection
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Hanshin: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: August 1st, 2069
Game Type: League
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Weather: Rainy
Attendance: 28,000
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Sun Jun 8 2025 @ 4:44:08 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)
Hanshin: S. Watanabe (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: RF-Yamashita (L), 1B-Amemiya (R), CF-Enatsu (L), LF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), C-Kato (R), DH-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Hanshin: 3B-Matsuda (R), SS-Kitabeppu (S), CF-Tadano (S), RF-Watanabe (R), C-Yamasaki (R), 2B-Arai (R), 1B-Nakajima (R), LF-Matsuo (R), DH-Yamaguchi (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita lines out to short stop.
Amemiya hits a double to center field.
Amemiya steals third base.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Iguchi strikes out.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 1st: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kitabeppu hits a home run to left field.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Watanabe grounds to first base. Watanabe is forced out at first by Amemiya.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Top 2nd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Kato lines out to short stop.
Sato flies out to right field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Bottom 2nd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Yamasaki grounds to short stop. Yamasaki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Arai grounds to second base. Arai is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Nakajima flies out to left field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Top 3rd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe pops out to second base.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Amemiya lines out to first base.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Bottom 3rd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuo lines out to first base.
Yamaguchi flies out to center field.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Top 4th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Kato flies out to left field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Bottom 4th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu strikes out.
Tadano strikes out.
Watanabe reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa.
Yamasaki flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Top 5th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a triple to right field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Yamashita hits a double to right field. Sato comes in to score. Wakatabe advances to third base.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at the plate by Matsuda. Yamashita advances to third base. Amemiya advances to second base. Enatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tomiyama draws a walk. Yamashita comes in to score.
Iguchi hits a single to right field. Amemiya comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score. Tomiyama advances to third base.
Nishimura comes in to pitch.
Kato strikes out.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 1
Bottom 5th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Arai flies out to left field.
Nakajima flies out to center field.
Matsuo grounds to third base. Matsuo is thrown out at first by Iguchi.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 1
Top 6th: Saitama
Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a single to center field.
Hayagawa lines out to first base.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Yamashita hits a single to center field. Sato advances to third base. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Amemiya strikes out.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to right field. Sato comes in to score. Wakatabe comes in to score. Yamashita advances to third base.
Tomiyama lines out to right field.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 1
Bottom 6th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Yamaguchi grounds to third base. Yamaguchi is thrown out at first by Iguchi.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kitabeppu grounds to short stop. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 1
Top 7th: Saitama
Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi grounds to first base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Nakajima.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Sato hits a double to right field.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 1
Bottom 7th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano flies out to right field.
Watanabe grounds to short stop. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Yamasaki reaches on an error by first base Amemiya.
Arai hits a ground ball single to short stop. Yamasaki advances to second base.
Nakajima hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yamasaki comes in to score. Arai advances to third base.
Kimura throws a wild pitch. Arai comes in to score. Nakajima advances to second base.
Matsuo hits a single to right field. Nakajima is thrown out at the plate by Yamashita.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 3
Top 8th: Saitama
Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to center field.
Yamashita flies out to left field.
Amemiya flies out to right field.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 3
Bottom 8th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Yamaguchi hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Matsuda strikes out.
Kitabeppu hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yamaguchi advances to second base.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Tadano hits a single to left field. Yamaguchi comes in to score. Kitabeppu advances to third base.
Tadano comes in to pinch hit for Watanabe.
Tadano flies out to center field. Kitabeppu comes in to score.
Tadano is caught stealing second base by Kato.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 5
Top 9th: Saitama
Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single to second base.
Igarashi comes in to pitch.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
Ota lines out to short stop.
Matsumoto comes in to pitch.
Matsumoto throws a wild pitch. Tomiyama advances to second base.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 5
Bottom 9th: Hanshin
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Yamasaki grounds to third base. Yamasaki is thrown out at first by Ota.
Arai grounds to first base. Arai is thrown out at first by Amemiya.
Suzuki comes in to pinch hit for Nakajima.
Suzuki hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Matsuo strikes out.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)
Hanshin: S. Watanabe (R)
Starting Lineups
Saitama: RF-Yamashita (L), 1B-Amemiya (R), CF-Enatsu (L), LF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), C-Kato (R), DH-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Hanshin: 3B-Matsuda (R), SS-Kitabeppu (S), CF-Tadano (S), RF-Watanabe (R), C-Yamasaki (R), 2B-Arai (R), 1B-Nakajima (R), LF-Matsuo (R), DH-Yamaguchi (R)
Top 1st: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita lines out to short stop.
Amemiya hits a double to center field.
Amemiya steals third base.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Iguchi strikes out.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 0
Bottom 1st: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kitabeppu hits a home run to left field.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Watanabe grounds to first base. Watanabe is forced out at first by Amemiya.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Top 2nd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Kato lines out to short stop.
Sato flies out to right field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Bottom 2nd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Yamasaki grounds to short stop. Yamasaki is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Arai grounds to second base. Arai is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Nakajima flies out to left field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Top 3rd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe pops out to second base.
Yamashita grounds to short stop. Yamashita is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Amemiya lines out to first base.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Bottom 3rd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Matsuo lines out to first base.
Yamaguchi flies out to center field.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Top 4th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Kato flies out to left field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Bottom 4th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu strikes out.
Tadano strikes out.
Watanabe reaches on an error by second base Hayagawa.
Yamasaki flies out to center field.
Saitama 0, Hanshin 1
Top 5th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a triple to right field.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Yamashita hits a double to right field. Sato comes in to score. Wakatabe advances to third base.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Enatsu grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at the plate by Matsuda. Yamashita advances to third base. Amemiya advances to second base. Enatsu reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Tomiyama draws a walk. Yamashita comes in to score.
Iguchi hits a single to right field. Amemiya comes in to score. Enatsu comes in to score. Tomiyama advances to third base.
Nishimura comes in to pitch.
Kato strikes out.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 1
Bottom 5th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Arai flies out to left field.
Nakajima flies out to center field.
Matsuo grounds to third base. Matsuo is thrown out at first by Iguchi.
Saitama 4, Hanshin 1
Top 6th: Saitama
Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
Sato hits a single to center field.
Hayagawa lines out to first base.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Yamashita hits a single to center field. Sato advances to third base. Wakatabe advances to second base.
Amemiya strikes out.
Enatsu hits a ground ball single through to right field. Sato comes in to score. Wakatabe comes in to score. Yamashita advances to third base.
Tomiyama lines out to right field.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 1
Bottom 6th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Yamaguchi grounds to third base. Yamaguchi is thrown out at first by Iguchi.
Matsuda grounds to second base. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kitabeppu grounds to short stop. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 1
Top 7th: Saitama
Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi grounds to first base. Iguchi is thrown out at first by Nakajima.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Sato hits a double to right field.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 1
Bottom 7th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano flies out to right field.
Watanabe grounds to short stop. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Yamasaki reaches on an error by first base Amemiya.
Arai hits a ground ball single to short stop. Yamasaki advances to second base.
Nakajima hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yamasaki comes in to score. Arai advances to third base.
Kimura throws a wild pitch. Arai comes in to score. Nakajima advances to second base.
Matsuo hits a single to right field. Nakajima is thrown out at the plate by Yamashita.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 3
Top 8th: Saitama
Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
Wakatabe flies out to center field.
Yamashita flies out to left field.
Amemiya flies out to right field.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 3
Bottom 8th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Yamaguchi hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Matsuda strikes out.
Kitabeppu hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yamaguchi advances to second base.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Tadano hits a single to left field. Yamaguchi comes in to score. Kitabeppu advances to third base.
Tadano comes in to pinch hit for Watanabe.
Tadano flies out to center field. Kitabeppu comes in to score.
Tadano is caught stealing second base by Kato.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 5
Top 9th: Saitama
Nishimura takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu strikes out.
Tomiyama hits a ground ball single to second base.
Igarashi comes in to pitch.
Ota comes in to pinch hit for Iguchi.
Ota lines out to short stop.
Matsumoto comes in to pitch.
Matsumoto throws a wild pitch. Tomiyama advances to second base.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 5
Bottom 9th: Hanshin
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Yamasaki grounds to third base. Yamasaki is thrown out at first by Ota.
Arai grounds to first base. Arai is thrown out at first by Amemiya.
Suzuki comes in to pinch hit for Nakajima.
Suzuki hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Matsuo strikes out.
Saitama 6, Hanshin 5