Game Date: Oct 18th, 2069
Hanshin 4 - Saitama 5
Date: May 5th, 2069
Game: Cup [#5746172] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 29,761
Winning Pitcher: Haruki Kojima (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Shigetoshi Watanabe (1-2)
Save: Osamu Miura (3)
Player Of The Game: Nobuo Amemiya (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
Hanshin Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | |
| E. Matsuda rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | |
| Y. Tadano rf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .292 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .408 | |
| S. Watanabe 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | |
| K. Ueda c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | |
| J. Arai 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | |
| T. Nakajima lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| T. Suzuki lf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .386 | |
| R. Fujiwara dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| K. Takeda dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | |
| Y. Yamaguchi 1b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| T. Kamiji ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| Total | 38 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Watanabe L (1-2) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 116 | 63 | 5 | - | 6 | 8.20 | |
| H. Akita | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 25 | 3 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 153 | 88 | 8 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Watanabe p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Akita p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ueda c | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Yamaguchi 1b | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kamiji ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Arai 2b | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Watanabe 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kitabeppu ss | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nakajima lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Suzuki lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Tadano cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Matsuda rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tadano rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Yamashita rf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .349 | |
| N. Amemiya 1b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .379 | |
| R. Tomiyama lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .321 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | |
| K. Ota c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .298 | |
| S. Sato dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | |
| F. Tanaka ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | |
| Total | 29 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Kimura | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 61 | 46 | 4 | - | 10 | 4.32 | |
| H. Kojima W (1-0) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 4 | - | 1 | 6.35 | |
| T. Nishiyama H (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 2 | - | 3 | 5.17 | |
| O. Miura S (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 3 | - | 2 | 3.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 144 | 101 | 13 | - | 16 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Kimura p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kojima p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Nishiyama p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Miura p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ota c | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya 1b | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Iguchi 3b | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Tanaka ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Nobuo Amemiya
Managers
Hanshin: Joe Pope
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Hanshin: OF-Yamasaki
Saitama: C-Kato, SS-Wakatabe
Starting Pitcher
Hanshin: S. Watanabe
Saitama: S. Kimura
Pitcher Fatigue
Hanshin: Matsumoto-Light, Sakaguchi-Heavy, Watanabe-Light, Takamatsu-Heavy, Akita-Light, Asano-Light, Kimura-Light, Nishimura-Moderate
Saitama: Ishikawa-Heavy, Nishiyama-Light, Kimura-Light, Ishikawa-Light, Murakami-Moderate, Yamazaki-Heavy, Bando-Moderate
Power Index
Hanshin: 92.0
Saitama: 97.1
Lineup Selection
Hanshin: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: May 5th, 2069
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 29,761
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Fri May 16 2025 @ 4:37:16 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hanshin: S. Watanabe (R)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)
Starting Lineups
Hanshin: SS-Kitabeppu (S), RF-Matsuda (R), CF-Tadano (S), 3B-Watanabe (R), C-Ueda (R), 2B-Arai (R), LF-Nakajima (R), DH-Fujiwara (R), 1B-Yamaguchi (R)
Saitama: RF-Yamashita (L), 1B-Amemiya (R), CF-Enatsu (L), LF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), C-Ota (R), DH-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), SS-Tanaka (R)
Top 1st: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu grounds to short stop. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Matsuda pops out to third base.
Tadano draws a walk.
Tadano steals second base.
Watanabe hits a triple to right field. Tadano comes in to score.
Ueda strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a single to right field.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Tomiyama hits a double to center field. Yamashita comes in to score. Amemiya comes in to score.
Iguchi flies out to left field.
Ota pops out to short stop.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 2
Top 2nd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Arai hits a home run to center field.
Nakajima flies out to right field.
Fujiwara lines out to second base.
Yamaguchi grounds to short stop. Yamaguchi is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Sato grounds to second base. Sato is thrown out at first by Arai.
Hayagawa pops out to second base.
Tanaka strikes out.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Top 3rd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu pops out to second base.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita strikes out.
Amemiya hits a double to center field.
Enatsu grounds to second base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Arai. Amemiya advances to third base.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe pops out to third base.
Ueda flies out to center field.
Arai flies out to center field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi strikes out.
Ota grounds to short stop. Ota is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Sato strikes out.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima lines out to right field.
Fujiwara hits a single to right field.
Yamaguchi bunts to the pitcher. Yamaguchi is thrown out at first by Kimura. Fujiwara advances to second base.
Kitabeppu hits a single to right field. Fujiwara comes in to score.
Matsuda pops out to short stop.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Tanaka strikes out.
Yamashita reaches on an error by second base Arai.
Yamashita steals second base.
Amemiya hits a home run to right field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 4
Top 6th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano hits a home run to left field.
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Ueda fouls out to first base.
Arai hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Nakajima strikes out.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Ota hits a triple to right field. Iguchi comes in to score.
Sato draws a walk.
Akita comes in to pitch.
Sato is caught stealing second base by Ueda.
Hayagawa is intentionally walked.
Hayagawa is caught stealing second base by Ueda.
Tanaka lines out to second base.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Hanshin
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Fujiwara reaches on an error by first base Amemiya.
Yamaguchi hits a single to center field on a hit and run. Fujiwara advances to second base.
Kitabeppu hits a ground ball single through to right field. Fujiwara advances to third base. Yamaguchi advances to second base.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Tadano comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
The infield draws in.
Tadano strikes out.
Tadano lines out to third base.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Akita takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita pops out to short stop.
Amemiya reaches on an error by third base Watanabe.
Amemiya steals second base.
Enatsu lines out to center field.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Top 8th: Hanshin
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Ueda grounds to short stop. Ueda is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Arai flies out to left field.
Suzuki comes in to pinch hit for Nakajima.
Suzuki hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Takeda comes in to pinch hit for Fujiwara.
Takeda flies out to center field.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Akita takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ota flies out to right field.
Sato grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at second by Kitabeppu. Sato reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sato is caught stealing second base by Ueda.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Top 9th: Hanshin
Miura comes in to pitch.
Kamiji comes in to pinch hit for Yamaguchi.
Kamiji grounds to second base. Kamiji is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kitabeppu hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kitabeppu advances to second base.
Tadano flies out to right field.
Watanabe pops out to the pitcher.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Hanshin: S. Watanabe (R)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)
Starting Lineups
Hanshin: SS-Kitabeppu (S), RF-Matsuda (R), CF-Tadano (S), 3B-Watanabe (R), C-Ueda (R), 2B-Arai (R), LF-Nakajima (R), DH-Fujiwara (R), 1B-Yamaguchi (R)
Saitama: RF-Yamashita (L), 1B-Amemiya (R), CF-Enatsu (L), LF-Tomiyama (L), 3B-Iguchi (L), C-Ota (R), DH-Sato (L), 2B-Hayagawa (L), SS-Tanaka (R)
Top 1st: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu grounds to short stop. Kitabeppu is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Matsuda pops out to third base.
Tadano draws a walk.
Tadano steals second base.
Watanabe hits a triple to right field. Tadano comes in to score.
Ueda strikes out.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita hits a single to right field.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Tomiyama hits a double to center field. Yamashita comes in to score. Amemiya comes in to score.
Iguchi flies out to left field.
Ota pops out to short stop.
Hanshin 1, Saitama 2
Top 2nd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Arai hits a home run to center field.
Nakajima flies out to right field.
Fujiwara lines out to second base.
Yamaguchi grounds to short stop. Yamaguchi is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Sato grounds to second base. Sato is thrown out at first by Arai.
Hayagawa pops out to second base.
Tanaka strikes out.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Top 3rd: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Kitabeppu pops out to second base.
Matsuda grounds to short stop. Matsuda is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Tadano flies out to center field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita strikes out.
Amemiya hits a double to center field.
Enatsu grounds to second base. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Arai. Amemiya advances to third base.
Tomiyama flies out to left field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Top 4th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Watanabe pops out to third base.
Ueda flies out to center field.
Arai flies out to center field.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi strikes out.
Ota grounds to short stop. Ota is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Sato strikes out.
Hanshin 2, Saitama 2
Top 5th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Nakajima lines out to right field.
Fujiwara hits a single to right field.
Yamaguchi bunts to the pitcher. Yamaguchi is thrown out at first by Kimura. Fujiwara advances to second base.
Kitabeppu hits a single to right field. Fujiwara comes in to score.
Matsuda pops out to short stop.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 2
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Kitabeppu.
Tanaka strikes out.
Yamashita reaches on an error by second base Arai.
Yamashita steals second base.
Amemiya hits a home run to right field. Yamashita comes in to score.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Hanshin 3, Saitama 4
Top 6th: Hanshin
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Tadano hits a home run to left field.
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Watanabe grounds to second base. Watanabe is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Ueda fouls out to first base.
Arai hits a ground ball single to short stop.
Nakajima strikes out.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 4
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Watanabe takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi draws a walk.
Ota hits a triple to right field. Iguchi comes in to score.
Sato draws a walk.
Akita comes in to pitch.
Sato is caught stealing second base by Ueda.
Hayagawa is intentionally walked.
Hayagawa is caught stealing second base by Ueda.
Tanaka lines out to second base.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Top 7th: Hanshin
Kojima takes the mound to pitch.
Fujiwara reaches on an error by first base Amemiya.
Yamaguchi hits a single to center field on a hit and run. Fujiwara advances to second base.
Kitabeppu hits a ground ball single through to right field. Fujiwara advances to third base. Yamaguchi advances to second base.
Nishiyama comes in to pitch.
Tadano comes in to pinch hit for Matsuda.
The infield draws in.
Tadano strikes out.
Tadano lines out to third base.
Watanabe flies out to center field.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Akita takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita pops out to short stop.
Amemiya reaches on an error by third base Watanabe.
Amemiya steals second base.
Enatsu lines out to center field.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Top 8th: Hanshin
Nishiyama takes the mound to pitch.
Ueda grounds to short stop. Ueda is thrown out at first by Tanaka.
Arai flies out to left field.
Suzuki comes in to pinch hit for Nakajima.
Suzuki hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Takeda comes in to pinch hit for Fujiwara.
Takeda flies out to center field.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Akita takes the mound to pitch.
Iguchi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ota flies out to right field.
Sato grounds to short stop. Iguchi is thrown out at second by Kitabeppu. Sato reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Sato is caught stealing second base by Ueda.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Top 9th: Hanshin
Miura comes in to pitch.
Kamiji comes in to pinch hit for Yamaguchi.
Kamiji grounds to second base. Kamiji is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Kitabeppu hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Tadano hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kitabeppu advances to second base.
Tadano flies out to right field.
Watanabe pops out to the pitcher.
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Hanshin 4, Saitama 5