Game Date: May 29th, 2070
Chunichi 2 - Saitama 3
Date: March 24th, 2070
Game: Cup [#5829554] 
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Attendance: 29,207
Winning Pitcher: Shosei Kimura (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Daiki Kubota (0-1)
Save: Haruki Kojima (2)
Player Of The Game: Shosei Kimura (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Chunichi Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Saitama Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | x | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | ||
Chunichi Dragons
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| H. Agano ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| R. Ihara c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | |
| K. Ogawa c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Y. Fujiwara cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | |
| Y. Ogawa 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | |
| M. Suzuki rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| S. Kudou lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Y. Takata pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| R. Okada 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| S. Konno dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| Total | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| D. Kubota L (0-1) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 125 | 78 | 11 | - | 7 | 2.57 | |
| I. Kikuchi | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| T. Takagi | ⅔ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 141 | 87 | 12 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| D. Kubota p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| I. Kikuchi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Takagi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ihara c | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ogawa c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Okada 1b | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Ochiai 2b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Ogawa 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Agano ss | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kudou lf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Takata pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Fujiwara cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Suzuki rf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saitama Lions
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .308 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Y. Hashiratani 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | |
| R. Kato c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .429 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | |
| K. Ota dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | |
| Total | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| S. Kimura W (1-0) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 89 | 69 | 13 | - | 11 | 2.25 | |
| H. Kojima S (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 100 | 76 | 15 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| S. Kimura p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Kojima p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Kato c | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Sato 1b | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Hashiratani 1b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hayagawa 2b | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamashita 3b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Wakatabe ss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Amemiya lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu cf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Tomiyama rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Saitama: Shosei Kimura
Managers
Chunichi: Norberto Estrella
Saitama: Robert Harimoto
Injuries
Chunichi: P-Misawa
Saitama: P-Murakami
Starting Pitcher
Chunichi: D. Kubota
Saitama: S. Kimura
Pitcher Fatigue
Chunichi: Takagi-Light, Tatsuya-Light, Kawanaka-Light, Jouda-Light, Sato-Heavy, Uto-Heavy, Iriki-Moderate
Saitama: Ishikawa-Heavy, Gatou-Heavy, Yamazaki-Heavy, Bando-Moderate, Kojima-Light
Power Index
Chunichi: 94.2
Saitama: 97.5
Lineup Selection
Chunichi: Default [option #3]
Saitama: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: March 24th, 2070
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Weather: Hot
Attendance: 29,207
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Mon Jul 21 2025 @ 4:37:43 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: D. Kubota (R)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: SS-Agano (R), C-Ihara (R), CF-Fujiwara (R), 3B-Ogawa (R), RF-Suzuki (R), LF-Kudou (R), 1B-Okada (R), DH-Konno (R), 2B-Ochiai (R)
Saitama: 3B-Yamashita (L), LF-Amemiya (R), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), C-Kato (R), 2B-Hayagawa (L), DH-Ota (R), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Agano flies out to right field.
Ihara grounds to second base. Ihara is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Fujiwara grounds to first base. Fujiwara is forced out at first by Sato.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita reaches on an error by first base Okada.
Kubota throws a wild pitch. Yamashita advances to second base.
Amemiya strikes out.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Agano. Yamashita advances to third base.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Suzuki flies out to center field.
Kudou flies out to center field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Sato flies out to left field.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Agano.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to left field.
Konno grounds to short stop. Konno is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Ochiai grounds to short stop. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Ota flies out to left field.
Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ogawa.
Yamashita strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Agano flies out to center field.
Ihara flies out to center field.
Fujiwara hits a home run to left field.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Okada.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama is hit by the pitch.
Sato flies out to center field.
Kato flies out to left field.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki grounds to third base. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Kudou lines out to third base.
Okada flies out to right field.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Agano.
Ota pops out to first base.
Wakatabe reaches on an error by short stop Agano.
Yamashita lines out to left field.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Top 6th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Konno strikes out.
Ochiai hits a triple to center field.
Agano is intentionally walked.
Ihara pops out to second base.
Fujiwara grounds to first base. Fujiwara is thrown out at first by Sato.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Amemiya steals second base.
Enatsu hits a single to center field. Amemiya advances to third base.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Sato grounds to first base. Enatsu is thrown out at second by Okada. Sato reaches first on a fielder's choice. Amemiya comes in to score.
Sato steals second base. The catcher Ihara overthrows second base and Sato advances to third base.
Kato strikes out.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 1
Top 7th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa hits a single to right field.
Suzuki grounds to third base. Ogawa is thrown out at second by Yamashita. Suzuki reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kudou bunts to first base. Kudou is thrown out at first by Sato. Suzuki advances to second base.
Okada strikes out.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 1
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Ota reaches on an error by first base Okada.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Wakatabe is forced out at second by Ochiai. Yamashita reaches first on a fielder's choice. Ota advances to third base.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ota comes in to score. Yamashita is thrown out at third by Suzuki.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 2
Top 8th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Konno grounds to second base. Konno is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Ochiai grounds to short stop. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Agano hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ihara hits a ground ball single through to right field. Agano advances to third base.
Fujiwara hits a ground ball single to second base. Agano comes in to score. Ihara advances to second base.
Ogawa comes in to pinch run for Ihara.
Ogawa strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a single to left field.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Sato.
Hashiratani grounds to short stop. Tomiyama is thrown out at second by Agano. Hashiratani reaches first on a fielder's choice. Enatsu advances to third base.
Takagi comes in to pitch.
The infield draws in.
Kato hits a single to left field. Enatsu comes in to score. Hashiratani advances to second base.
Hayagawa flies out to left field.
Ota draws a walk.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Chunichi
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Suzuki grounds to third base. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Kudou draws a walk.
Takata comes in to pinch run for Kudou.
Okada grounds to short stop. Takata is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Okada is thrown out at first by second base Hayagawa for a double play.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Chunichi: D. Kubota (R)
Saitama: S. Kimura (L)
Starting Lineups
Chunichi: SS-Agano (R), C-Ihara (R), CF-Fujiwara (R), 3B-Ogawa (R), RF-Suzuki (R), LF-Kudou (R), 1B-Okada (R), DH-Konno (R), 2B-Ochiai (R)
Saitama: 3B-Yamashita (L), LF-Amemiya (R), CF-Enatsu (L), RF-Tomiyama (L), 1B-Sato (L), C-Kato (R), 2B-Hayagawa (L), DH-Ota (R), SS-Wakatabe (R)
Top 1st: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Agano flies out to right field.
Ihara grounds to second base. Ihara is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Fujiwara grounds to first base. Fujiwara is forced out at first by Sato.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 1st: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Yamashita reaches on an error by first base Okada.
Kubota throws a wild pitch. Yamashita advances to second base.
Amemiya strikes out.
Enatsu grounds to short stop. Enatsu is thrown out at first by Agano. Yamashita advances to third base.
Tomiyama flies out to center field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 2nd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Suzuki flies out to center field.
Kudou flies out to center field.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 2nd: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Sato flies out to left field.
Kato grounds to short stop. Kato is thrown out at first by Agano.
Hayagawa strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 3rd: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Okada flies out to left field.
Konno grounds to short stop. Konno is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Ochiai grounds to short stop. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Bottom 3rd: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Ota flies out to left field.
Wakatabe grounds to third base. Wakatabe is thrown out at first by Ogawa.
Yamashita strikes out.
Chunichi 0, Saitama 0
Top 4th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Agano flies out to center field.
Ihara flies out to center field.
Fujiwara hits a home run to left field.
Ogawa flies out to center field.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 4th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya grounds to first base. Amemiya is thrown out at first by Okada.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Tomiyama is hit by the pitch.
Sato flies out to center field.
Kato flies out to left field.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Top 5th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Suzuki grounds to third base. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Kudou lines out to third base.
Okada flies out to right field.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 5th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa grounds to short stop. Hayagawa is thrown out at first by Agano.
Ota pops out to first base.
Wakatabe reaches on an error by short stop Agano.
Yamashita lines out to left field.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Top 6th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Konno strikes out.
Ochiai hits a triple to center field.
Agano is intentionally walked.
Ihara pops out to second base.
Fujiwara grounds to first base. Fujiwara is thrown out at first by Sato.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 0
Bottom 6th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Amemiya draws a walk.
Amemiya steals second base.
Enatsu hits a single to center field. Amemiya advances to third base.
Tomiyama strikes out.
Sato grounds to first base. Enatsu is thrown out at second by Okada. Sato reaches first on a fielder's choice. Amemiya comes in to score.
Sato steals second base. The catcher Ihara overthrows second base and Sato advances to third base.
Kato strikes out.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 1
Top 7th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Ogawa hits a single to right field.
Suzuki grounds to third base. Ogawa is thrown out at second by Yamashita. Suzuki reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kudou bunts to first base. Kudou is thrown out at first by Sato. Suzuki advances to second base.
Okada strikes out.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 1
Bottom 7th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Hayagawa flies out to right field.
Ota reaches on an error by first base Okada.
Wakatabe draws a walk.
Yamashita grounds to second base. Wakatabe is forced out at second by Ochiai. Yamashita reaches first on a fielder's choice. Ota advances to third base.
Amemiya hits a ground ball single through to right field. Ota comes in to score. Yamashita is thrown out at third by Suzuki.
Chunichi 1, Saitama 2
Top 8th: Chunichi
Kimura takes the mound to pitch.
Konno grounds to second base. Konno is thrown out at first by Hayagawa.
Ochiai grounds to short stop. Ochiai is thrown out at first by Wakatabe.
Agano hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Ihara hits a ground ball single through to right field. Agano advances to third base.
Fujiwara hits a ground ball single to second base. Agano comes in to score. Ihara advances to second base.
Ogawa comes in to pinch run for Ihara.
Ogawa strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 2
Bottom 8th: Saitama
Kubota takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu hits a single to left field.
Tomiyama draws a walk.
Kikuchi comes in to pitch.
Hashiratani comes in to pinch hit for Sato.
Hashiratani grounds to short stop. Tomiyama is thrown out at second by Agano. Hashiratani reaches first on a fielder's choice. Enatsu advances to third base.
Takagi comes in to pitch.
The infield draws in.
Kato hits a single to left field. Enatsu comes in to score. Hashiratani advances to second base.
Hayagawa flies out to left field.
Ota draws a walk.
Wakatabe strikes out.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Top 9th: Chunichi
Kojima comes in to pitch.
Suzuki grounds to third base. Suzuki is thrown out at first by Yamashita.
Kudou draws a walk.
Takata comes in to pinch run for Kudou.
Okada grounds to short stop. Takata is thrown out at second by Wakatabe. Okada is thrown out at first by second base Hayagawa for a double play.
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3
Bottom 9th: Saitama
Not Required
Chunichi 2, Saitama 3