JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
HA (NI-GUN) TIGERS AT CH (NI-GUN) DRAGONS
05/04/2025
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JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
HA (NI-GUN) TIGERS AT CH (NI-GUN) DRAGONS
GAME ID: 1071 - SUNDAY, MAY 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HA (Ni-Gun) Tigers (12-21) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
CH (Ni-Gun) Dragons (15-17) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 5 9 1
Late Rally by Dragons Locks Up 5-3 Win
The CH (Ni-Gun) Dragons had to overcome a fine effort from HA (Ni-Gun) pitcher Kazue Okubo to win, 5-3, at Nagoya Baseball Stadium. Okubo went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. The save went to Shota Fukushima, number 2 for him. The Dragons, at 15-17, inhabit 4th place in the Western League.

The game was at a stalemate until designated hitter Wataru Takamatsu came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing HA (Ni-Gun) pitcher Riku Kawahara, he hit a first pitch curveball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting CH (Ni-Gun) on top, 4-3.

In postgame comments to the CH (Ni-Gun) Citizen, Takamatsu said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
HA (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE CH (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jones SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .258 1 9
R. Aoki 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .197 1 5
Y. Ozawa DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 1 10
K. Kinoshita 1B 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .381 2 12
   a-D. Adams RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 1 6
S. Kuwahara 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .295 2 14
   b-N. Watanabe 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 8
U. Miyata C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .204 1 7
K. Watanabe RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .240 2 11
N. Miyagi LF, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .230 4 7
T. Ito CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 13
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 12 11      
a - D. Adams substituted for K. Kinoshita in the 8th
b - N. Watanabe substituted for S. Kuwahara in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Jones , S. Kuwahara , U. Miyata , K. Watanabe 2 , T. Ito
2-out RBI: U. Miyata , K. Watanabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Ozawa , N. Miyagi
Hit by Pitch: R. Aoki
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jones (3) , T. Ito (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Yamada 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .308 2 10
T. Kato LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .091 0 0
   a-K. Ito PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 3 16
H. Miyoshi RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .353 2 4
S. Uebayashi CF 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .206 3 11
N. Yoshikawa 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .200 0 9
W. Takamatsu DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .230 1 9
K. Ishii SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .275 0 6
Y. Fujioka 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .274 1 17
K. Maeda C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 0 2
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 14 19      
a - K. Ito pinch hit for T. Kato in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Takamatsu (7, 7th Inning off K. Okubo, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ito (7, 8th Inning off K. Teraoka, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Yamada 2 , T. Kato , K. Ito 2 , H. Miyoshi , S. Uebayashi , W. Takamatsu 3 , Y. Fujioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Yamada , K. Maeda
Sac Fly: N. Yoshikawa
Hit by Pitch: S. Uebayashi
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kato (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Maeda (2)
HA (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE CH (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okubo 6.0 5 1 1 1 12 0 102 3.64   
K. Teraoka L (0-1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 0 29 10.12   
R. Kawahara BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okubo 69
Batters Faced: K. Okubo 24, K. Teraoka 6, R. Kawahara 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okubo 3-3, K. Teraoka 1-0, R. Kawahara 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okubo 102-69, K. Teraoka 29-18, R. Kawahara 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Teraoka 1-0 , R. Kawahara 3-3
Hit Batsmen: R. Kawahara
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Yamamoto 4.2 5 3 2 3 6 0 102 3.44   
N. Nomura W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 0 5 0 44 1.23   
S. Fukushima SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Yamamoto 47
Batters Faced: U. Yamamoto 23, N. Nomura 11, S. Fukushima 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Yamamoto 5-3, N. Nomura 2-3, S. Fukushima 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: U. Yamamoto 102-61, N. Nomura 44-31, S. Fukushima 13-9
WP: U. Yamamoto
Hit Batsmen: U. Yamamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kazue Okubo
Ballpark: Nagoya Baseball Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 3317
Special Notes: Kazue Okubo ties the HA (Ni-Gun) Tigers regular season game record for strikeouts with 12.
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