JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
HA (NI-GUN) TIGERS AT YO (NI-GUN) GIANTS
05/21/2025
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JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
HA (NI-GUN) TIGERS AT YO (NI-GUN) GIANTS
GAME ID: 1155 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HA (Ni-Gun) Tigers (16-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
YO (Ni-Gun) Giants (27-20) 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 X 9 12 0
Kikuta, Giants March to 9-0 Victory
YO (Ni-Gun) played host to HA (Ni-Gun) at Giants Baseball Stadium.

YO (Ni-Gun) third baseman Hirokazu Kikuta had a 4-RBI performance, which helped his team down the HA (Ni-Gun) Tigers, 9-0. Kenshin Kakigoshi picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 3-0. Shuji Kuwahara, who is tied for 4th in the WL in quality starts with 4, was tagged with the loss.

With YO (Ni-Gun) leading 2-0 in the bottom of the second, Kikuta hit a fastball from Shuji Kuwahara for a 2-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Giants ahead, 4-0.

"We played hard and won," said Kikuta. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'

The losing streak for HA (Ni-Gun) has now reached 4 games.
HA (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE YO (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Aoki 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 3 13
D. Adams LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 1 7
   a-J. Jones PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 1 12
   b-A. Nakamura LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
J. Peralta SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .121 0 2
N. Miyagi 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .230 6 12
N. Watanabe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .264 2 12
S. Kuwahara P, DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .289 3 19
   c-Y. Ozawa DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 1 11
K. Watanabe RF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .229 2 13
T. Ito CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .248 3 18
   d-U. Miyata PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .187 2 9
K. Fujita C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 0 5
Totals 31 0 4 0 4 8 16      
a - J. Jones pinch hit for D. Adams in the 8th
b - A. Nakamura substituted for J. Jones in the 8th
c - Y. Ozawa inserted as DH in the 9th
d - U. Miyata pinch hit for T. Ito in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Miyagi (3, 2nd Inning off S. Tamamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Jones (1, 8th Inning off K. Kakigoshi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jones 3 , N. Miyagi 3 , S. Kuwahara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Peralta 2 , T. Ito , U. Miyata
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Adams (29)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kikuta 3B 5 2 4 4 0 1 1 .240 3 13
R. Nakayama 2B, SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .292 5 28
K. Ito RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251 6 28
M. Mimori 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .192 0 13
H. Miwa CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .270 6 23
D. Ito DH 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .234 6 22
T. Yaoita LF 3 1 2 3 0 1 1 .276 4 17
T. Oshiro C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .189 2 10
T. Hirasawa SS 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .234 0 5
   a-M. Ono PR, 2B 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 .267 2 12
Totals 35 9 12 9 3 7 14      
a - M. Ono pinch ran for T. Hirasawa in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kikuta 2 (9, 4th Inning off S. Kuwahara, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off Y. Takano, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Hirasawa (3, 4th Inning off S. Kuwahara, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Ono (9, 8th Inning off Y. Takano, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Nakayama (13, 8th Inning off Y. Takano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kikuta (3, 2nd Inning off S. Kuwahara, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Yaoita (4, 8th Inning off Y. Takano, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kikuta 9 , R. Nakayama 2 , K. Ito , D. Ito , T. Yaoita 5 , T. Hirasawa 3 , M. Ono 2
2-out RBI: , H. Kikuta 3 , R. Nakayama , T. Hirasawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Nakayama , K. Ito , M. Mimori
Sac Fly: T. Yaoita
Team LOB: 6
HA (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE YO (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kuwahara L (0-5) 3.2 7 5 5 1 4 1 74 5.11   
C. Wada 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 5.21   
Y. Watanabe 1.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 27 5.40   
Y. Takano 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 1 26 9.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kuwahara 28
Batters Faced: S. Kuwahara 19, C. Wada 8, Y. Watanabe 6, Y. Takano 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kuwahara 1-6, C. Wada 1-4, Y. Watanabe 1-3, Y. Takano 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kuwahara 74-50, C. Wada 31-18, Y. Watanabe 27-15, Y. Takano 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wada 1-0 , Y. Watanabe 1-0 , Y. Takano 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Tamamura 4.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 60 2.50   
K. Kakigoshi W (3-0) 3.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 38 3.74   
Y. Furukawa 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Tamamura 61
Batters Faced: S. Tamamura 16, K. Kakigoshi 13, Y. Furukawa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Tamamura 4-4, K. Kakigoshi 4-4, Y. Furukawa 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Tamamura 60-35, K. Kakigoshi 38-27, Y. Furukawa 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Furukawa 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hirokazu Kikuta
Ballpark: Giants Baseball Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 3445
Special Notes: Rain delay of 63 minutes in the 4th inning. SS Taiga Hirasawa was injured while running the bases. 3B Shuji Kuwahara was injured while running the bases.
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