JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
YT SWALLOWS AT HA TIGERS
04/19/2025
 
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
YT SWALLOWS AT HA TIGERS
GAME ID: 120 - SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
YT Swallows (11-8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
HA Tigers (5-14) 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 X 8 11 0
Dominant Performance by Ito in HA Win
HA pitcher Masashi Ito did his part in helping his team defeat the YT Swallows, 8-2. The opposition could never get too much going against the left-hander. HA is off to a sluggish start, getting just their 5th win in 20 games.

Ito was charged with 1 run on 3 hits over 7.2 innings for the Tigers. With the win, the 5-foot-10, 190-pound left-hander goes to 2-1.

"I went out and just tried to do my job," said Ito.
YT BATTING LINESCORE HA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Mitsumata 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Takeoka SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .353 2 13
   b-H. Motoyama PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .191 0 3
L. Okoye CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .194 2 3
K. Cron 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .222 1 7
M. Murakami 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .274 3 8
S. Matsui C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .274 0 4
N. Soto RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 0 0
T. Ota LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 1 9
   c-T. Miyamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 0 3
D. Yoshida P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Kubo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Akahane PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 3
   K. Moriya P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Konno P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 9 14      
a - Y. Akahane pinch hit for T. Kubo in the 6th
b - H. Motoyama pinch hit for R. Takeoka in the 9th
c - T. Miyamoto pinch hit for T. Ota in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Motoyama (5, 9th Inning off Y. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Takeoka (2, 1st Inning off M. Ito, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Takeoka 5 , H. Motoyama 2 , M. Murakami 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Cron , T. Ota , T. Miyamoto
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Cron (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Takeoka-Mitsumata-Cron, Murakami-Mitsumata-Cron)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Obata SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .280 0 2
Y. Oyama 2B 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .250 2 8
J. Endo 1B 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 .278 2 7
B. Dixon RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .200 1 3
K. Chikamoto CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .319 0 4
Y. Sakaeda C 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 .233 0 4
T. Sato 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .147 2 10
M. Ito P 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .091 0 2
   Y. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Kajitani LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .167 1 2
Totals 33 8 11 8 7 5 20      
BATTING
Triples: T. Kajitani (1, 7th Inning off R. Konno, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Oyama (2, 3rd Inning off D. Yoshida, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Sato (2, 7th Inning off R. Konno, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Obata 2 , Y. Oyama 4 , J. Endo 2 , B. Dixon , K. Chikamoto 2 , T. Sato 4 , M. Ito , T. Kajitani 3
2-out RBI: J. Endo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Oyama , K. Chikamoto , Y. Sakaeda , T. Sato
GIDP: Y. Oyama , Y. Sakaeda
Sac Fly: Y. Sakaeda
Hit by Pitch: J. Endo
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Oyama (5) , K. Chikamoto 3 (7) , T. Sato (2)
YT PITCHING LINESCORE HA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Yoshida L (0-3) 3.1 8 6 6 4 2 1 81 7.24   
T. Kubo 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 5.68   
K. Moriya 1.0 1 1 1 3 0 0 34 2.61   
R. Konno 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 24 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Yoshida 16
Batters Faced: D. Yoshida 21, T. Kubo 5, K. Moriya 7, R. Konno 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Yoshida 3-4, T. Kubo 0-2, K. Moriya 3-0, R. Konno 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Yoshida 81-47, T. Kubo 21-16, K. Moriya 34-16, R. Konno 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kubo 2-0
WP: D. Yoshida
Hit Batsmen: R. Konno
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ito W (2-1) 7.2 3 1 1 1 8 1 94 0.96   
Y. Saito 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 24 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ito 76
Batters Faced: M. Ito 27, Y. Saito 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ito 9-6, Y. Saito 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ito 94-67, Y. Saito 24-12
WP: M. Ito , Y. Saito
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masashi Ito
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 28040
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