JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
OR (NI-GUN) BUFFALOES AT YO (NI-GUN) GIANTS
06/22/2025
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JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
OR (NI-GUN) BUFFALOES AT YO (NI-GUN) GIANTS
GAME ID: 1319 - SUNDAY, JUNE 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
OR (Ni-Gun) Buffaloes (39-32) 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 6 13 1
YO (Ni-Gun) Giants (43-31) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 X 9 12 2
Kikuta Stars for Giants in 9-6 Win
Wet weather did not postpone the YO (Ni-Gun)-OR (Ni-Gun) ballgame.

The YO (Ni-Gun) Giants defeated the OR (Ni-Gun) Buffaloes, 9-6. Doing his part was third baseman Hirokazu Kikuta, who went 4-5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 8 runs and scored once. The win went to Daisuke Naoe in relief. His record improves to 6-1. Daichi Takeyasu took the loss.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Giants grabbed the lead when Kikuta hit his 9th home run of the season. The grand slam home run off Daichi Takeyasu made it 9-6, YO (Ni-Gun).

"I just tried to make good contact," said Kikuta.

The YO (Ni-Gun) winning streak has reached 4 games.
OR (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE YO (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kagawa DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .276 3 20
T. Nakagawa C 5 2 4 0 0 1 0 .261 4 21
Y. Murase CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .309 3 27
S. Hasegawa RF, LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 6 .268 2 20
S. Takaki SS 5 1 0 0 0 2 9 .236 4 31
T. Tsukamoto LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .327 4 31
   a-T. Makihara 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 5
T. Nakano 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .264 4 32
   b-K. Gen RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 2 4
   c-Y. Sano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Hasebe 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .271 2 6
T. Tanaka 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .226 1 14
Totals 40 6 13 6 3 7 30      
a - T. Makihara substituted for T. Tsukamoto in the 7th
b - K. Gen substituted for T. Nakano in the 7th
c - Y. Sano pinch hit for K. Gen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Tsukamoto (15, 5th Inning off Y. Takahashi, 3 on, 1 out) , S. Hasegawa (8, 5th Inning off Y. Takahashi, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Nakagawa (9, 8th Inning off D. Naoe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kagawa , T. Nakagawa 5 , Y. Murase 2 , S. Hasegawa 3 , T. Tsukamoto 3 , T. Hasebe 2
2-out RBI: S. Hasegawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Takaki 3 , T. Tsukamoto , T. Tanaka
GIDP: T. Nakano
Sac Fly: S. Hasegawa
Hit by Pitch: T. Hasebe
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hasebe (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nakayama 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .297 7 39
D. Ito DH 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 .240 7 35
K. Ito RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 5 .261 11 43
H. Kikuta 3B 5 1 4 8 0 1 0 .270 9 35
T. Yaoita LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .301 8 28
H. Miwa CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .241 8 37
M. Mimori 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .225 1 24
T. Oshiro C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 2 13
T. Hirasawa SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .209 1 16
Totals 36 9 12 9 5 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Kikuta 2 (16, 5th Inning off H. Honda, 3 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Tajima, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Ito (14, 7th Inning off S. Yamazaki, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Kikuta (9, 8th Inning off D. Takeyasu, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Nakayama 3 , D. Ito , K. Ito 3 , H. Kikuta 9 , H. Miwa , M. Mimori
2-out RBI: , H. Kikuta 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ito , T. Yaoita , M. Mimori
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Nakayama 2 (9)
CS: T. Yaoita (6)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Nakayama (14) , T. Hirasawa (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Hirasawa-Nakayama-Mimori)
PB: T. Oshiro 2
OR (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE YO (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Honda 5.1 7 3 3 2 2 0 98 6.17   
S. Yamazaki H (6) 1.0 1 2 1 0 2 0 31 3.91   
D. Tajima H (7) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 27 2.63   
D. Takeyasu L (3-2), BS (1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 14 1.70   
R. Yoshida 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Honda 42
Batters Faced: H. Honda 25, S. Yamazaki 5, D. Tajima 6, D. Takeyasu 4, R. Yoshida 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Honda 6-8, S. Yamazaki 0-1, D. Tajima 2-0, D. Takeyasu 0-0, R. Yoshida 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Honda 98-62, S. Yamazaki 31-20, D. Tajima 27-16, D. Takeyasu 14-8, R. Yoshida 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamazaki 1-0 , D. Tajima 1-1 , D. Takeyasu 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Takahashi 4.2 8 5 4 1 3 0 90 4.02   
D. Naoe W (6-1) 3.1 4 1 1 2 3 0 42 2.93   
Y. Muto SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Takahashi 32
Batters Faced: Y. Takahashi 26, D. Naoe 15, Y. Muto 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Takahashi 5-6, D. Naoe 1-5, Y. Muto 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Takahashi 90-55, D. Naoe 42-27, Y. Muto 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Naoe 2-0
Hit Batsmen: Y. Takahashi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hirokazu Kikuta
Ballpark: Giants Baseball Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 3959
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 3rd inning. Hirokazu Kikuta sets the WL regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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