JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
YO (NI-GUN) GIANTS AT HT (NI-GUN) CARP
06/26/2025
 
JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
YO (NI-GUN) GIANTS AT HT (NI-GUN) CARP
GAME ID: 1343 - THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
YO (Ni-Gun) Giants (44-34) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0
HT (Ni-Gun) Carp (36-42) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 X 5 6 0
Giants Get Clonked by Carp, 5-2
The YO (Ni-Gun) Giants and HT (Ni-Gun) Carp delighted fans at Yuu Baseball Ground.

The HT (Ni-Gun) Carp topped the YO (Ni-Gun) Giants, 5-2, with youngster Devon Joyce playing a key role. Joyce went 1-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Carp in the win. HT (Ni-Gun) reliever Atsuya Horie picked up the win, upping his record to 1-5. Kai Yokogawa absorbed the loss.

Joyce had a timely hit for HT (Ni-Gun) in the bottom of the sixth. With HT (Ni-Gun) trailing 1-0, he turned a 2-1 curveball into a 3-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season, making it 3-1, HT (Ni-Gun).

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Carp manager Wataru Nishimura.

With this game in the books, HT (Ni-Gun) is 36-42, YO (Ni-Gun) 44-34.
YO (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE HT (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nakayama 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .308 7 42
D. Ito DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .236 8 40
K. Ito RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .264 14 48
H. Kikuta 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 9 36
T. Yaoita LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 8 29
H. Miwa CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .234 8 37
M. Mimori 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 1 27
T. Oshiro C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .217 3 15
T. Hirasawa SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .210 1 17
Totals 30 2 4 2 3 7 6      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Nakayama (25, 3rd Inning off H. Suzuki, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Ito (14, 4th Inning off H. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Oshiro (3, 7th Inning off H. Kuramoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Nakayama 2 , K. Ito 4 , T. Yaoita , T. Oshiro 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Ito 2
GIDP: D. Ito
Hit by Pitch: R. Nakayama
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hirasawa-Nakayama-Mimori, Hirasawa-Nakayama-Mimori)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kumagai RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .280 1 29
K. Fujii CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .260 2 24
T. Nakagami 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .281 4 23
D. Joyce C 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 .194 2 6
G. Akaminai 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2
I. Matsumoto SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .226 2 16
K. Tanigawara DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .207 2 20
M. Yano 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 1 19
T. Hayakawa LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .202 0 10
Totals 29 5 6 5 3 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Kumagai (17, 7th Inning off Y. Furukawa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Joyce (2, 6th Inning off K. Yokogawa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kumagai 2 , K. Fujii , T. Nakagami , D. Joyce 4 , K. Tanigawara 2
2-out RBI: A. Kumagai , D. Joyce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Fujii
GIDP: G. Akaminai , M. Yano
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tanigawa-Matsumoto-Akaminai)
YO (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE HT (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Yokogawa L (1-4) 6.1 4 3 3 3 4 1 96 4.18   
Y. Furukawa 1.2 2 2 2 0 4 0 28 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Yokogawa 54
Batters Faced: K. Yokogawa 24, Y. Furukawa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Yokogawa 5-8, Y. Furukawa 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Yokogawa 96-52, Y. Furukawa 28-22
WP: Y. Furukawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Tanigawa 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 28 3.40   
H. Suzuki 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 34 3.38   
A. Horie W (1-5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 4.88   
H. Kuramoto H (7) 1.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 19 6.89   
S. Shimauchi SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanigawa 47
Batters Faced: M. Tanigawa 6, H. Suzuki 10, A. Horie 9, H. Kuramoto 6, S. Shimauchi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanigawa 1-3, H. Suzuki 3-3, A. Horie 1-5, H. Kuramoto 0-1, S. Shimauchi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanigawa 28-15, H. Suzuki 34-22, A. Horie 34-18, H. Kuramoto 19-16, S. Shimauchi 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Suzuki 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Horie
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Devon Joyce
Ballpark: Yuu Baseball Ground
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 97
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