JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
OR (NI-GUN) BUFFALOES AT YO (NI-GUN) GIANTS
07/08/2025
 
JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
OR (NI-GUN) BUFFALOES AT YO (NI-GUN) GIANTS
GAME ID: 1406 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
OR (Ni-Gun) Buffaloes (47-37) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 6 9 0
YO (Ni-Gun) Giants (51-37) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Buffaloes Knock Off YO (Ni-Gun), 6-2
Spirited fans greeted the YO (Ni-Gun) Giants for their clash with the OR (Ni-Gun) Buffaloes.

OR (Ni-Gun) pitcher Futa Tanioka did his part in helping his team defeat the YO (Ni-Gun) Giants, 6-2. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. Tanioka, the winner, moves to 4-6. He threw 6 innings of 1-hit ball, while fanning 4 and giving up 5 walks.

It could have been a different outcome for OR (Ni-Gun), had it not been for Teruaki Tsukamoto, the 22-year old left fielder . Tsukamoto contributed a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put OR (Ni-Gun) up, 2-1.

"I really like what we did out there today," Tanioka said after the game.

The second-place Buffaloes have won 5 in a row.
OR (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE YO (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kagawa 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .268 3 26
   c-T. Hasebe SS, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 2 8
S. Segawa C 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .214 0 2
Y. Murase CF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .330 4 35
S. Hasegawa RF 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 .276 2 24
S. Takaki SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .244 5 38
   a-T. Nakagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 25
   b-T. Makihara SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 8
T. Tsukamoto LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .317 4 40
T. Nakano 1B, SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .283 5 43
Y. Sano DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .227 0 3
T. Tanaka 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .253 3 18
Totals 35 6 9 5 6 12 21      
a - T. Nakagawa pinch hit for S. Takaki in the 9th
b - T. Makihara substituted for T. Nakagawa in the 9th
c - T. Hasebe substituted for K. Kagawa in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Kagawa , Y. Murase 2 , S. Hasegawa , S. Takaki , T. Tsukamoto , T. Nakano , T. Tanaka 2
2-out RBI: Y. Murase
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Segawa 2 , S. Hasegawa , T. Tsukamoto , T. Tanaka
GIDP: T. Tsukamoto
Sac Fly: T. Nakano
Hit by Pitch: Y. Murase
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Murase (14) , Y. Sano (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nakayama 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .300 8 46
D. Ito DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .238 9 44
K. Ito RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .271 18 61
H. Kikuta 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 4 .243 10 43
T. Yaoita LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .285 8 34
H. Miwa CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .237 9 39
M. Mimori 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .248 1 33
T. Oshiro C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .214 3 19
T. Hirasawa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .216 1 21
Totals 33 2 6 2 7 6 25      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Kikuta (17, 8th Inning off D. Tajima, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Ito (18, 4th Inning off F. Tanioka, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Ito 4 , H. Kikuta 2 , T. Yaoita , M. Mimori , T. Oshiro , T. Hirasawa
2-out RBI: K. Ito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Nakayama , H. Kikuta , H. Miwa
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hirasawa (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Kikuta-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   
F. Tanioka W (4-6) 6.0 1 1 1 5 4 1 91 3.56   
D. Tajima 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 33 2.34   
K. Fujishima 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 4.50   
D. Takeyasu 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 1.90   
H. Nakagawa SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Tanioka 65
Batters Faced: F. Tanioka 24, D. Tajima 7, K. Fujishima 4, D. Takeyasu 4, H. Nakagawa 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Tanioka 7-7, D. Tajima 2-2, K. Fujishima 0-0, D. Takeyasu 1-1, H. Nakagawa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Tanioka 91-51, D. Tajima 33-23, K. Fujishima 23-14, D. Takeyasu 16-9, H. Nakagawa 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Tajima 1-0 , K. Fujishima 1-0 , D. Takeyasu 2-1 , H. Nakagawa 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Takahashi L (3-6) 5.1 4 2 2 3 7 0 94 3.86   
D. Naoe BS (1) 1.0 4 3 3 2 1 0 29 3.21   
K. Ishida 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 24 4.11   
K. Kakigoshi 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Takahashi 56
Batters Faced: Y. Takahashi 22, D. Naoe 9, K. Ishida 5, K. Kakigoshi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Takahashi 5-3, D. Naoe 1-1, K. Ishida 3-0, K. Kakigoshi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Takahashi 94-58, D. Naoe 29-17, K. Ishida 24-18, K. Kakigoshi 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Naoe 2-2 , K. Ishida 2-0 , K. Kakigoshi 1-1
WP: D. Naoe
Hit Batsmen: K. Kakigoshi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Futa Tanioka
Ballpark: Giants Baseball Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 3963
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