JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HA TIGERS AT YDNA BAYSTARS
04/27/2025
BNN Index | NPB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HA TIGERS AT YDNA BAYSTARS
GAME ID: 164 - SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HA Tigers (7-18) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 9 1
YDNA BayStars (11-15) 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 6 X 14 17 0
Austin Hits 2 home runs in BayStars Win
With first baseman Tyler Austin leading the charge, the YDNA BayStars defeated the HA Tigers, 14-5, at Yokohama Stadium. Austin, who finished 4th in the JCL in batting average with .302 in 2022, hit 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice. The winning pitcher was Shota Imanaga. His record now stands at 3-1. The left-hander went 5.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits for the BayStars. HA, at 7-18, is off to a poor start in 2025.

Keito Mori, who leads the JCL in stolen bases with 16, helped out the YDNA cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the shortstop went 2-3 with a double and 2 walks. He scored 3 times.

"We maximized our offense today," said YDNA skipper Iori Katsura. "That makes everyone's life easier."
HA BATTING LINESCORE YDNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Oyama SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 2 9
J. Endo 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .265 2 8
B. Dixon LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .262 1 6
K. Itohara 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 3
K. Inoue RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .167 0 1
N. Takatera 2B 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .238 0 1
K. Wakatsuki C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .154 0 3
H. Saiki P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   R. Takinaka P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kajitani PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .159 1 2
   Y. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   I. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Sato PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .159 2 13
   T. Sakai P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Costa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Hori CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .231 0 1
Totals 35 5 9 5 6 12 15      
a - T. Kajitani pinch hit for R. Takinaka in the 6th
b - T. Sato pinch hit for I. Ogawa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Endo (5, 3rd Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Sato (3, 8th Inning off K. Kozono, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Hori (1, 8th Inning off K. Kozono, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Endo 3 , B. Dixon , K. Itohara , K. Inoue , N. Takatera 2 , T. Sato 2 , H. Hori 2
2-out RBI: J. Endo , N. Takatera , T. Sato , H. Hori
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Oyama , B. Dixon , K. Inoue , K. Wakatsuki
GIDP: B. Dixon
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Hori (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Itohara (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Itohara-Endo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Mori SS 3 3 2 1 2 0 2 .264 1 4
S. Hosokawa LF 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 .324 1 11
T. Austin 1B 5 2 3 6 0 1 2 .247 6 24
G. Ying RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .276 5 16
S. Miyamoto CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .188 1 9
H. Tanabe 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .191 1 8
S. Maki 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .222 2 10
J. Azuma C 5 2 4 3 0 0 1 .253 4 11
S. Imanaga P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .083 0 0
   R. Matsumoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Ito PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 2
   K. Kozono P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 14 17 14 4 3 19      
a - Y. Ito pinch hit for R. Matsumoto in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Ying (5, 6th Inning off Y. Saito, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Mori (3, 8th Inning off T. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Tanabe (1, 2nd Inning off H. Saiki, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Austin 2 (6, 2nd Inning off H. Saiki, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Sakai, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Azuma (4, 8th Inning off B. Costa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Mori 3 , T. Austin 9 , G. Ying 3 , S. Miyamoto , H. Tanabe 5 , S. Maki 2 , J. Azuma 7 , S. Imanaga
2-out RBI: G. Ying , J. Azuma
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Miyamoto , H. Tanabe
GIDP: K. Mori
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Ying (3) , S. Miyamoto (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mori-Maki-Austin)
HA PITCHING LINESCORE YDNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Saiki L (1-4) 1.2 4 7 6 4 2 2 61 5.64   
R. Takinaka 3.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 41 0.00   
Y. Saito 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 6.00   
I. Ogawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.00   
T. Sakai 0.1 5 5 5 0 0 1 20 15.19   
B. Costa 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Saiki 13
Batters Faced: H. Saiki 14, R. Takinaka 13, Y. Saito 5, I. Ogawa 4, T. Sakai 6, B. Costa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Saiki 0-3, R. Takinaka 1-7, Y. Saito 1-2, I. Ogawa 2-1, T. Sakai 0-1, B. Costa 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Saiki 61-33, R. Takinaka 41-26, Y. Saito 23-16, I. Ogawa 18-13, T. Sakai 20-13, B. Costa 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Takinaka 1-0 , B. Costa 2-2
WP: Y. Saito
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Imanaga W (3-1) 5.1 6 3 3 4 7 0 97 3.00   
R. Matsumoto 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 0.00   
K. Kozono 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 39 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 47
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 26, R. Matsumoto 5, K. Kozono 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 3-6, R. Matsumoto 1-1, K. Kozono 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 97-52, R. Matsumoto 16-14, K. Kozono 39-27
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Austin
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 27339
Sunday, April 27th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 104