JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CH DRAGONS AT HA TIGERS
04/29/2025
 
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CH DRAGONS AT HA TIGERS
GAME ID: 170 - TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CH Dragons (17-10) 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 11 1
HA Tigers (7-19) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 3
Tigers Lose at Home, 8-1
Akira Neo made an impact in the 8-1 CH win over HA. Neo, who is tied for 4th in the JCL in home runs with 4, was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double. Shun Murakami earned the win for CH. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits, while striking out 2. With the win, he raised his record to 3-1. The Tigers, now 7-19, continue their sluggish start.

Early in the game, first baseman Takaya Ishikawa had a 2-run home run for CH. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Dragons on top, 2-0.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Ishikawa.
CH BATTING LINESCORE HA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Fujii 2B 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 .244 1 15
R. Tsuchida SS 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 .276 2 6
T. Ishikawa 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .253 3 11
A. Neo 3B, RF 5 2 3 2 0 2 1 .222 4 7
Y. Okabayashi CF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .245 1 10
   a-Y. Kyoda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Yanagimachi CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 1 12
I. Yamashita RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 0 9
   b-M. Ishigaki PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
Y. Nakamigawa LF 5 0 1 0 0 4 4 .231 0 0
S. Ueda C 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .225 2 10
   d-H. Nagaoka PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 0 6
   e-T. Tamura C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
S. Murakami P 3 1 0 0 0 2 6 .000 0 0
   T. Urushihara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Fuku P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8 4 13 25      
a - Y. Kyoda pinch hit for Y. Okabayashi in the 7th
b - M. Ishigaki pinch hit for I. Yamashita in the 7th
c - T. Yanagimachi substituted for Y. Kyoda in the 7th
d - H. Nagaoka pinch hit for S. Ueda in the 9th
e - T. Tamura substituted for H. Nagaoka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Okabayashi (5, 5th Inning off R. Takinaka, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Neo (2, 9th Inning off B. Costa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Neo 2 (4, 1st Inning off J. Nishi, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Hamachi, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Ishikawa (3, 1st Inning off J. Nishi, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Tsuchida (2, 4th Inning off J. Nishi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Tsuchida 4 , T. Ishikawa 4 , A. Neo 10 , Y. Okabayashi 4 , M. Ishigaki , Y. Nakamigawa , S. Ueda
2-out RBI: R. Tsuchida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Nakamigawa , H. Nagaoka , S. Murakami 2
GIDP: T. Ishikawa
Sac Bunt: I. Yamashita , S. Murakami
Sac Fly: Y. Fujii
Hit by Pitch: Y. Fujii
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Nakamigawa (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fujii-Tsuchida-Ishikawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Chikamoto CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .287 1 6
Y. Oyama SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .210 2 9
J. Endo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 2 8
B. Dixon LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .246 1 6
K. Itohara 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
K. Inoue RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .183 0 1
   c-N. Takatera PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 1
T. Sato 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .165 2 13
Y. Sakaeda C 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 .225 0 4
J. Nishi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 2 7
   R. Takinaka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Obata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 0 4
   M. Hamachi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Kajitani PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .156 1 2
   B. Costa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Hori PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 0 1
Totals 34 1 9 1 2 5 17      
a - R. Obata pinch hit for Y. Suzuki in the 6th
b - T. Kajitani pinch hit for M. Hamachi in the 7th
c - N. Takatera pinch ran for K. Inoue in the 9th
d - H. Hori pinch hit for B. Costa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Sakaeda (7, 6th Inning off S. Murakami, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Inoue (4, 9th Inning off H. Fuku, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Chikamoto , Y. Oyama , J. Endo , K. Itohara 2 , K. Inoue 3 , T. Sato , Y. Sakaeda 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kajitani , H. Hori
GIDP: J. Endo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Sakaeda (3)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Oyama 2 (3) , J. Nishi (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Sato-Itohara-Endo, Dixon-Sato)
OF assists: 1 (Dixon(Fujii at 3rd base))
PB: Y. Sakaeda
CH PITCHING LINESCORE HA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Murakami W (3-1) 6.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 89 2.02   
T. Urushihara 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 24 2.70   
H. Fuku 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 37 6.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Murakami 61
Batters Faced: S. Murakami 21, T. Urushihara 6, H. Fuku 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Murakami 6-8, T. Urushihara 1-1, H. Fuku 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Murakami 89-52, T. Urushihara 24-17, H. Fuku 37-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nishi L (0-3) 3.2 5 7 3 1 5 3 60 5.06   
R. Takinaka 1.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 28 0.00   
Y. Suzuki 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
M. Hamachi 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 30 1.59   
B. Costa 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 36 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nishi 33
Batters Faced: J. Nishi 20, R. Takinaka 8, Y. Suzuki 2, M. Hamachi 6, B. Costa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nishi 3-4, R. Takinaka 0-1, Y. Suzuki 1-1, M. Hamachi 0-1, B. Costa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nishi 60-40, R. Takinaka 28-15, Y. Suzuki 6-3, M. Hamachi 30-19, B. Costa 36-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Suzuki 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Takinaka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Akira Neo
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 19823
Special Notes: RF Kouta Inoue was injured while running the bases.
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