SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
BUSAN DREAMS AT SUWON ALBIREX
06/06/2025
 
SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
BUSAN DREAMS AT SUWON ALBIREX
GAME ID: 2035 - FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Busan Dreams (27-34) 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 10 0
Suwon Albirex (36-25) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 6 12 0
Albirex Deal Dreams Painful Loss
Suwon played host to Busan at Niigata Prefectural Baseball Stadium.

A 3-RBI performance from catcher Yoshimi Kawasaki led the Suwon Albirex to a win over the Busan Dreams, 6-5. Kouki Matsuoka earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. He upped his record to 3-0.

The game was decided with no one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Suwon trailing 5-4, Kawasaki jumped on a curveball from 18-year old right-handed pitcher Nobushi Nojima and hit a 2-run home run to center. With one swing, the Albirex had a walk-off win.

"Drama and more drama," said Albirex manager Hoitsu Fujii. "That's baseball at its finest."

The second-place Albirex have won 4 in a row.
BUSAN BATTING LINESCORE SUWON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Sato LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .268 7 30
   a-S. Haya LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 2
H. Okamoto SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 7 19
T. Hsueh RF 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .349 8 36
H. Okamoto 3B 4 1 2 0 1 2 2 .285 14 58
T. Suga 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .275 3 33
A. Muto C 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 .270 3 24
M. Suzuki 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .272 2 12
S. Inaba CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .257 1 7
F. Sonoda DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .180 1 6
Totals 35 5 10 4 5 8 20      
a - S. Haya substituted for K. Sato in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Sato (7, 6th Inning off I. Tamura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Sato 4 , H. Okamoto , T. Hsueh , H. Okamoto 2 , T. Suga , A. Muto 2 , M. Suzuki , S. Inaba
2-out RBI: K. Sato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Okamoto , F. Sonoda
GIDP: M. Suzuki 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Sato (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Okamoto-Suzuki-Suga)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Doi DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .239 2 13
N. Oba 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .303 2 14
T. Sakamoto 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .291 8 36
J. Nagai RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .215 5 22
W. Park 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .176 0 11
K. Kuno CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .236 4 16
   a-F. Koga PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
T. Niimi LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .240 3 12
S. Kobayashi SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .259 0 5
Y. Kawasaki C 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .233 2 5
Totals 35 6 12 6 1 7 14      
a - F. Koga pinch hit for K. Kuno in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Niimi (3, 5th Inning off G. Hirabayashi, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Kawasaki (2, 9th Inning off N. Nojima, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Doi , N. Oba 2 , T. Sakamoto 2 , J. Nagai , T. Niimi 4 , S. Kobayashi 3 , Y. Kawasaki 5
2-out RBI: T. Sakamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Oba , J. Nagai
GIDP: J. Nagai
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kuno (4) , S. Kobayashi (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Park-Kobayashi-Okumura, Kobayashi-Sakamoto-Park)
BUSAN PITCHING LINESCORE SUWON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Hirabayashi 6.2 9 4 4 1 5 1 103 1.88   
H. Horioka H (5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.55   
N. Nojima L (1-5), BS (5) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 6.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Hirabayashi 44
Batters Faced: G. Hirabayashi 29, H. Horioka 5, N. Nojima 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Hirabayashi 7-7, H. Horioka 1-1, N. Nojima 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Hirabayashi 103-73, H. Horioka 17-13, N. Nojima 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Horioka 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Okumura 5.0 8 4 4 4 3 0 81 3.07   
I. Tamura 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 31 1.35   
K. Matsuoka W (3-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Okumura 34
Batters Faced: M. Okumura 25, I. Tamura 9, K. Matsuoka 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Okumura 3-7, I. Tamura 1-1, K. Matsuoka 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Okumura 81-45, I. Tamura 31-21, K. Matsuoka 13-11
WP: M. Okumura 2
Balk: M. Okumura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshimi Kawasaki
Ballpark: Niigata Prefectural Baseball Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 3791
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