JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
YT SWALLOWS AT YO GIANTS
05/15/2025
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JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
YT SWALLOWS AT YO GIANTS
GAME ID: 254 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
YT Swallows (18-22) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
YO Giants (26-15) 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 2 X 12 12 0
Giants Blast Swallows
YO got a strong outing from Ryu Ota as the Giants defeated the YT Swallows, 12-2, at Tokyo Dome. In 7 innings, Ota surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 3. He allowed 2 runs. YO has 3 straight wins, YT 3 straight losses.

The Giants got a gift in the bottom of the fifth inning, when they were leading 3-2. With two out and the bases loaded, Shigemasa Ozaki reached on an error by the 2B, driving in 1 run. It made the score 4-2, YO.

"Nothing to write home about," YT manager Hiroyuki Nakajima said, when asked afterward about the game.
YT BATTING LINESCORE YO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Isobata LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .200 0 5
T. Yamada 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .242 1 1
R. Takeoka SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .331 2 17
M. Murakami 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294 7 21
   a-Y. Akahane 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .182 1 5
K. Cron 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .235 5 18
K. Yamasaki CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .250 1 8
Y. Shiomi RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .237 1 8
K. Ishikawa C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Kato P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   S. Shimo P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
   R. Konno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158 2 3
Totals 33 2 8 2 4 7 19      
a - Y. Akahane substituted for M. Murakami in the 1st
b - N. Soto pinch hit for R. Konno in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Akahane (1, 8th Inning off M. Hatakeyama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamada , R. Takeoka , M. Murakami , Y. Akahane 2 , K. Cron , K. Yamasaki , Y. Shiomi , S. Shimo
2-out RBI: M. Murakami , K. Yamasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Isobata , K. Cron , Y. Shiomi 2
GIDP: R. Takeoka
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Yamada (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Takeoka-Yamada-Cron, Konno-Yamada-Cron)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamashita LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 2 15
   c-A. Wakabayashi PR, LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 1
H. Sakamoto SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .231 0 1
   e-D. Kinoshita SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 2 4
K. Okamoto 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .336 4 19
S. Ozaki CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .287 1 19
K. Sano 1B 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .234 1 16
   a-T. Kondo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   M. Hatakeyama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 0
   d-H. Chono PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .385 0 8
   Y. Kaneshiro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
R. Masuda 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .207 2 9
S. Kamimura RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .211 2 7
T. Hagiwara C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .263 2 18
R. Ota P 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
   b-T. Kitamura 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .155 0 4
Totals 34 12 12 11 5 3 14      
a - T. Kondo pinch hit for K. Sano in the 7th
b - T. Kitamura substituted for R. Ota in the 8th
c - A. Wakabayashi pinch ran for K. Yamashita in the 8th
d - H. Chono pinch hit for M. Hatakeyama in the 8th
e - D. Kinoshita substituted for H. Sakamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Sano (6, 5th Inning off T. Kato, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Kamimura (2, 5th Inning off T. Kato, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Sakamoto 2 , K. Okamoto , S. Ozaki 2 , K. Sano 2 , R. Masuda , S. Kamimura 5 , T. Hagiwara 2 , R. Ota
2-out RBI: K. Okamoto , K. Sano , H. Chono , R. Masuda , S. Kamimura , T. Hagiwara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ozaki , R. Masuda
GIDP: K. Okamoto , T. Kitamura
Sac Fly: R. Masuda
Hit by Pitch: K. Yamashita , T. Hagiwara
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ozaki (12) , R. Masuda (2) , S. Kamimura (3) , T. Hagiwara (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sakamoto-Masuda-Sano)
OF assists: 1 (Ozaki(Shimo at 2nd base))
YT PITCHING LINESCORE YO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kato L (1-1) 4.2 7 8 3 2 3 1 92 2.08   
S. Shimo 2.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 35 5.88   
R. Konno 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 30 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kato 29
Batters Faced: T. Kato 23, S. Shimo 12, R. Konno 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kato 8-2, S. Shimo 2-5, R. Konno 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kato 92-54, S. Shimo 35-20, R. Konno 30-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shimo 1-1 , R. Konno 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Shimo , R. Konno
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ota W (1-2) 7.0 6 2 2 3 6 0 94 4.31   
M. Hatakeyama 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.14   
Y. Kaneshiro 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ota 60
Batters Faced: R. Ota 28, M. Hatakeyama 4, Y. Kaneshiro 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ota 9-4, M. Hatakeyama 2-0, Y. Kaneshiro 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ota 94-58, M. Hatakeyama 12-7, Y. Kaneshiro 21-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryu Ota
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 42664
Special Notes: 3B Munetaka Murakami was injured while running the bases. LF Kota Yamashita was injured being hit by a pitch.
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