JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CH DRAGONS AT HT CARP
05/23/2025
 
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CH DRAGONS AT HT CARP
GAME ID: 296 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CH Dragons (26-23) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
HT Carp (28-19) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 6 10 0
With 6-1 Win, Carp Improve to 28-19
The HT Carp converted a terrific effort from starter Koya Takahashi into a win over the CH Dragons at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium. The Carp won the game by a final score of 6-1. With the win, HT pushed its record to 28-19.

Sakyou Sunada had a big 2-run double for the Carp in the bottom of the first inning. With HT leading 2-0 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he got a cutter from Shotaro Kasahara, who is tied for 2nd in the JCL in wins with 4, and swatted a double to center. It was his 12th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Carp ahead, 4-0.

"Koya gave us a heck of an effort," said HT manager Daisuke Araki.
CH BATTING LINESCORE HT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Okabayashi CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .227 3 19
R. Tsuchida SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .287 2 11
S. Takahashi 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .324 1 23
T. Ishikawa 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .236 5 15
A. Neo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 5 14
I. Yamashita RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266 0 14
Y. Nakamigawa LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .194 2 9
T. Tamura C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .188 1 6
S. Kasahara P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
   H. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Fujii PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 2 19
   K. Hashimoto 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 31 1 7 1 2 9 12      
a - Y. Fujii pinch hit for H. Matsuda in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Tamura (4, 5th Inning off K. Takahashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Tsuchida 3 , S. Takahashi , T. Ishikawa , I. Yamashita , T. Tamura 2
2-out RBI: R. Tsuchida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Takahashi , Y. Nakamigawa
GIDP: R. Tsuchida , T. Ishikawa
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Tsuchida (12) , T. Ishikawa (2)
CS: Y. Okabayashi (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Neo-Tsuchida-Ishikawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ugusa CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .220 0 10
S. Suzuki RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .348 6 25
R. Nishikawa LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .283 2 23
K. Kozono 3B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .297 4 37
Y. Nirasawa 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .252 2 12
H. Ishizaki 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .474 0 4
   a-K. Hayashi 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 1 2
S. Sunada SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .314 1 20
K. Takahashi P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .059 0 1
   Y. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Urena PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 2 14
   Y. Karakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Kinoshita C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .156 1 1
Totals 33 6 10 5 2 4 16      
a - K. Hayashi substituted for H. Ishizaki in the 7th
b - E. Urena pinch hit for Y. Kikuchi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ugusa 2 (9, 1st Inning off S. Kasahara, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off S. Kasahara, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Sunada 2 (12, 1st Inning off S. Kasahara, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Hashimoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Ishizaki (3, 1st Inning off S. Kasahara, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ugusa 4 , R. Nishikawa , K. Kozono , Y. Nirasawa , H. Ishizaki 3 , S. Sunada 4 , T. Kinoshita
2-out RBI: H. Ishizaki , S. Sunada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ugusa , K. Hayashi , S. Sunada , K. Takahashi
GIDP: K. Ugusa
Hit by Pitch: K. Kozono , T. Kinoshita
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ugusa (6) , K. Kozono 2 (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kozono-Nirasawa-Ishizaki, Kozono-Nirasawa-Hayashi)
CH PITCHING LINESCORE HT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kasahara L (4-2) 4.1 8 5 5 1 2 0 68 3.51   
H. Matsuda 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 13.50   
K. Hashimoto 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 32 6.92   
H. Fuku 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kasahara 28
Batters Faced: S. Kasahara 23, H. Matsuda 5, K. Hashimoto 8, H. Fuku 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kasahara 8-3, H. Matsuda 2-1, K. Hashimoto 1-3, H. Fuku 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kasahara 68-43, H. Matsuda 20-12, K. Hashimoto 32-16, H. Fuku 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Matsuda 2-0 , H. Fuku 1-0
WP: K. Hashimoto
Hit Batsmen: S. Kasahara , H. Matsuda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Takahashi W (3-0) 7.0 7 1 1 1 8 0 96 1.25   
Y. Kikuchi 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.91   
Y. Karakawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Takahashi 66
Batters Faced: K. Takahashi 27, Y. Kikuchi 3, Y. Karakawa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Takahashi 2-9, Y. Kikuchi 1-1, Y. Karakawa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Takahashi 96-62, Y. Kikuchi 14-8, Y. Karakawa 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koya Takahashi
Ballpark: Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 45146
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