JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
YT SWALLOWS AT HA TIGERS
05/25/2025
 
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
YT SWALLOWS AT HA TIGERS
GAME ID: 313 - SUNDAY, MAY 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
YT Swallows (24-26) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 11 0
HA Tigers (18-30) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Swallows Collect 7-3 Win Over Tigers
The YT Swallows and HA Tigers put on quite a show.

Behind a fine performance from Ryota Isobata, the YT Swallows knocked off the HA Tigers in 10 innings, 7-3. Isobata was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Swallows. YT, at 24-26, sits in 4th place in the Central League.

The game was at a stalemate until shortstop Ryusei Takeoka came to bat in the top of the tenth. Facing HA pitcher Masumi Hamachi, he hit a 2-1 curveball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting YT on top, 4-3.

"This ballgame left me feeling kind of raw," said HA manager Shigetoshi Hasegawa.
YT BATTING LINESCORE HA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Takeoka SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .329 3 22
T. Yamada 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .269 4 8
K. Cron 1B 5 0 2 3 0 1 0 .246 5 23
M. Murakami 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .291 9 30
   D. Yoshida P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Isobata LF 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 .225 1 11
Y. Shiomi RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .241 2 13
   a-H. Motoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 0 6
   b-N. Soto RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 5
   d-T. Miyamoto PH, RF, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .237 0 8
K. Yamasaki CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .261 1 10
Y. Koga C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .191 0 2
   e-K. Ishikawa PH, C 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 0 3
Y. Okugawa P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   S. Shimo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   R. Konno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Moriya P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Akahane PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 1 5
   R. Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Shimizu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-T. Ota PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 5 20
Totals 38 7 11 7 3 8 15      
a - H. Motoyama pinch hit for Y. Shiomi in the 7th
b - N. Soto substituted for H. Motoyama in the 7th
c - Y. Akahane pinch hit for K. Moriya in the 8th
d - T. Miyamoto pinch hit for N. Soto in the 9th
e - K. Ishikawa pinch hit for Y. Koga in the 9th
f - T. Ota pinch hit for N. Shimizu in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Isobata (1, 9th Inning off R. Suarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Takeoka 2 , K. Cron 2 , M. Murakami 2 , R. Isobata 5 , Y. Shiomi , Y. Okugawa , T. Ota
2-out RBI: K. Cron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Miyamoto , Y. Koga 2
GIDP: T. Yamada
Sac Fly: R. Isobata
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Takeoka-Yamada-Cron, Takeoka-Yamada-Cron)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Obata SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .297 0 7
Y. Oyama 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .227 3 17
J. Endo LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .282 10 32
K. Kinoshita 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .261 1 6
T. Sato 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .196 2 19
T. Kajitani RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .143 1 3
K. Chikamoto CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .265 3 23
K. Wakatsuki C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .186 0 4
   b-K. Itohara PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 0 4
   d-Y. Sakaeda C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 0 13
J. Nishi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 7
   a-N. Takatera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
   S. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Suarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Dixon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 1 7
   M. Hamachi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Sakai P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3 4 8 19      
a - N. Takatera pinch hit for J. Nishi in the 7th
b - K. Itohara pinch hit for K. Wakatsuki in the 9th
c - B. Dixon pinch hit for R. Suarez in the 9th
d - Y. Sakaeda substituted for K. Itohara in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kinoshita (5, 4th Inning off S. Shimo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Endo (10, 4th Inning off S. Shimo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Obata 2 , J. Endo 4 , K. Kinoshita 2 , T. Kajitani 2 , K. Chikamoto , K. Itohara
2-out RBI: K. Chikamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Obata , K. Kinoshita 2
GIDP: K. Kinoshita , K. Chikamoto
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Sato (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Obata-Oyama-Kinoshita)
OF assists: 1 (Chikamoto(Murakami at 2nd base))
YT PITCHING LINESCORE HA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Okugawa 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 61 5.36   
S. Shimo 1.2 4 2 2 1 0 1 40 5.80   
R. Konno 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 30 2.70   
K. Moriya 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.38   
R. Martinez 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 28 1.32   
N. Shimizu W (2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.14   
D. Yoshida 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 7.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Okugawa 57
Batters Faced: Y. Okugawa 11, S. Shimo 10, R. Konno 6, K. Moriya 2, R. Martinez 7, N. Shimizu 1, D. Yoshida 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Okugawa 5-1, S. Shimo 3-2, R. Konno 1-2, K. Moriya 0-2, R. Martinez 1-1, N. Shimizu 0-1, D. Yoshida 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Okugawa 61-38, S. Shimo 40-26, R. Konno 30-15, K. Moriya 3-3, R. Martinez 28-16, N. Shimizu 3-2, D. Yoshida 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Konno 2-0 , N. Shimizu 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nishi 7.0 6 1 1 1 6 0 97 4.85   
S. Hirata H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.45   
R. Suarez BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 15 1.64   
M. Hamachi L (0-2) 0.2 3 4 3 1 0 0 28 4.91   
T. Sakai 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nishi 66
Batters Faced: J. Nishi 26, S. Hirata 3, R. Suarez 6, M. Hamachi 6, T. Sakai 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nishi 9-4, S. Hirata 1-1, R. Suarez 1-1, M. Hamachi 0-2, T. Sakai 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nishi 97-61, S. Hirata 16-10, R. Suarez 15-11, M. Hamachi 28-16, T. Sakai 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sakai 1-0
WP: J. Nishi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryota Isobata
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 27398
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