JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HA TIGERS AT CL MARINES
05/31/2025
 
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HA TIGERS AT CL MARINES
GAME ID: 340 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HA Tigers (21-32) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 0
CL Marines (16-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Tigers Victorious at CL, 3-1
In a well-pitched game between the HA Tigers and the CL Marines, pitcher Hiroto Saiki was superb. The HA right-hander helped his team win, 3-1. Robert Suarez recorded the save, his 14th. The HA winning streak has reached 3 games.

HA used the timely hitting of Takayuki Kajitani to seize the win. The right fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Tigers on top, 2-0. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Kajitani. "And not try to do too much."
HA BATTING LINESCORE CL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Obata SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .289 0 9
Y. Oyama 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .243 5 21
J. Endo DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .291 10 36
K. Kinoshita 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 2 9
   a-N. Takatera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 0 4
   b-K. Itohara 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 0 4
T. Sato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .208 3 23
B. Dixon LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .247 1 8
T. Kajitani RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .172 1 6
K. Chikamoto CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .266 4 24
K. Wakatsuki C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .213 0 4
Totals 36 3 9 3 2 5 16      
a - N. Takatera pinch hit for K. Kinoshita in the 7th
b - K. Itohara substituted for N. Takatera in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Endo (13, 8th Inning off Y. Ono, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Chikamoto (4, 3rd Inning off S. Ino, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Obata , Y. Oyama 2 , J. Endo 2 , B. Dixon , T. Kajitani , K. Chikamoto 4 , K. Wakatsuki 2
2-out RBI: T. Kajitani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Oyama , T. Sato , B. Dixon , K. Chikamoto
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Dixon (8)
CS: Y. Oyama (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ota CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 3 14
T. Saito 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325 6 22
J. Osuna 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .271 6 15
M. Shimabukuro DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .232 2 18
K. Fujiwara RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .250 5 22
H. Yasuda 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .191 4 20
A. Takabe LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .211 0 9
R. Watanabe C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .209 2 4
Y. Maeda SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 0 2
   a-H. Yamakawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .149 2 5
   b-R. Nishikawa SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 7
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 11 14      
a - H. Yamakawa pinch hit for Y. Maeda in the 7th
b - R. Nishikawa substituted for H. Yamakawa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Yasuda (9, 2nd Inning off H. Saiki, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Shimabukuro (11, 6th Inning off H. Saiki, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Osuna (2, 8th Inning off S. Hirata, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Osuna 4 , M. Shimabukuro 2 , H. Yasuda 2 , R. Watanabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ota , K. Fujiwara , A. Takabe , R. Watanabe
Sac Fly: M. Shimabukuro
Hit by Pitch: J. Osuna
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Osuna (1)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Maeda (5)
HA PITCHING LINESCORE CL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Saiki W (3-5) 5.2 3 0 0 1 6 0 81 4.46   
I. Ogawa H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 3.60   
S. Hirata H (6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10 1.25   
R. Suarez SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Saiki 68
Batters Faced: H. Saiki 22, I. Ogawa 6, S. Hirata 4, R. Suarez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Saiki 6-5, I. Ogawa 0-2, S. Hirata 0-2, R. Suarez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Saiki 81-53, I. Ogawa 26-16, S. Hirata 10-8, R. Suarez 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Ogawa 1-0
WP: H. Saiki
Hit Batsmen: H. Saiki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ino L (1-6) 7.1 6 3 3 1 3 1 90 3.62   
Y. Ono 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.40   
F. Ono 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 17 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ino 56
Batters Faced: S. Ino 29, Y. Ono 3, F. Ono 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ino 6-12, Y. Ono 1-0, F. Ono 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ino 90-59, Y. Ono 8-5, F. Ono 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Ono 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hiroto Saiki
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 24809
Special Notes: SP Hiroto Saiki was injured while pitching.
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