JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
SS LIONS AT YDNA BAYSTARS
06/08/2025
 
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
SS LIONS AT YDNA BAYSTARS
GAME ID: 384 - SUNDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SS Lions (34-28) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 0
YDNA BayStars (26-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 1
BayStars Rally to Nose Past SS
SS got a terrific performance from pitcher Takeru Sasaki, but it wasn't enough to beat the YDNA BayStars. YDNA won the Yokohama Stadium contest, 3-2. Sasaki threw 7.1 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. The BayStars saw their record improve to 26-36.

Fumiya Hojo was the walk-off hero for YDNA. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the BayStars shortstop hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"The crowd was raucous," said Hojo.
SS BATTING LINESCORE YDNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Genda SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .226 1 7
R. Kawano 2B 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .325 2 14
A. Takeda CF, RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .279 9 49
K. Watanabe 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .226 5 28
F. Haraguchi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .251 6 39
S. Tonosaki 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .210 2 21
M. Nishikawa LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .275 2 17
A. Nakamura RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .276 2 28
   a-T. Mori PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 1 27
   c-S. Suzuki RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 11
T. Sasaki P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
   J. Okubo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Wu PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 0 12
   K. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 5 8 24      
a - T. Mori pinch hit for A. Nakamura in the 9th
b - N. Wu pinch hit for J. Okubo in the 9th
c - S. Suzuki substituted for T. Mori in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Nakamura (14, 5th Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Mori (14, 9th Inning off K. Kozono, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Takeda , K. Watanabe 3 , S. Tonosaki , A. Nakamura 3 , T. Mori 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Genda , R. Kawano , F. Haraguchi , T. Sasaki
GIDP: A. Takeda , F. Haraguchi
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Takeda (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Takeda(Fukumoto at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Ying RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 8 28
S. Okamoto CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .241 4 22
   b-S. Miyamoto PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1 15
S. Hosokawa LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .314 2 33
T. Austin 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .258 12 44
J. Azuma C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 6 20
J. Fukumoto 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .189 0 3
K. Yamashita 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .173 0 6
F. Hojo SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .346 0 3
S. Imanaga P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .045 0 0
   S. Onuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
   R. Matsumoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Mori PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266 2 16
   K. Kozono P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 2 4 5 7      
a - K. Mori pinch hit for R. Matsumoto in the 8th
b - S. Miyamoto pinch hit for S. Okamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fukumoto (2, 2nd Inning off T. Sasaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Mori (1, 8th Inning off T. Sasaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Okamoto 2 , J. Fukumoto 2 , K. Yamashita , F. Hojo , K. Mori 3
2-out RBI: K. Yamashita , F. Hojo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamashita
Hit by Pitch: J. Fukumoto
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Yamashita (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Fukumoto-Hojo-Austin, Hojo-Fukumoto-Austin)
SS PITCHING LINESCORE YDNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sasaki 7.1 4 1 1 3 4 0 86 2.94   
J. Okubo H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.42   
K. Taira L (0-3), BS (2) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 22 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sasaki 67
Batters Faced: T. Sasaki 27, J. Okubo 2, K. Taira 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sasaki 11-5, J. Okubo 0-1, K. Taira 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sasaki 86-50, J. Okubo 11-8, K. Taira 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Okubo 1-1
WP: T. Sasaki
Hit Batsmen: K. Taira
Balk: J. Okubo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Imanaga 5.0 4 2 2 3 3 0 96 4.43   
S. Onuki 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 5.82   
R. Matsumoto 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 3.23   
K. Kozono W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 24 4.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 51
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 22, S. Onuki 6, R. Matsumoto 5, K. Kozono 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 7-4, S. Onuki 0-2, R. Matsumoto 2-1, K. Kozono 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 96-59, S. Onuki 23-18, R. Matsumoto 15-9, K. Kozono 24-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Onuki 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takeru Sasaki
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 25796
Special Notes: RP Shinichi Onuki was injured while pitching.
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