JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CL MARINES AT OR BUFFALOES
07/09/2025
 
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CL MARINES AT OR BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 542 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
CL Marines (35-54) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
OR Buffaloes (44-45) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0
Buffaloes Get Clutch Win Versus CL
The OR Buffaloes beat the CL Marines, 3-2, in 11 innings. OR pitcher and Nirasaki, Japan, native Osamu Kuwahara led the way. The Buffaloes, at 44-45, sit in 5th place in the Pacific League.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 11th inning, when OR left fielder Ryoto Kita, facing Shoichi Ino, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Buffaloes the 3-2 win.

"The crowd was raucous," said Kita.
CL BATTING LINESCORE OR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ota CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 4 24
   b-S. Sudo PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .267 3 15
T. Saito 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .257 11 41
J. Osuna 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .270 6 22
M. Shimabukuro DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .247 3 27
   c-A. Escobar DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 0 0
A. Takabe LF 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .246 1 21
   a-D. Watanabe PH, LF, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
K. Fujiwara RF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .239 8 35
S. Inoue SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .265 6 24
R. Watanabe C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .199 5 14
   d-R. Nishikawa PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 1 8
   e-Y. Tanigawa C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
H. Yasuda 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .212 4 28
Totals 36 2 6 2 4 11 19      
a - D. Watanabe pinch hit for A. Takabe in the 7th
b - S. Sudo pinch hit for K. Ota in the 8th
c - A. Escobar inserted as DH in the 10th
d - R. Nishikawa pinch ran for R. Watanabe in the 11th
e - Y. Tanigawa substituted for R. Nishikawa in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Takabe (9, 1st Inning off O. Kuwahara, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Saito , M. Shimabukuro 2 , A. Takabe 2 , R. Watanabe , H. Yasuda
2-out RBI: A. Takabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Escobar , K. Fujiwara , R. Watanabe
GIDP: S. Sudo , K. Fujiwara , H. Yasuda
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Saito (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Inoue-Yasuda-Saito)
OF assists: 1 (Ota(Sato at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ota 3B 5 1 0 0 1 2 7 .224 16 54
H. Nagaoka 2B 4 1 2 1 2 1 3 .283 0 5
Y. Tongu C 5 0 2 0 1 1 6 .210 2 22
S. Nakata 1B 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 .235 13 56
R. Kita LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .244 3 18
S. Katsumata DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .276 4 30
K. Kurebayashi SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .240 5 27
I. Yamashita CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 1 5
   a-F. De La Rosa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 2 9
   b-K. Matsui CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
Y. Sato RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 4 .235 9 33
Totals 40 3 11 3 8 9 34      
a - F. De La Rosa pinch hit for I. Yamashita in the 8th
b - K. Matsui substituted for F. De La Rosa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kita (8, 3rd Inning off R. Sasaki, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Sato 2 (10, 4th Inning off R. Sasaki, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off Y. Norimoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Nagaoka 2 , Y. Tongu 2 , R. Kita 3 , K. Kurebayashi , I. Yamashita , Y. Sato 5
2-out RBI: H. Nagaoka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Nagaoka , Y. Tongu 2 , S. Nakata 2 , S. Katsumata , K. Kurebayashi , I. Yamashita
GIDP: R. Ota
Sac Fly: R. Kita 2
Team LOB: 17

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Ota 2 (22) , K. Kurebayashi (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Nagaoka-Kurebayashi-Nakata, Ota-Nagaoka-Nakata, Kurebayashi-Nagaoka-Nakata)
CL PITCHING LINESCORE OR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sasaki 4.2 6 2 2 5 6 0 107 3.99   
Y. Norimoto 2.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 30 6.16   
F. Ono 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.70   
S. Ino L (1-11) 2.0 0 1 0 2 1 0 26 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sasaki 45
Batters Faced: R. Sasaki 25, Y. Norimoto 9, F. Ono 8, S. Ino 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sasaki 4-4, Y. Norimoto 3-2, F. Ono 1-2, S. Ino 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sasaki 107-62, Y. Norimoto 30-19, F. Ono 21-15, S. Ino 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Norimoto 1-0 , S. Ino 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Kuwahara 6.1 5 2 2 0 8 0 85 4.34   
R. Tomiyama 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.48   
Y. Nakata W (3-1) 3.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 28 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Kuwahara 63
Batters Faced: O. Kuwahara 22, R. Tomiyama 6, Y. Nakata 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Kuwahara 4-5, R. Tomiyama 2-1, Y. Nakata 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: O. Kuwahara 85-56, R. Tomiyama 19-12, Y. Nakata 28-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Osamu Kuwahara
Ballpark: Kyocera Dome Osaka
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 27882
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