JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
YT SWALLOWS AT HA TIGERS
07/11/2025
 
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
YT SWALLOWS AT HA TIGERS
GAME ID: 556 - FRIDAY, JULY 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
YT Swallows (37-52) 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 10 12 0
HA Tigers (33-55) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 6 15 0
YT Defeats HA, 10-6
Kevin Cron was instrumental in his team's 10-6 triumph over the HA Tigers. The first baseman went 1 for 2 with 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the YT Swallows. The 5th-place Swallows have won 4 straight.

Early in the game, shortstop Ryusei Takeoka had a 2-run double for YT. It was his 10th double of the season and put the Swallows on top, 2-0.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Cron told the YT Daily.
YT BATTING LINESCORE HA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakata CF 4 1 2 0 2 2 3 .295 0 7
T. Yamada 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 5 .268 5 13
R. Takeoka SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .300 4 32
M. Murakami 3B 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 .243 16 56
K. Cron 1B 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 .261 11 37
L. Okoye LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .260 5 13
T. Ota RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .246 5 28
   R. Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Ishikawa C 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 .206 0 7
J. Maki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   S. Shimo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
   a-H. Motoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 0 8
   K. Hirai P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Miyamoto PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .231 0 12
   Y. Okano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Kubo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Isobata RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 14
Totals 35 10 12 9 9 8 17      
a - H. Motoyama pinch hit for S. Shimo in the 6th
b - T. Miyamoto pinch hit for K. Hirai in the 7th
c - R. Isobata substituted for T. Kubo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Takeoka 2 (10, 1st Inning off H. Saiki, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off Y. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Okoye (7, 5th Inning off K. Teraoka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakata 2 , T. Yamada 2 , R. Takeoka 4 , K. Cron , L. Okoye 3 , T. Ota 2 , K. Ishikawa
2-out RBI: L. Okoye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamada , T. Ota 3
Sac Bunt: J. Maki
Sac Fly: K. Cron
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Murakami (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Obata SS 5 0 1 1 1 1 3 .297 1 18
K. Kinoshita 1B 5 1 3 1 1 2 3 .298 3 30
J. Endo LF 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 .258 13 51
K. Inoue RF 6 0 1 0 0 3 7 .193 10 29
T. Sato 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .229 5 35
K. Chikamoto CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .264 6 30
Y. Sakaeda C 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .272 3 28
K. Itohara 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .240 0 10
H. Saiki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   K. Teraoka P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-N. Takatera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 2 12
   Y. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Jones PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .381 0 4
   Y. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Kajitani PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .199 1 18
   J. Nishi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 2 7
Totals 42 6 15 6 7 10 32      
a - N. Takatera pinch hit for K. Teraoka in the 6th
b - J. Jones pinch hit for Y. Suzuki in the 7th
c - T. Kajitani pinch hit for Y. Saito in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Inoue (11, 5th Inning off J. Maki, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Endo (17, 6th Inning off K. Hirai, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Sato 2 (12, 7th Inning off Y. Okano, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Kubo, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Sakaeda (20, 7th Inning off Y. Okano, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Jones (3, 7th Inning off Y. Okano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Obata , K. Kinoshita 3 , J. Endo 3 , K. Inoue 2 , T. Sato 4 , K. Chikamoto 2 , Y. Sakaeda 4 , J. Jones 2
2-out RBI: R. Obata , K. Kinoshita , J. Endo , J. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Obata , K. Kinoshita , K. Inoue 2 , T. Sato , Y. Sakaeda , H. Saiki
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Inoue(Ishikawa at home))
YT PITCHING LINESCORE HA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Maki 4.1 6 0 0 4 4 0 94 2.61   
S. Shimo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.22   
K. Hirai 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 16 9.00   
Y. Okano 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 14 4.75   
T. Kubo W (1-1) 1.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 26 4.96   
R. Martinez SV (15) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Maki 51
Batters Faced: J. Maki 23, S. Shimo 2, K. Hirai 6, Y. Okano 6, T. Kubo 8, R. Martinez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Maki 2-7, S. Shimo 1-1, K. Hirai 1-1, Y. Okano 0-2, T. Kubo 0-1, R. Martinez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Maki 94-51, S. Shimo 4-4, K. Hirai 16-10, Y. Okano 14-10, T. Kubo 26-14, R. Martinez 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shimo 2-0 , T. Kubo 1-0 , R. Martinez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Saiki L (3-6) 3.2 7 5 5 3 1 0 68 5.09   
K. Teraoka 2.1 1 1 1 2 4 0 41 5.50   
Y. Suzuki 1.0 3 3 3 3 1 0 37 4.91   
Y. Saito 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 6.75   
J. Nishi 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Saiki 23
Batters Faced: H. Saiki 19, K. Teraoka 10, Y. Suzuki 9, Y. Saito 5, J. Nishi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Saiki 6-2, K. Teraoka 2-1, Y. Suzuki 1-1, Y. Saito 2-1, J. Nishi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Saiki 68-39, K. Teraoka 41-24, Y. Suzuki 37-16, Y. Saito 19-11, J. Nishi 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Teraoka 1-0
WP: H. Saiki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Cron
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 26829
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