JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HA TIGERS AT CH DRAGONS
04/15/2025
 
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HA TIGERS AT CH DRAGONS
GAME ID: 99 - TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HA Tigers (3-12) 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 12 0
CH Dragons (8-7) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 X 8 10 1
Dragons Take Tight Tangle
Getting offensive support from Takaya Ishikawa, the CH Dragons topped the HA Tigers, 8-7. Ishikawa went 2-3 with a double and a walk, while scoring 2 times for the Dragons. Yusuke Kinoshita earned the save for CH, his 1st of the year. HA, now 3-12, continues its tough start.

Had Yukichi Fujii not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Fujii hit a 2-run double. That made the score 8-7, in favor of the Dragons.

"We take it day by day here," said Fujii, "and today was a good one for us."
HA BATTING LINESCORE CH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Obata SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .279 0 2
Y. Oyama 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .224 1 7
J. Endo 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .275 1 2
   a-K. Inoue PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .212 0 1
   b-K. Itohara 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 0 2
B. Dixon RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .217 1 2
K. Chikamoto CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .273 0 4
Y. Sakaeda C 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .261 0 3
   d-N. Takatera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
T. Sato 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .140 1 7
J. Nishi P 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .429 2 7
   S. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Hori PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   K. Morihara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Wakatsuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 1
T. Kajitani LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .178 1 2
Totals 39 7 12 5 4 10 32      
a - K. Inoue pinch hit for J. Endo in the 7th
b - K. Itohara substituted for K. Inoue in the 7th
c - H. Hori pinch hit for S. Hirata in the 8th
d - N. Takatera pinch hit for Y. Sakaeda in the 9th
e - K. Wakatsuki pinch hit for Y. Saito in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Dixon (1, 2nd Inning off T. Urushihara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Nishi (2, 2nd Inning off T. Urushihara, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Obata , K. Inoue , K. Itohara , B. Dixon 2 , K. Chikamoto , Y. Sakaeda , J. Nishi 5 , H. Hori , T. Kajitani 3
2-out RBI: Y. Sakaeda , J. Nishi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Endo , K. Chikamoto , T. Sato 2
GIDP: Y. Oyama
Hit by Pitch: Y. Oyama
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Oyama (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Okabayashi RF, CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .188 1 6
R. Tsuchida SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 1 3
S. Takahashi 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .382 0 5
T. Ishikawa 1B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .298 1 6
T. Yanagimachi LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .208 1 7
A. Neo 2B, RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .258 2 3
I. Yamashita CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .184 0 6
   b-Y. Hasegawa PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   Y. Kinoshita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Ueda C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .214 1 5
T. Urushihara P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   H. Takanashi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   S. Breen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Nagaoka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 3
   H. Fuku P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Fujii PH, 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .244 1 9
Totals 34 8 10 7 3 7 9      
a - H. Nagaoka pinch hit for S. Breen in the 7th
b - Y. Hasegawa pinch hit for I. Yamashita in the 8th
c - Y. Fujii pinch hit for H. Fuku in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Takahashi (5, 1st Inning off J. Nishi, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Ishikawa (7, 1st Inning off J. Nishi, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Okabayashi (2, 3rd Inning off J. Nishi, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Neo (1, 8th Inning off K. Morihara, 2 on, 2 outs) , Y. Fujii (3, 8th Inning off Y. Saito, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Okabayashi 2 , S. Takahashi 2 , T. Ishikawa 3 , T. Yanagimachi , A. Neo 2 , I. Yamashita , Y. Hasegawa , S. Ueda , Y. Fujii 2
2-out RBI: T. Ishikawa , T. Yanagimachi , A. Neo , Y. Hasegawa , Y. Fujii
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Okabayashi 2 , A. Neo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Yanagimachi (1) , I. Yamashita (4)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Takahashi (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Tsuchida-Neo-Ishikawa)
PB: S. Ueda
HA PITCHING LINESCORE CH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nishi 6.2 5 3 3 2 6 0 94 4.76   
S. Hirata H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
K. Morihara 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 18 3.86   
Y. Saito L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 11 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nishi 56
Batters Faced: J. Nishi 27, S. Hirata 1, K. Morihara 5, Y. Saito 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nishi 6-8, S. Hirata 1-0, K. Morihara 0-1, Y. Saito 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nishi 94-56, S. Hirata 8-5, K. Morihara 18-9, Y. Saito 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hirata 1-0 , Y. Saito 2-2
WP: J. Nishi , K. Morihara
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Urushihara 3.0 5 3 0 3 2 1 61 2.38   
H. Takanashi 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 37 2.70   
S. Breen 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 20 5.84   
H. Fuku W (1-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 28 9.53   
Y. Kinoshita SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Urushihara 40
Batters Faced: T. Urushihara 17, H. Takanashi 10, S. Breen 7, H. Fuku 7, Y. Kinoshita 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Urushihara 3-3, H. Takanashi 2-2, S. Breen 1-1, H. Fuku 1-0, Y. Kinoshita 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Urushihara 61-35, H. Takanashi 37-26, S. Breen 20-13, H. Fuku 28-19, Y. Kinoshita 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Takanashi 1-0
WP: S. Breen
Hit Batsmen: H. Fuku
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takaya Ishikawa
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 16758
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