Yakyu Baka

Hiroshima Carp: Shota Dobayashi gets hit in the head

Gen — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:28:09 +0000

Tonight's game between the Rakuten Eagles and Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium.

Bottom of the 2nd inning with runners on first and second and no out.

Shota Dobayashi up to bat for Hiroshima. Kelvin Jimenez on the mound for Rakuten.

1-2 pitch...

Click here to view the embedded video.

Jimenez was ejected from the game for throwing a dangerous pitch. Dobayashi was replaced by pinch-runner Shogo Kimura. Jimenez is the first PL pitcher (fourth overall) to be ejected for throwing a dangerous pitch this season

Dobayashi was taken to a hospital and his tests came back negative. He told reporters he was ok (he actually wanted to continue playing but Kenjiro Nomura erred on the side of caution and pulled him from the game) and that he planned to attend practices on Friday. As of now, Dobayashi is expected to play in Saturday's game against Nippon Ham.

Orix Buffaloes: Tomotaka Sakaguchi suffers right shoulder separation

Gen — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:53:34 +0000

With runners on first and third and no out in the 1st inning of tonight's game against the Yomiuri Giants, Tomotaka Sakaguchi banged his right shoulder on the ground while attempting a diving catch in center (Hayato Sakamoto hit the ball). Sakaguchi was carried off the field in a stretcher and taken to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a right shoulder separation.

Sakaguchi will return to Kobe on Friday for a re-evaluation by the team doctor.

UPDATE @ 11:01pm - While the team will not know how long Sakaguchi will be out, it seems he may end up missing a good chunk of time. There is also a possibility that he will require surgery.

Youtube (not mine)

Chunichi, Yakult, Yomiuri, Hanshin, Hiroshima, Yokohama: May 17, 2012

Gen — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:45:05 +0000

Chunichi Dragons

The Dragons may have third base coach Ken Hirano swap jobs with first base coach Hiroyuki Watanabe after Hirano waved Yohei Oshima home from second on a single to center in Wednesday's nights game against Lotte.

Yakult Swallows

Ryoji Aikawa lost his mother to cancer on April 28. She was fifty-eight.

Yomiuri Giants

MRI tests on Ryosuke Miyaguni's right shoulder came back negative for any structural damage. The Giants still took Miyaguni off the active roster today to give him a chance to regroup.

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According to Sponichi, Yoshinobu Takahashi is using Venex's Recovery Wear.

Takahashi hit a grand slam on Wednesday. It was the fourth grand slam to be hit on the very first day of Inter-league play. The other three were hit by Luis Lopez in 2005, Norichika Aoki in 2006, and Masato Akamatsu in 2009.

Other notes on the grand slam: it was Takahashi's eighth career grand slam, which is good for a ninth place tie on the CL All-time list and a third place tie on the franchise All-time list (Sadaharu Oh with fifteen; Shinnosuke Abe with nine; and Tatsunori Hara with eight); the nine years in between grand slams (his previous grand slam came on September 28, 2002) is the second longest behind Masato Monzen (1938 and 1950), Tatsuhiko Kimata (1968 and 1980), and Takumi Ejima's (1970 and 1982) twelve years; Takahashi hit seven grand slams within the first five years of his career -- two in 1998, three in 1999, one in 2001, and one in 2002.

Hanshin Tigers

Jason Standridge's parents were in the stands on Wednesday night. The Tigers may take Standridge off the active roster today since he is not scheduled to start another game for at least ten days.

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Former Hanshin pitching coach Yasuo Kubo's son, Kei Kubo, will be making his Japanese Tour debut at Totomi Hamamatsu Open 2012.

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Former Hanshin manager Kenjiro Matsuki Miwako "Peko" Hamada is the choreographer behind the Maru Mori Dance, the Gyu Gyu Gyu Dance, and the Yubikiri Dance.

Hiroshima Carp

Takaya Kawauchi's new contract will be worth an estimated 5M yen.

Yokohama Bay Stars

Sponichi is giving away tickets to the Daisuke Miura Seats at Yokohama Stadium to games on May 27 and 28 (vs Orix). One set of three tickets per game is up for grabs.

Softbank, Nippon Ham, Seibu, Orix, Rakuten: May 17, 2012

Gen — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:44:59 +0000

Softbank Hawks

Toru Hosokawa was left out of the starting line-up on Wednesday night for what may have been neck pains. He is currently day-to-day.

Nippon Ham Fighters

According to Sponichi, Yoshio Itoi hit the PL's first homer to leadoff a game on the first day of Inter-league play on Wednesday night against Hanshin. It was also Itoi's first career homer to leadoff a game.

Seibu Lions

Sponichi notes part of Takeya Nakamura's problem may have to do with the slightly thinner bat (by about 0.4 centimeters) he is using this season.

Nakamura's two homers on Wednesday night gives him forty-one career Inter-league homers. That's good for a third place tie with Alex Ramirez on the All-time list. It was also Nakamura's sixth multi-homer Inter-league game, which is tops on the All-time list (Takeshi Yamasaki and Shinnosuke Abe are now in second with five).

Orix Buffaloes

The grand slam Chihiro Kaneko gave up on Wednesday night was his first since April 18, 2006.

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Hirotoshi Kitagawa gathered the position players together for the emergency meeting after Wednesday night's 6-0 loss against Yomiuri.

Rakuten Eagles

If Masahiro Tanaka does not feel any pain after the bullpen session he tossed on Wednesday, he could get to a pitch in a Ni-gun game against Seibu on May 22. Senichi Hoshino told reporters he thought Tanaka might be able to return to the active roster some time around June 10.

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Kazuo Matsui was taken off the active roster today with a sprain in his right wrist.

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Hoshino told reporters on Wednesday that he plans to stick with Koji Aoyama as his closer even after Darrell Rasner returns.

According to Nikkan Sports, while Aoyama may have tied three other pitchers for the NPB high with six saves in as many consecutive games, he is the only pitcher in that group to also record five of the saves with a one-run lead. Masahide Kobayashi (May 2001) saved three games with one-run leads; Hitoki Iwase (August 2005) saved no games with one-run leads; and Kyuji Fujikawa (July 2007) saved one game with a one-run lead.

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Kazuo Matsui was left out of the starting line-up on Wednesday because of pain in his right wrist.

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Hoshino gave Jose Fernandez permission to skip team practices on Monday and Tuesday so he could return to Sendai and be with his kid (they were not feeling well).

NPB: Roster Changes for 5/17/2012

Gen — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:54:56 +0000

Central League Updates

Added to the Active Roster

Yomiuri Giants

- Tahara, Seiji P

Hanshin Tigers

- Ando, Yuya P

Yokohama Bay Stars

- Fujii, Shugo P

Removed from the Active Roster

Yomiuri Giants

- Miyaguni, Ryosuke P

Added to the Roster

Yomiuri Giants

- Gonzalez, Edgar INF

Pacific League Updates

Added to the Active Roster

Softbank Hawks

- Kawahara, Hiroyuki P

Rakuten Eagles

- Masuda, Shintaro INF

Removed from the Active Roster

Softbank Hawks

- Kayama, Shinya P

Rakuten Eagles

- Matsui, Kazuo INF

* Players removed from the active roster today can be added back beginning on May 27.

5/17/2012: Yu Darvish, Hisashi Iwakuma, Hideki Matsui

Gen — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:49:26 +0000

Games from May 16:

Cleveland Indians 9 - Seattle Mariners 3 [Nikkan Sports]
Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) started in right and batted third. He went 0-for-4: RBI on ground out to short, line out to left, fly out to left, ground out to the pitcher. [Sponichi, Nikkan Sports]

Hisashi Iwakuma (SEA) entered the game in the bottom of the 5th inning, with the Mariners down 8-3 and allowed a run on three hits over four innings of work. Final line: 4 IP, 65-38 NP-S, 18 BF, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR. [Nikkan Sports]

Toronto Blue Jays 8 - New York Yankees 1
Hiroki Kuroda (NYY) started the game and allowed seven runs over five innings of work. He took the loss and dropped to 3-5. Final line: 5 IP, 101-62 NP-S, 25 BF, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 3 HR. [Sponichi, Nikkan Sports]

Houston Astros 8 - Milwaukee Brewers 3
Norichika Aoki (MIL) entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Manny Parra in the top of the 9th inning and grounded out to second for the final out of the game. [Nikkan Sports]

Texas Rangers 4 - Oakland A's 1 [Nikkan Sports]
Yu Darvish (TEX) started the game and allowed one run over 7.2 innings of work. He got the win and is now 6-1 on the year. Final line: 7.2 IP, 118-73 NP-S, 28 BF, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 0 HR. [Sponichi, Sponichi, Daily Sports, Nikkan Sports]

Pawtucket 5 - Duham 4 (AAA)
Hideki Matsui (DUR) was the starting DH and batted fourth. He went 2-for-4: two-run double to left, reaches on catcher interference, single to left, GIDP, ground out to the pitcher. [Sponichi, Nikkan Sports]

Rochester 4 - Louisville 1 (AAA)
Tsuyoshi Nishioka (ROC) started at second and batted eighth. He went 0-for-2: fly out to left, fly out to left, walk. [Nikkan Sports]

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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1 – Hiroshima Toyo Carp 4 (May 17, 2012)

Gen — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:05:25 +0000

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp @ Mazda Stadium - 18:00
Announced Starters: Kelvin Jimenez (RAK) 2-3, 2.78 - Yuki Saito (HIR) 0-1, 2.84

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
Hiroshima	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	4	7	1

Attendance: 14862 | Series tied, 1-1-0 | Time: 3:19

Rakuten

Hitting (LOB: 8, DPs in: 1st)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(CF)	Hijirisawa, Ryo	1-for-3	1: BB (BrO), 2: G6, 5: L6, 7: 1B
(2B)	Uchimura, Kensuke	0-for-3	1: F5, 3: G4, 5: F8
PH-2B	Akaminai, Ginji	0-for-1	7: F7
(3B)	Takasu, Yosuke	0-for-3, 1 R	1: BB, 3: G4, 6: G6, 8: G6
(1B)	Garcia, Luis	1-for-3	1: BB, 3: 2B, 6: G6, 8: G4
(LF)	Terrero, Luis	1-for-3	1: HBP, 3: G4, 6: 1B, 8: SO
(RF)	Makida, Akihisa	1-for-2, 1 RBI	1: BB, 4: G5, 6: BB, 9: 1B
(SS)	Abe, Toshihito	0-for-2	1: G5, 4: SO
PH	Fernandez, Jose	0-for-1	6: SO
SS	Nishimura, Wataru	0-for-0
PH	Masuda, Shintaro	0-for-1	9: f7
(C)	Shima, Motohiro	0-for-4	2: SO, 4: G4, 7: SO, 9: SO
(P)	Jimenez, Kelvin	0-for-1	2: G1
P	Kato, Daisuke	0-for-0
PH	Nakashima, Toshiya	0-for-1	5: F9
P	Tomura, Kenji	0-for-0
P	Satake, Kenta	0-for-0
PH	Kosai, Yusuke	0-for-1	7: F5
P	Koyama, Shinichiro	0-for-0
P	Tsuchiya, Tomohiro	0-for-0
PH	Tsuchiya, Teppei	0-for-1	9: F9

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Jimenez, Kelvin, L	10/3	29	6	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	3.108
Kato, Daisuke	3	56	13	9	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.455
Tomura, Kenji	1/3	13	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	3.273
Satake, Kenta	12/3	25	6	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Koyama, Shinichiro	1	16	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.588
Tsuchiya, Tomohiro	1	23	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1.350
	8	162	37	27	7	0	5	5	2	3	0	0	4	4

Hiroshima

Hitting (LOB: 9, DPs in: 5th)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(SS)	Soyogi, Eishin	0-for-4	1: G5, 2: SO, 4: SO, 6: BB, 8: F8
(2B)	Higashide, Akihiro	1-for-4, 1 R	1: G3, 2: G6, 5: 1B, 6: F9
(RF)	Hirose, Jun	0-for-3	1: SO, 3: SO, 5: S1, 7: G6
(1B)	Stavinoha, Nick	2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI	2: 1B, 3: L4, 5: 2B, 7: F9
(CF)	Maru, Yoshihiro	1-for-2, 1 R	2: 1B, 3: BB, 5: BB, 7: SO
(3B)	Dobayashi, Shota	0-for-0	2: HBP
PR-3B	Kimura, Shogo	0-for-2, 1 R	3: G4, 5: DP, 8: BB
(LF)	Matsuyama, Ryuhei	0-for-2, 1 RBI	2: HBP, 4: G6, 6: G4
P	Imamura, Takeru	0-for-0
P	Mickolio, Kam	0-for-0
PH-LF	Nakahigashi, Naoki	0-for-0	8: S1
(C)	Kura, Yoshikazu	2-for-3, 2 RBI	2: BB, 4: 1B, 6: F8, 8: 2B
(P)	Saito, Yuki	0-for-1	2: F7, 4: S1
P	Kishimoto, Hideki	0-for-0
PH-LF	Mukae, Yuichiro	1-for-1	6: 1B
PH	Maeda, Tomonori	0-for-1	8: G6
P	Sarfate, Dennis	0-for-0

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Saito, Yuki, W	52/3	90	24	18	2	0	2	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	2.250
Kishimoto, Hideki, H	1/3	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.057
Imamura, Takeru, H	1	18	4	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.857
Mickolio, Kam, H	1	12	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.436
Sarfate, Dennis, S	1	14	4	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.915
	9	138	36	30	4	0	6	5	1	0	0	0	1	1

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Notes

Asahi beer girl Hiromi Sakai threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

Rakuten: Jimenez was ejected after throwing a dangerous pitch at Dobayashi in the 2nd inning. Dobayashi was replaced by pinch-runner Kimura. Jimenez is the first PL pitcher to be ejected from a game this season for throwing a dangerous pitch (fourth overall in the NPB). Jimenez ended up taking the loss and dropped to 2-4 in eight starts. ... The Eagles' six game winning streak came to an end.

Hiroshima: Saito made his second start of the year and picked up his first victory since September 20, 2010. He is now 1-1 on the year. Saito walked in a run in the top of the 1st inning. ... Sarfate recorded his eighth save of the year. ... Stavinoha extended his hitting streak to ten games.

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4 – Hanshin Tigers 1 (May 17, 2012)

Gen — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:04:07 +0000

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs Hanshin Tigers @ Koshien Stadium - 18:00
Announced Starters: Brian Wolfe (HAM) 2-3, 2.61 - Yuya Ando (HAN) 2-1, 1.97

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nippon Ham	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	7	0
Hanshin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	1

Attendance: 35303 | Nippon Ham leads series, 2-0-0 | Time: 3:13

Nippon Ham

Hitting (LOB: 4, DP: 0)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(RF)	Itoi, Yoshio	1-for-4	1: G6, 3: 1B, 5: G4, 7: G5
(3B)	Koyano, Eiichi	2-for-3, 1 R	1: 1B, 3: BB, 6: 1B, 7: F4
(2B)	Tanaka, Kensuke	0-for-4, 1 RBI	1: SO, 3: G4 (SB), 6: SO, 8: F8
(LF)	Nakata, Sho	1-for-4, 1 R	1: L3, 3: SO, 6: 1B, 8: G4
(1B)	Inaba, Atsunori	0-for-4, 1 R	2: L5, 4: F8, 6: E3, 8: G5
(CF)	Yang, Dai-Kang	0-for-4	2: G5, 4: F4, 6: SO, 9: f4
(SS)	Imanami, Takahiro	0-for-1	2: G4
SS	Iiyama, Yuji	0-for-1	4: G6
PH	Sledge, Terrmel	1-for-1, 2 RBI	6: 3B
PR-SS	Nakashima, Takuya	0-for-1	9: F7
(C)	Ono, Shota	1-for-4, 1 R	3: 1B, 5: F8, 6: G1, 9: G6
(P)	Wolfe, Brian	0-for-2	3: SO, 5: SO
P	Inui, Masahiro	0-for-0
PH	Hoffpauir, Micah	1-for-1	7: 1B
PR	Murata, Kazuya	0-for-0	7: (CS)
P	Moriuchi, Toshiharu	0-for-0
P	Miyanishi, Naoki	0-for-0
P	Masui, Hirotoshi	0-for-0

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Wolfe, Brian, W	52/3	85	24	20	3	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.209
Inui, Masahiro, H	1/3	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.025
Moriuchi, Toshiharu	1	12	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.563
Miyanishi, Naoki	1	23	6	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2.872
Masui, Hirotoshi, S	1	19	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.500
	9	145	39	35	8	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	1

Hanshin

Hitting (LOB: 11, DP: 0)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(SS)	Toritani, Takashi	0-for-5	1: G6, 3: F7, 5: F7, 7: G6, 9: F6
(2B)	Hirano, Keiichi	3-for-4, 1 R	1: BB, 3: 1B, 6: 1B, 8: 1B, 9: F6
(RF)	Murton, Matt	0-for-5	1: F7, 3: SO, 6: F4, 8: F3, 9: G6
(LF)	Kanemoto, Tomoaki	1-for-3	1: G3, 3: F8, 6: BB, 8: 1B
(3B-1B)	Arai, Takahiro	0-for-4	2: SO, 4: G1, 6: F8, 8: f9
(CF)	Asai, Ryo	2-for-3, 1 RBI	2: 2B, 4: F9, 6: BB, 8: 1B
(1B)	Brazell, Craig	0-for-2	2: BB, 4: G3, 6: SO
PH-3B	Sekimoto, Kentaro	0-for-1	8: F9
(C)	Fujii, Akihito	0-for-2	2: G6, 5: F8
PH-C	Imanari, Ryota	1-for-2	7: F7, 9: 1B
(P)	Ando, Yuya	0-for-2	2: SO, 5: SO
P	Kato, Kosuke	0-for-0
PH	Lin, Wei-Chu	0-for-1	7: F9
P	Tsuru, Naoto	0-for-0
PH	Hiyama, Shinjiro	1-for-1	9: 1B
PR	Tagami, Kenichi	0-for-0

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Ando, Yuya, L	6	96	26	25	6	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	1.895
Kato, Kosuke	1	8	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Tsuru, Naoto	2	17	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.587
	9	121	35	34	7	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	4	1

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Notes

Nippon Ham: Wolfe stopped a personal two game losing streak and is now 3-3 in seven starts. ... Sledge notched his four career triple and first since October 1, 2009.

Hanshin: Ando lost his second straight start and is now 2-2 in six starts this year. ... Brazell committed a throwing error in the 6th inning that led to three unearned runs.

Chiba Lotte Marines 3 – Chunichi Dragons 3 (May 17, 2012)

Gen — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:03:50 +0000

Chiba Lotte Marines vs Chunichi Dragons @ Nagoya Dome - 18:00
Announced Starters: Shunsuke Watanabe (LOT) 2-1, 2.62 - Yudai Kawai (CHU) 1-1, 4.15

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Lotte	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	1
Chunichi	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	1

Attendance: 23804 | Lotte leads series, 1-0-1 | Time: 3:31

Lotte

Hitting (LOB: 4, DPs in: 1st, 3rd)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(CF)	Okada, Yoshifumi	0-for-3	1: G4, 3: DP, 6: G2
PH	Omatsu, Shoitsu	0-for-1	8: f5
P	Uchi, Tatsuya	0-for-0
P	Masuda, Naoya	0-for-1	10: SO
(SS)	Nemoto, Shunichi	2-for-3, 2 R	1: BB (SB), 4: 2B, 6: SO, 9: 1B
(2B)	Iguchi, Tadahito	1-for-4	1: E6, 4: f3, 6: G4, 9: 1B
PR-2B	Hayasaka, Keisuke	0-for-0
(LF)	Omura, Saburo	1-for-3, 1 R, 3 RBI	1: DP, 4: HR, 7: G6, 9: S8
(RF)	Kakunaka, Katsuya	0-for-3	2: G6, 4: G6, 7: BB, 9: f5
(3B)	Imae, Toshiaki	0-for-4	2: G3, 4: SO, 7: SO, 9: G4
(1B)	Fukuura, Kazuya	0-for-4	2: G5, 5: G1, 7: G1, 10: F7
(C)	Satozaki, Tomoya	2-for-3	3: 1B, 5: F4, 8: 1B
PR-CF	Ishimine, Shota	0-for-1	8: (CS), 10: SO
CF	Kudo, Takahito	0-for-0
(P)	Watanabe, Shunsuke	0-for-2	3: f2, 5: SO
P	Ono, Shingo	0-for-0
P	Nakaushiro, Yuhei	0-for-0
PH	Heiuchi, Hisao	0-for-1	8: f2
C	Tanaka, Masahiko	1-for-1	10: 1B

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Watanabe, Shunsuke	42/3	81	22	21	7	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	2.826
Ono, Shingo	2	19	7	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Nakaushiro, Yuhei	1/3	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.140
Uchi, Tatsuya	1	15	5	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Masuda, Naoya	2	35	9	7	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.885
	10	156	44	40	12	0	6	3	0	1	0	0	3	2

Chunichi

Hitting (LOB: 11, DPs in: 3rd, 6th)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(CF)	Oshima, Yohei	1-for-5	1: F8, 2: G3, 5: G6, 7: 2B, 9: G4
(2B)	Araki, Masahiro	3-for-5, 3 R	1: 1B (SB), 3: 2B, 5: 1B, 7: G4, 9: F7
(3B-1B)	Morino, Masahiko	3-for-5	1: F9, 3: 1B, 5: 1B, 7: SO, 10: 1B
PR	Iwasaki, Tatsuro	0-for-0
(LF)	Wada, Kazuhiro	1-for-4, 1 RBI	1: BB, 3: DP, 5: 1B, 8: F9, 10: SO
(1B)	Yamasaki, Takeshi	0-for-3	1: E5, 3: SO, 5: G4
3B	Donoue, Naomichi	1-for-1	8: 2B, 10: S3
(SS)	Ibata, Hirokazu	2-for-4	1: 1B, 4: G6, 6: 1B, 8: G1, 10: BB
(RF)	Hirata, Ryosuke	0-for-3	1: F7, 4: F8, 6: G1
P	Yamai, Daisuke	0-for-0
PH	Blanco, Tony	0-for-0	8: IBB
P	Iwase, Hitoki	0-for-0
P	Nelson, Maximo	0-for-0
PH	Donoue, Takehiro	1-for-1	10: 1B
(C)	Tanishige, Motonobu	0-for-5	2: G1, 4: SO, 6: DP, 8: G6, 10: G4
(P)	Kawai, Yudai	0-for-2	2: SO, 5: F8
RF	Kuramoto, Hidenori	0-for-1	7: G4
PH-RF	Nomoto, Kei	0-for-1	9: SO

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Kawai, Yudai	6	72	21	20	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	3.857
Yamai, Daisuke, H	2	30	7	6	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.421
Iwase, Hitoki	1	24	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2.213
Nelson, Maximo	1	20	4	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
	10	146	37	34	7	1	6	2	0	0	0	0	3	3

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Notes

HR: Lotte: Saburo (2, one on, off Yudai).

Lotte: Uchi made his first appearance of the season. ... Imae committed a fielding error in the 1st inning that led to an unearned run.

Chunichi: Nelson made his first appearance of the season.

Saitama Seibu Lions 3 – Yokohama Bay Stars 0 (May 17, 2012)

Gen — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:02:23 +0000

Saitama Seibu Lions vs Yokohama Bay Stars @ Yokohama Stadium - 18:00
Announced Starters: Takayuki Kishi (SEI) 3-3, 2.13 - Shugo Fujii (YOK)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seibu	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0
Yokohama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

Attendance: 11685 | Seibu leads series, 2-0-0 | Time: 2:38

Seibu

Hitting (LOB: 8, DPs in: 4th, 5th)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(LF)	Kuriyama, Takumi	1-for-2, 1 R	1: BB, 2: 1B, 5: L6, 7: BB, 9: BB
(2B)	Kataoka, Yasuyuki	1-for-5, 1 R	1: 1B (SB), 2: F6, 5: G4, 7: f3, 9: F9
(SS)	Nakajima, Hiroyuki	0-for-4	1: L5, 3: G6, 6: F9, 8: SO
(1B)	Nakamura, Takeya	0-for-3	1: f3, 3: SO, 6: HBP, 8: SO
(RF-CF)	Akiyama, Shogo	1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI	1: 3B, 3: F6, 6: G4, 8: SO
(CF)	German, Esteban	2-for-4, 1 RBI	1: 1B, 4: 1B (SB) (BrO), 6: G5, 9: SO
RF	Kumashiro, Masato	0-for-0
(3B)	Hara, Takuya	1-for-3	1: G3, 4: G1, 7: 1B, 9: BB
(C)	Sumitani, Ginjiro	1-for-3	2: F4, 4: DP, 7: S1, 9: 1B
(P)	Kishi, Takayuki	1-for-4	2: G4, 5: 1B (BrO), 7: SO, 9: SO

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Kishi, Takayuki, W	9	109	31	29	4	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.753
	9	109	31	29	4	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Yokohama

Hitting (LOB: 4, DPs in: 3rd)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(CF)	Aranami, Sho	1-for-4	1: SO, 3: 2B (BrO), 6: SO, 8: G1
(SS)	Kajitani, Takayuki	0-for-3	1: SO, 3: L3, 6: SO
PH	Ishikawa, Takehiro	0-for-1	9: F7
(3B)	Tsutsugo, Yoshitomo	1-for-4	1: F8, 4: G4, 6: 1B, 9: F9
(LF)	Ramirez, Alex	0-for-4	2: F9, 4: F8, 6: F9, 9: G5
(1B)	Nakamura, Norihiro	1-for-2	2: BB, 4: 2B, 7: G5
(RF)	Yoshimura, Yuki	0-for-2	2: SO, 4: BB, 7: G5
(2B)	Fujita, Kazuya	1-for-3	2: 1B, 5: G4, 7: G3
(C)	Kurobane, Toshiki	0-for-2	2: SO, 5: SO
PH	Kinjo, Tatsuhiko	0-for-1	8: SO
C	Tsuruoka, Kazunari	0-for-0
(P)	Fujii, Shugo	0-for-1	3: L6
PH	Salazar, Oscar	0-for-1	5: SO
P	Kobayashi, Futoshi	0-for-0
P	Shinohara, Takayuki	0-for-0
P	Kaga, Shigeru	0-for-0
PH	Shimozono, Tatsuya	0-for-1	8: G4
P	Yamaguchi, Shun	0-for-0

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Fujii, Shugo, L	5	82	20	19	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	3.600
Kobayashi, Futoshi	12/3	16	7	5	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.500
Shinohara, Takayuki	1/3	10	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.240
Kaga, Shigeru	1	11	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.462
Yamaguchi, Shun	1	23	6	4	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.263
	9	142	38	32	8	0	7	4	1	1	0	0	3	2

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Notes

Seibu: Kishi stopped a personal two game losing streak and improved to 4-3 in seven starts this year. This was his eighth career shutout and first since June 6, 2010. This was also his third complete game victory of the season and fifteen of his career. ... The Lions recorded their fourth shutout victory of the year and extended their winning streak to four.

Yokohama: Fujii made his first start of the year and took the loss. ... The Bay Stars dropped their third straight game. They after they first team in either league to record ten shutout losses this season.