Match Info

Defensive changes: Taira → Third base Defensive changes: Ota → Catcher Defensive changes: Yang → Second base Defensive changes: Urena → Pitcher

He hit a high outside fastball to left field for a hit, reaching first base.

Runner on first base. The batter hits a high inside fastball but it results in a ground ball to the pitcher for a double play. 2 outs.

The runner reaches first base due to a fumble by Soyama (shortstop).

1st base Nomura → Pinch runner: Hosokawa

Runner on first base. The batter hits a low fastball but it's a ground ball to the shortstop. 3 outs, side retired.

Defensive change: Miyanishi → Pitcher

He hit a low outside fastball to center field for a hit, getting on first base.

Runner on first base. Hit a high outside slider to right field for a double. Runners on second and third base.

Drawing a walk (bases loaded)

Kurokawa → Pinch hitter: Taira

He swung and missed at a low outside changeup for a strikeout. 1 out.

Horiuchi → Pinch hitter: Sato

He swung and missed at a low outside changeup for a strikeout. 2 outs.

Kobukata → Pinch hitter: Murabayashi

Pitcher change: Hori

Bases loaded! A timely hit to shortstop off an inside fastball! Bases loaded. Rakuten 3-6 Nippon Ham

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1st baseman Murabayashi → pinch runner: Yang

Bases loaded. He hit a high slider but it was a short fly ball for the third out.

He swung and missed at a low outside changeup for a strikeout. 1 out.

He hit a high fastball but it was a short fly ball for the second out.

He swung and missed at a high outside fastball for a strikeout. 3 outs, side retired.

Defensive change: Kanemura → Pitcher

He hit an outside fastball but it was a fly ball to center field for the first out.

He hit a low outside fastball to center field for a double, reaching second base.

Runner on 2nd base. Hit a high outside fastball to left field for a hit. Runners on 1st and 3rd base.

Runners on 1st and 3rd base. The batter hit an inside fastball but it was a short fly ball for the second out.

He swung and missed at a low outside forkball for a strikeout. 3 outs, side retired.

Defensive change: Shibata → Pitcher

He hit a high forkball to shortstop for a hit, putting him at first base.

Runner on 1st base, Isobata: Successfully steals 2nd base.

He swung and missed at a low outside forkball for a strikeout. 1 out.

Runner on second base, Isohara: Successfully steals second base, advances to third base.

Walk (runners on 1st and 3rd base)

Runner on 1st base, Nomura: Successfully stole second and third base.

Drawing a walk (bases loaded)

He swung and missed at a high outside fastball for a strikeout. 2 outs.

Pitcher change: Tai

Kurokawa (3) catches the foul fly ball for the batter out. 3 outs, side retired.

Defensive change: Castro → Left field

He hit a low changeup but it was a fly ball to right field for the first out.

He swung and missed at a low outside changeup for a strikeout. 2 outs.

He hit an inside fastball but it was a line drive to second base for the third out.

He hit a high outside slider but grounded it out to the shortstop. 1 out.

He hit a low outside slider to center field for a hit, getting on first base.

Runner on first base. Hit a high fastball to right field for a single. Runners on first and second base.

Runners on first and second base, 2-2 count, a go-ahead 3-run home run to center field! Rakuten 2-5 Nippon Ham

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A home run to right-center field on a 1-1 count! Rakuten 2-6 Nippon Ham

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Pitcher change: Nishiguchi

He hit an outside fastball but it was a fly ball to center field for the second out.

He swung and missed at a high outside fastball for a strikeout. 3 outs, side retired.

He hit a high inside cut fastball but it was a fly ball to center field for the first out.

He hit an outside changeup but it was a ground ball to the pitcher for the second out.

He looked at a low outside fastball for a strikeout. 3 outs, side retired.

He hit a low outside slider but it was a fly ball to center field for the first out.

He hit an inside fastball but grounded it out to second base for the second out.

He hit a low outside slider but grounded it out to third base for the third out.

He hit an inside cut fastball but grounded out to first base for the first out.

He hit a high cut fastball to right field for a hit, reaching first base.

Runner on first base. The batter hits a low outside changeup but it results in a ground ball to third base for a double play. 3 outs, inning over.

He hit a low fastball to right field for a hit, reaching first base.

Runner on first base. Hit a low outside fastball to left field for a double. Runners on second and third base.

Runners on 2nd and 3rd base. Hits a low outside slider but grounds out to shortstop. Runner on 2nd base. Rakuten 2-1 Nippon Ham. 1 out.

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Runner on second base. The batter hits a high inside slider to third base for a hit, putting runners on first and third.

Runners on 1st and 3rd base. Squeeze play successful. Runner on 2nd base. Rakuten 2-2 Nippon Ham. 2 outs.

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Horiuchi (catcher) catches the foul fly ball for the batter out. 3 outs, side retired.

He hit a high inside cut fastball but grounded it out to first base for the first out.

He swung and missed at a low outside forkball for a strikeout. 2 outs.

He hit a low outside fastball to right field for a hit, reaching first base.

Walk (runners on 1st and 2nd base)

Runners on first and second base. The batter hit a low inside cut fastball but it was a fly ball to left field. 3 outs, side retired.

He hit a low outside fastball but it was a fly ball to right field for the first out.

He hit an inside slider but it was a fly ball to center field for the second out.

Draw a walk to first base

Runner on first base. The batter hit an outside slider but it was a fly ball to center field. 3 outs, side retired.

He hit a low outside fastball to right field for a hit, reaching first base.

Runner on first base. The batter hits a low inside cut fastball but it's a ground ball to first base. Runner on second base. 1 out.

Runner on second base. Hits a high cut fastball but it's a fly ball to center field. Runner on third base. 2 outs.

Runner on 3rd base. The batter hit an inside cut fastball but grounded out to first base. 3 outs, side retired.

He hit a low fastball but it was a fly ball to center field for the first out.

He hit a low slider to center field for a hit, reaching first base.

Runner on first base. Hit a low outside fastball to right field for a hit. Runners on first and second base.

Runners on first and second base. The batter hit a low inside fastball, but it was a fly ball to left field. 2 outs.

Runners on first and second base. The batter hit a low outside slider but it was a fly ball to right field. 3 outs, side retired.

He hit a high outside cut fastball to shortstop for a hit, reaching first base.

Runner on 1st base, Nakajima: Successfully steals 2nd base.

Walk (runners on 1st and 2nd base)

Runners on 1st and 2nd base. The batter hits a low changeup but it's a ground ball to the pitcher. Runners on 2nd and 3rd base. 1 out.

Hit by a pitch, bases loaded

Bases loaded. He hits a low changeup but it's a fly ball to right field. 2 outs.

Bases loaded! A cut fastball right down the middle is hit to center field for a go-ahead RBI single! Runners on 1st and 3rd base. Rakuten 2-0 Nippon Ham

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Runner on 1st base, Tatsumi: Successfully steals base, runners on 2nd and 3rd base.

He swung and missed at a cut fastball right down the middle for a strikeout. 3 outs, side retired.

The match begins

He hit a high outside slider but it was a fly ball to right field for the first out.

He hit a low inside fastball but grounded it out to second base for the second out.

He hit a low outside slider but it was a ground ball to the shortstop for the third out.