September 5th, 2012
Tokyo Swallows 3
Yokohama BayStars 1
Streak: Won 1 Last 5: DWWLW
(Yokohama Stadium)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Yokohama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| W: Roman (8-9); L: Fujii (7-5); S: Barnette (1-2-23) | ||||||||||||
With tonight’s victory, the Swallows are now a mere one game under .500. . . against the BayStars. In fact, winning pitcher Orlando Roman’s 8-9 record matches Tokyo’s 8-9-1 record against a team that is the strongest possible argument for relegation in baseball.
Tokyo | Yokohama |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiyane (CF) | 1 | Uchimura (2B) |
| 2 | Yamada (SS) | 2 | Aranami (CF) |
| 3 | Kawabata (1B) | 3 | Nakamura (1B) |
| 4 | Millege (LF) | 4 | Ramirez (LF) |
| 5 | Balentien (RF) | 5 | Tsutsugo (3B) |
| 6 | Miyamoto (3B) | 6 | Kinjoh (RF) |
| 7 | Mizuta (2B) | 7 | Kajitani (SS) |
| 8 | Nakamura (C) | 8 | Tsuruoka (C) |
| 9 | Roman (P) | 9 | Fujii (P) |
| RP | Yamamoto, Barnette | RP | Kobayashi, Kaga, Hayashi |
The scoring began when, one out into the bottom of the third, Fujii, of all people, hit a line drive to left for a single. This was followed by the walking, on four straight pitches, of Uchimura, who was attempting to bunt. Aranami then hit a double, driving in a run. 1-0 Yokohama.
Tokyo’s revenge came almost immediately, when, with one out, Fujii walked Kawabata. Milledge then doubled and Balentien hit a grounder to third that Tsutsugo bobbled, allowing Kawabata to score and putting men on the corners.
Miyamoto then singled, driving Milledge in. 2-1 Tokyo.
The next inning, the Swallows added to their lead. With two outs, Yamada walked, Kawabata reached first on a successful hit and run, and Milledge doubled in a run. Balentien was then walked to load the bases, but Miyamoto popped out to end the inning for the Birds. 3-1 Tokyo, Final.
Roman got the win, giving up five hits and one run on 111 pitches. Yamamoto and Barnette both pitched 1-2-3 innings to end the game.
