October 3rd, 2012
Tokyo Swallows 4
Yokohama BayStars 7
Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WLWWL
(Yokohama Stadium)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Yokohama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| W: Takasaki (7-10); L: Akagawa (8-9); Fujie (3-4-1) | ||||||||||||
Another disappointing loss to the BayStars in a rain-shortened game in which the Swallows outhit their hosts 9-5, but failed to bring men home. This brings the record to 13-10-1.
Tokyo | Yokohama |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuhei (CF) | 1 | Aranami (CF) |
| 2 | Tanaka (2B) | 2 | Uchimura (2B) |
| 3 | Fujimoto (1B) | 3 | Tsutsugo (3B) |
| 4 | Balentien (RF) | 4 | Ramirez (LF) |
| 5 | Kawabata (3B) | 5 | Goto (1B) |
| 6 | Takeuchi (LF) | 6 | Watanabe (SS) |
| 7 | Aikawa (C) | 7 | Ide (RF) |
| 8 | Morioka (SS) | 8 | Takajo (C) |
| 9 | Akagawa (P) | 9 | Takasaki (P) |
| RP | Hugo, Abe | RP | Kikuchi, Fujie |
Akagawa got off tor a rough start, giving up a hit to Aranami, who was then sac-bunted to second, walking Tsutsugo, then seeing both runners move into scoring position on a Ramirez infield fly. Goto then drove both runners in. Groan. 2-0 Yokohama.
The Swallows struck back when Takeuchi was hit, then driven in by Aikawa. 2-1 Yokohama.
Tokyo took the lead in the fourth, when Kawabata singled, then made it to second on a hit and run, before scoring on an Aikawa single. Aikawa advanced on a Morioka line drive, then scored on an Akagawa single. Always good stuff when the pitcher hits an RBI. 3-2 Tokyo.
Not for long, though. The guys with a crappy stadium in a nice neighborhood struck back. Akagawa walked Watanabe, then gave up a home run to Ide. This was followed by him hitting Takajo, who advanced on a Takasaki sac-bunt. Aranami then tripled in Takajo and promptly scored on an Uchimura sacrifice. 6-3 Yokohama.
Ueda (in left for Takeuchi, who moved to first for Fujimoto), singled and made it to third on a Balentien hit-and-run. Miwa replaced Coco on first. Kawabata drove Ueda in on a sac-fly. 6-4 Yokohama.
Hugo the Brazilian took the mound for Tokyo and clearly wasn’t sure where he was supposed to throw. With one out, he walked Ikki on four pitches, gave up a sac-bunt, then walked Uchimura and Tsutsugo on five pitches each to load the bases. He then walked Koike on four straight pitches to give up a run and get yanked. Abe struck out Nakamura to end the inning. 7-4 Yokohama, Final.
The Swallows travel to Hiroshima tomorrow.
