NPB Box Scores, Saitama Lions at Chunichi Dragons, 10/20/2027

Game ID: 9736 - Wednesday, October 20th, 2027 - Game Log

Wednesday, October 20th, 2027
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Saitama Lions	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	9	8	0
Chunichi Dragons	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	8	1

Saitama	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
E. Sato 3B	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	.231	0	2
B. Lyons 2B	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	.286	0	0
Y. Motsuzuki P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
D. McIlmurry P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
b-R. Burnett PH	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	.200	0	1
C. Wilson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
N. Endo RF	4	2	1	4	1	0	3	.200	1	5
C. Dring 1B	5	0	0	0	0	2	4	.000	0	0
B. López LF	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.100	0	1
K. Taniguchi C	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.167	0	1
B. Baker CF	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.500	0	4
C. Drudge SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	0	2
K. Kaneko P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0
a-J. Smith 2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
Totals	34	9	8	9	4	2	17

a - J. Smith substituted for K. Kaneko in the 8th
b - R. Burnett pinch hit for D. McIlmurry in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Taniguchi (1, 6th Inning off K. Nakamura, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Sato (1, 9th Inning off S. Yamamoto, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Endo (1, 9th Inning off S. Yamamoto, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Endo 4 , K. Taniguchi 2 , E. Sato 3 , B. Baker 2 , B. Lyons 2
2-out RBI: K. Taniguchi , B. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kaneko , C. Drudge , B. López
Sac Bunt: C. Drudge
Sac Fly: B. López
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Sato (1)

Chunichi	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
F. Richards CF	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	.385	1	2
F. Wyatt LF	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167	0	0
T. Yamada 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.400	0	0
M. Suzuki 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.333	1	5
S. Saito SS	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	.273	1	2
S. Saito C	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.200	1	1
M. Dupuis RF	2	1	1	1	2	0	2	.125	1	1
C. Turpin 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	3	.182	0	1
K. Nakamura P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
a-N. Kato PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	0	0
S. Yamamoto P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
K. Hirose P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
b-E. Akers PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
Totals	33	3	8	3	4	4	16

a - N. Kato pinch hit for K. Nakamura in the 7th
b - E. Akers pinch hit for K. Hirose in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Saito (1, 2nd Inning off K. Kaneko, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Dupuis (1, 9th Inning off C. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs) F. Richards (1, 9th Inning off C. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Suzuki , S. Saito 3 , T. Yamada , M. Dupuis 4 , F. Richards 5 , C. Turpin
2-out RBI: F. Richards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Saito , T. Yamada , F. Richards , C. Turpin
Sac Bunt: K. Nakamura
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Richards (1)
CS: S. Saito (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Suzuki

Saitama	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
K. Kaneko W (1-0)	7.0	6	1	1	3	4	0	108	65	1.29
Y. Motsuzuki H (1)	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0.00
D. McIlmurry H (1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9	9.00
C. Wilson	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	2	15	12	18.00

PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kaneko 62
Batters Faced: K. Kaneko 29, Y. Motsuzuki 1, D. McIlmurry 3, C. Wilson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kaneko 7-9, Y. Motsuzuki 0-0, D. McIlmurry 2-1, C. Wilson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kaneko 108-65, Y. Motsuzuki 4-0, D. McIlmurry 13-9, C. Wilson 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McIlmurry 1-0

Chunichi	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
K. Nakamura L (0-1)	7.0	5	4	4	4	2	0	109	65	5.14
S. Yamamoto	1.1	3	5	3	0	0	1	26	19	11.57
K. Hirose	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakamura 49
Batters Faced: K. Nakamura 30, S. Yamamoto 9, K. Hirose 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakamura 17-2, S. Yamamoto 2-2, K. Hirose 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakamura 109-65, S. Yamamoto 26-19, K. Hirose 8-3
HB: S. Yamamoto

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: N. Endo
Ballpark: Dragons Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 68 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 38683