 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON RAKISUTA RAMS AT KOBE BULLS 10/04/1969 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | RAKISUTA RAMS AT KOBE BULLS | | GAME ID: 10948 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH , 1969 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Rakisuta Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | | Kobe Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | |  | |
| Road Win Lifts Rakisuta to 1-0 Lead in NCS | The Rakisuta Rams powered past the hometown Kobe Bulls, 3-2, in the opener of the BAN Championship Series at Matsunoki Stadium. Rakisuta starting pitcher Yoshimatsu Yamamura threw 6.0 innings of 3-hit ball, to lead the charge. The Rams now lead the series 1-0.
Rakisuta used a timely hit from Takanori Matsui to get the win. The second baseman stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Rams ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it made an impact.
"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Rakisuta manager Akahito Takizawa said.
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Matsunoki Stadium in Kobe. | |
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| RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: T. Matsui (1, 8th Inning off S. Terada, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Kamo , H. Nomura 2 , G. Yagi 2 , T. Matsui 2 , Y. Yamamura 2 2-out RBI: Y. Yamamura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Onishi , G. McCauley 2 , T. Matsui , H. Wada , Y. Shiina Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: H. Nomura (1) , G. Yagi (1)
FIELDING Errors: K. Harada Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Matsui-McCauley) OF assists: 1 (Yagi(Ueda at 3rd base)) | | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | T. Smith 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | | S. Inoue 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | S. Abe LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | J. Hayashida CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | | K. Kira C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | | T. Ueda RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | | M. Osaki 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | S. Terada P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | T. Ide SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 1 | | T. Oto P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | a-S. Murata 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | | | | |
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| RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | Y. Yamamura | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 0.00 | | Y. Shiina W (1-0), BS (1) | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0.00 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Oto | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 1.29 | | S. Terada L (0-1) | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4.50 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Yoshimatsu Yamamura Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph Start Time: 1:35 PM JST Time: 3:08 Attendance: 35620 |
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