 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES 07/10/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES | | GAME ID: 6629 - THURSDAY, JULY 10TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Rakisuta Rams (31-35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | | Hosho Reliables (39-25) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
| Rams Deal Hosho 5-2 Defeat | The Rakisuta Rams and Hosho Reliables completed their game despite the inclement weather.
Hosho wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Takashi Masuda, falling to the Rakisuta Rams, 5-2. Masuda threw 8.0 innings of 7-hit ball for the losing team. Juro Esaki got credit for the win, improving to 4-7. He allowed 2 runs on 9 hits in 7 innings.
Go Yagi came through for Rakisuta when he hit a 2-run single in the top of the fifth. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a two-strike cutter to left field, staking his team to a 3-1 lead.
"Different night, same tune, unfortunately," said losing manager Shun Kawamura.
The current losing streak for Hosho has reached 7 games. | |
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| RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - G. McCauley substituted for J. Esaki in the 8th
BATTING Total Bases: R. Onishi 2 , G. Yagi 2 , S. Fukushima , S. Kamo , S. Nishioka , T. Matsui , J. Esaki , G. McCauley Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fukushima , Y. Ishihara , S. Kamo , S. Nishioka GIDP: K. Imakake Sac Bunt: S. Kamo , J. Esaki Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: T. Matsui (7)
FIELDING Errors: S. Nishioka (2) Double Plays: 2 (Matsui-Nishioka-Ishihara, McCauley-Matsui-Ishihara) OF assists: 1 (Yagi(Kodama at 3rd base)) PB: K. Imakake | | | a - S. Nitta pinch hit for D. Nakamura in the 8th b - C. Mochizuki substituted for T. Masuda in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: R. Kodama (6, 3rd Inning off J. Esaki, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: R. Kodama 3 , H. Dunham , T. Kurosawa , Y. Watanabe , D. Nakamura , B. McCullough , T. Okinaka , T. Masuda 2-out RBI: R. Kodama Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Dunham 2 , Y. Watanabe , Y. Kawata GIDP: T. Okinaka , Y. Kawata Sac Bunt: B. McCullough , T. Masuda Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: T. Kurosawa (1) , Y. Kawata (1) CS: H. Dunham (12)
FIELDING Errors: T. Masuda (1) Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Kawata-Watanabe) | | |
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| RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Esaki W (4-7) | 7.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 4.62 | | G. Matsuda SV (11) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2.35 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Masuda L (8-4) | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 3.64 | | J. Yamagata | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 3:07 Attendance: 19046 Special Notes: Rain delay of 23 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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