 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS 07/28/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 6705 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Hosho Reliables (50-32) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | | Rakisuta Rams (39-42) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | 7 | 1 | | |  | |
| Rams Drop Reliables, 7-3 | Led by Shouta Fukushima, the Rakisuta Rams defeated the Hosho Reliables, 7-3. Fukushima went 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 2 for the Rams. Yoshimatsu Shiina picked up the win with 6 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, while walking 5 and striking out 4. On the season, he is now 8-5. Rakisuta now owns a record of 39-42.
Fukushima had a key at-bat for Rakisuta in the bottom of the second. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and gave Rakisuta an early 2-0 lead.
"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Fukushima told the Rakisuta Daily News. | |
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| HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for K. Kawamoto in the 6th b - D. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Sumi in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: E. Ryu (1, 3rd Inning off Y. Shiina, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: T. Kurosawa (4, 9th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Kurosawa 5 , H. Dunham , B. McCullough , A. Yamane , S. Nitta 2 , E. Ryu 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurosawa , B. McCullough , S. Nitta , E. Ryu GIDP: Y. Watanabe Sac Fly: K. Kawamoto Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: A. Yamane (10)
FIELDING Errors: B. McCullough (15) | | | a - S. Nakayama pinch hit for Y. Shiina in the 6th b - S. Murata pinch hit for S. Suzuki in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: S. Fukushima (12, 4th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: S. Fukushima (9, 2nd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: R. Onishi , Y. Ishihara , S. Fukushima 6 , S. Kamo , T. Matsui , Y. Shiina 2-out RBI: Y. Ishihara Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Onishi , H. Nomura Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: T. Matsui (5) Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Matsui-Ishihara) | | |
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| HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Kawamoto L (7-4) | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 3.84 | | S. Sumi | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4.96 | | R. Saito | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.44 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shouta Fukushima Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:15 Attendance: 18229 Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 6th inning. |
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