 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 08/13/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 6738 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kyoto Owls (53-41) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | Rakisuta Rams (46-48) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 0 | | |  | |
| Rams Pocket 2-0 Win Against Kyoto | Behind an impressive start by Yoshimatsu Shiina, Rakisuta beat Kyoto, 2-0. Shiina yielded no runs over 8.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 3, and struck out 3. His record improves to 10-5. Sadato Hayakawa got credit for the save for Rakisuta. It was his 15th of the year.
With scoring opportunities rare, the Rams had to cash in when they had the chance. One such opportunity presented itself in the bottom of the fourth, when catcher Kuranosuke Imakake hit a run-scoring single. The single came off Kento Okada and made the score 1-0, Rams. Imakake went 1-4.
"It's Baseball 101," said Rakisuta manager Kinzo Yoshimura. "Fundamentals."
Today's win puts Rakisuta at 46-48, while Kyoto falls to 53-41. | |
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| KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Yamamoto pinch hit for S. Onodera in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: S. Onodera (2, 3rd Inning off Y. Shiina, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Smith , T. Wada , M. Smith , T. Manabe , S. Onodera 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , T. Wada , K. Yamamoto , K. Okada GIDP: B. Arai Sac Bunt: M. Smith Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Manabe-Otani) | | | a - Y. Matsumoto substituted for Y. Shiina in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Ishihara (8, 3rd Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Matsui , K. Imakake , Y. Ishihara 2 , Y. Shiina Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Matsui , H. Nomura , K. Imakake , S. Kamo GIDP: S. Fukushima Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Matsui-Murata) | | |
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| KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Okada L (7-6) | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 3.31 | | S. Kikuchi | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.70 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | Y. Shiina W (10-5) | 8.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 4.16 | | S. Hayakawa SV (15) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4.25 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Yoshimatsu Shiina Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:36 Attendance: 15314 |
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