 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 09/03/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 6799 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Yokohama Kingfishers (46-67) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | Rakisuta Rams (53-60) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
| Kingfishers Done In By Rams, 5-2 | The game between Rakisuta and Yokohama is in the books, despite a little rain.
Rakisuta got a strong outing from Juro Esaki as the Rams defeated the Yokohama Kingfishers, 5-2, at Rakisuta Stadium. Esaki yielded 2 runs over 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 1 hit, walked 7, and struck out 4. His record improves to 6-13.
Shouta Fukushima had a clutch at-bat with one out in the bottom of the sixth for the Rams. Coming up with the bases loaded and Rakisuta trailing 2-1, he hit a 2-run single.
"Winning is the only objective," said Esaki after the game.
The 4th-place Rams go to 53-60. | |
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| YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | BATTING Doubles: T. Matsui (5, 6th Inning off K. Nakamura, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Fujimoto , Y. Ishihara 2 , S. Fukushima 3 , T. Matsui 3 , S. Hayakawa , J. Esaki 2-out RBI: T. Matsui Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Fujimoto 2 GIDP: S. Murata 2 Hit by Pitch: Y. Ishihara Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: T. Fujimoto (1)
FIELDING Errors: S. Fukushima (16) Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Matsui-Murata) | | |
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| YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Nakamura L (10-10) | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 124 | 3.58 | | C. Tsugawa | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.06 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Esaki W (6-13) | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 126 | 4.90 | | S. Hayakawa SV (19) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3.97 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Juro Esaki Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:29 Attendance: 16741 Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 4th inning. |
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