GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
NIIGATA GIGANS AT SIOUX FALLS LAKOTA
07/20/2040
 
GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
NIIGATA GIGANS AT SIOUX FALLS LAKOTA
GAME ID: 14602 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niigata Gigans (44-56) 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 1
Sioux Falls Lakota (50-50) 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 11 0
Gigans Beat Lakota, 7-6
The Niigata Gigans overcame a fine performance by Sioux Falls catcher Yoshitsune Maeda to defeat the Lakota, 7-6, at Lakota Ballpark. Maeda hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The save went to Marvello Pasco, number 8 for him. Niigata is now 44-56, Sioux Falls 50-50.

The game was at a stalemate until right fielder Joe Rutter came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Sioux Falls pitcher Ryan Tate, he hit a first pitch cutter for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Niigata on top, 7-6.

"Anytime I can help the team, I feel good about it," said Rutter.
NIIGATA BATTING LINESCORE SIOUX FALLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Wood 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .367 2 31
J. Rutter RF 5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .328 15 37
M. Wang DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .246 8 35
C. Watts CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .294 13 53
S. Hirano 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .309 12 54
J. Gómez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .289 3 33
J. Niu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .154 0 1
J. Yi C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .245 0 25
R. Kouda SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .268 4 39
Totals 37 7 10 7 3 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gómez (22, 2nd Inning off R. Estrada, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Yi (12, 2nd Inning off R. Estrada, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Wood (25, 2nd Inning off R. Estrada, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Wang (11, 2nd Inning off R. Estrada, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Hirano (26, 2nd Inning off R. Estrada, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Kouda (18, 9th Inning off R. Tate, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Wood 3 , J. Rutter 2 , M. Wang 2 , C. Watts , S. Hirano 2 , J. Gómez 2 , J. Yi 2 , R. Kouda 2
2-out RBI: R. Wood , J. Rutter , C. Watts , J. Yi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hirano , J. Gómez
Hit by Pitch: J. Yi
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hirano (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tsai RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .221 16 41
T. Kim LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .211 1 8
   c-Q. Zhào PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 12 27
T. Yamada 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .210 2 6
R. Guao CF 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .212 15 40
   b-M. Korsel PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .184 7 23
D. Bower DH 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .220 15 36
   a-J. Fernández DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .308 1 4
Y. Maeda C 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .184 10 22
D. Talbot SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 1 23
S. Ando 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287 1 6
B. Meyer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 6 13
Totals 38 6 11 6 1 9 12      
a - J. Fernández inserted as DH in the 5th
b - M. Korsel pinch hit for R. Guao in the 7th
c - Q. Zhào pinch hit for T. Kim in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Maeda 2 (10, 2nd Inning off E. Blanca, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off E. Blanca, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Guao (15, 4th Inning off E. Blanca, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Fernández (1, 8th Inning off E. Rincón, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tsai , T. Kim 2 , T. Yamada , R. Guao 5 , J. Fernández 4 , Y. Maeda 8 , S. Ando 2
2-out RBI: R. Guao
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Korsel , Y. Maeda , B. Meyer
Hit by Pitch: S. Ando
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kim (9) , S. Ando (2)
CS: T. Kim (2)
NIIGATA PITCHING LINESCORE SIOUX FALLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Blanca 4.2 7 5 5 1 6 3 69 5.10   
E. Rincón 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 43 3.22   
I. Kaneko W (3-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.46   
M. Pasco SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Blanca 35
Batters Faced: E. Blanca 22, E. Rincón 12, I. Kaneko 1, M. Pasco 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Blanca 3-4, E. Rincón 3-5, I. Kaneko 0-1, M. Pasco 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Blanca 69-48, E. Rincón 43-26, I. Kaneko 5-3, M. Pasco 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rincón 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Blanca
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Estrada 5.0 7 6 6 2 5 0 96 5.65   
M. Pak 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 33 4.60   
R. Tate L (4-6) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 37 4.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Estrada 32
Batters Faced: R. Estrada 24, M. Pak 8, R. Tate 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Estrada 5-5, M. Pak 0-2, R. Tate 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Estrada 96-58, M. Pak 33-20, R. Tate 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Tate 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Pak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshitsune Maeda
Ballpark: Lakota Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 9689
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