GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
NIIGATA GIGANS AT GRAND RAPIDS RAFTERS
05/18/2042
 
GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
NIIGATA GIGANS AT GRAND RAPIDS RAFTERS
GAME ID: 3549 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niigata Gigans (25-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 0
Grand Rapids Rafters (28-18) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 6 0
Gigans Suffer One-Run Loss at Grand Rapids
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Grand Rapids Rafters and Niigata Gigans.

In a tight contest between the Grand Rapids Rafters and the Niigata Gigans, Adam Pemberton was the determining factor. The Grand Rapids right-hander sparkled in his team's 3-2 win. With the win, Grand Rapids has a record of 28-18. Niigata falls to 25-21.

Grand Rapids took the lead, 3-1, on Michael Brown's 6th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Niigata pitcher Shigetoki Takahashi in the bottom of the seventh.

"I like what I saw today," said Grand Rapids manager Alberto Flores, "and I can't wait to get back out there and do it again."
NIIGATA BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Stephens RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .309 6 21
S. Hirano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .338 5 22
D. Kuhn 2B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327 7 25
I. Ishida LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .204 1 4
Y. Ton DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .248 7 17
L. Ryan 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 3 16
K. Martínez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 4 27
R. Wood CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 0 5
T. Takahashi SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
   a-D. Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .423 0 1
   b-M. Slocombe SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 1 6 7      
a - D. Hall pinch hit for T. Takahashi in the 8th
b - M. Slocombe substituted for D. Hall in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Stephens (13, 6th Inning off A. Pemberton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Kuhn (4, 9th Inning off J. Song, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Ton (7, 7th Inning off A. Pemberton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Stephens 2 , D. Kuhn 3 , I. Ishida 2 , Y. Ton 5
2-out RBI: I. Ishida , Y. Ton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hirano
GIDP: S. Hirano , L. Ryan
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kuhn-Takahashi-Ryan)
OF assists: 1 (Stephens(Yokoyama at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yokoyama 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340 0 2
   b-G. McIntyre 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 0 13
J. Meléndez CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .174 2 3
G. Moorer LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .219 4 19
S. Kouki 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .264 1 7
   a-P. Esparza 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 3 10
J. Sugiyama 3B, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 16
M. Brown DH 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .235 6 22
Y. Takaki RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 5 23
Y. Morita C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .119 1 2
J. Sommer SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 0 8
Totals 27 3 6 3 2 8 5      
a - P. Esparza substituted for S. Kouki in the 7th
b - G. McIntyre substituted for T. Yokoyama in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Brown (6, 7th Inning off S. Takahashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yokoyama , J. Meléndez , G. Moorer , S. Kouki , M. Brown 4 , J. Sommer
2-out RBI: S. Kouki
GIDP: Y. Takaki
Sac Bunt: J. Meléndez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Meléndez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Yokoyama-Sommer-Kouki, Sommer-Yokoyama-Kouki)
NIIGATA PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Takahashi L (3-3) 6.0 6 3 3 2 4 1 79 3.06   
T. Nishimura 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 24 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Takahashi 50
Batters Faced: S. Takahashi 24, T. Nishimura 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Takahashi 3-9, T. Nishimura 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Takahashi 79-50, T. Nishimura 24-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pemberton W (5-1) 7.1 4 1 1 1 5 1 91 2.83   
T. Kamimura H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.20   
J. Song SV (17) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 0.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pemberton 70
Batters Faced: A. Pemberton 25, T. Kamimura 2, J. Song 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pemberton 6-9, T. Kamimura 1-0, J. Song 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pemberton 91-58, T. Kamimura 13-10, J. Song 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Pemberton
Ballpark: Grand Rapids Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 8070
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