NORTH AMERICAN FARM TEAM AFFILIATION
NATIONAL CITY BANKERS AT NAGANO OLYMPIANS
05/17/2042
 
NORTH AMERICAN FARM TEAM AFFILIATION
NATIONAL CITY BANKERS AT NAGANO OLYMPIANS
GAME ID: 8027 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
National City Bankers (16-16) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 7 9 1
Nagano Olympians (14-18) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Bankers Win, Tsuchiya slugs 2 home runs
With right fielder Ryunosuke Tsuchiya leading the charge, the National City Bankers defeated the Nagano Olympians, 7-1, at Nagano Olympic Stadium. Tsuchiya belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. The winning pitcher was Russell Howse. He tossed 109 pitches over 8.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits. The win puts National City at 16-16 this season.

Tsuchiya had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a 1-1 fastball from Lorenzo Sánchez, he banged a solo home run to left-center, giving the Bankers a 2-1 lead. It was the 3rd home run of the year for Tsuchiya.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Tsuchiya.
NATIONAL CITY BATTING LINESCORE NAGANO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Watanabe DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .330 1 11
N. Kato SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .185 2 5
B. Price 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .291 4 18
T. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 2 15
D. Howard 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 0 2
   a-J. Martínez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 1 8
   b-M. Medina 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 0 5
T. McCauley LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 3 9
R. Tsuchiya RF 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .242 3 6
H. Schulz C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .203 3 12
B. Payne 3B 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .096 1 5
Totals 34 7 9 7 2 5 9      
a - J. Martínez pinch hit for D. Howard in the 9th
b - M. Medina substituted for J. Martínez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Price (7, 8th Inning off T. Onishi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Tsuchiya 2 (3, 5th Inning off L. Sánchez, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off L. Sánchez, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Payne (1, 9th Inning off K. Shiroi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Watanabe , N. Kato , B. Price 2 , T. McCauley , R. Tsuchiya 8 , H. Schulz , B. Payne 5
2-out RBI: B. Price , R. Tsuchiya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Kato , T. Jones
GIDP: B. Price
Sac Bunt: N. Kato , B. Payne
Hit by Pitch: H. Schulz
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: L. Leyva (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Weaver CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .163 1 7
B. Fowler RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .295 2 11
J. Forrest 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .271 0 9
J. Ramírez DH 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .315 7 16
F. Macías C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .222 1 8
D. Ruzic LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .160 3 8
L. Guzmán 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 1 1
A. Martínez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .271 3 14
M. Moreno 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 1 1
Totals 35 1 8 1 2 6 22      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Ramírez (7, 2nd Inning off R. Howse, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Weaver 2 , B. Fowler 2 , J. Ramírez 5 , L. Guzmán , A. Martínez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Forrest , F. Macías , D. Ruzic , L. Guzmán , M. Moreno
Sac Bunt: B. Fowler
Hit by Pitch: J. Forrest
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Weaver (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Sánchez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Moreno)
NATIONAL CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NAGANO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Howse W (3-3) 8.1 7 1 1 2 6 1 109 3.08   
L. Leyva 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 22.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Howse 69
Batters Faced: R. Howse 35, L. Leyva 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Howse 9-10, L. Leyva 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Howse 109-68, L. Leyva 13-8
WP: L. Leyva
Hit Batsmen: R. Howse
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Sánchez L (1-4) 7.1 4 2 2 0 4 2 90 4.58   
T. Onishi 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 34 5.40   
K. Shiroi 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 18 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Sánchez 66
Batters Faced: L. Sánchez 27, T. Onishi 7, K. Shiroi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Sánchez 8-10, T. Onishi 1-1, K. Shiroi 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Sánchez 90-59, T. Onishi 34-23, K. Shiroi 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Shiroi 2-2
Hit Batsmen: L. Sánchez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryunosuke Tsuchiya
Ballpark: Nagano Olympic Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 10835
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