NIHON YAKYU KYOKAI
KUMAMOTO KUMA AT MATSUYAMA KAWAUSO
08/05/1914
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NIHON YAKYU KYOKAI
KUMAMOTO KUMA AT MATSUYAMA KAWAUSO
GAME ID: 24775 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1914 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kumamoto Kuma (67-53) 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 16 3
Matsuyama Kawauso (44-76) 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Kuma Win, 5-4, Extend Streak to 7 Games
Kumamoto first baseman Cristóbal Cruz played a vital role in his team's 5-4 conquest of Matsuyama. He was 3 for 4 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 for Kumamoto. Tokutomi Sakai got the win, improving to 16-12. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 3. Harry Kane earned the save for Kumamoto, his 13th of the year.

Kumamoto third baseman Kirby Kavanagh helped the Kuma go up, 5-4, in the top of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Kavanagh hit a run-scoring single off Matsuyama pitcher Roberto Hernández.

"I'm proud of the way our guys played today to come out with this win," Kavanagh told the Kumamoto Gazette.

The Kuma improved their record to 67-53 with the win over Matsuyama.
KUMAMOTO BATTING LINESCORE MATSUYAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Fujioka LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .252 0 43
C. Cruz 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .327 1 22
   b-T. Katayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 0 9
   c-H. Eto 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 2 19
E. Duffy DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .343 3 63
F. Villalobos RF 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 .319 2 55
M. Rousset C 5 0 2 1 0 0 5 .322 1 34
K. Kavanagh 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .294 0 59
K. Nakano 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .299 0 47
M. Yuki CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .276 2 52
   a-D. Kimura PH, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .330 3 29
T. Downey SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .215 2 37
Totals 42 5 16 5 1 4 26      
a - D. Kimura pinch hit for M. Yuki in the 5th
b - T. Katayama pinch hit for C. Cruz in the 8th
c - H. Eto substituted for T. Katayama in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Rousset (19, 3rd Inning off R. Hernández, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Fujioka (16, 6th Inning off R. Hernández, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Villalobos (26, 6th Inning off R. Hernández, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Duffy (3, 5th Inning off R. Hernández, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Fujioka 2 , C. Cruz 3 , E. Duffy 4 , F. Villalobos 5 , M. Rousset 3 , K. Kavanagh 2 , M. Yuki 2 , T. Downey
2-out RBI: M. Rousset , K. Kavanagh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rousset , K. Kavanagh 2 , K. Nakano , D. Kimura
Sac Fly: E. Duffy
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Fujioka (16)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Villalobos (7) , T. Downey 2 (33)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Oe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 0 39
J. Mercado RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .279 1 34
C. Valle 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .322 1 41
E. Sánchez DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 6 63
A. Yokoi SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293 1 55
   a-T. Jeffery PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 12
J. Clark 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .293 0 27
F. Reuter LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .291 0 20
Q. Jones C 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .333 0 18
M. Haynes CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .275 0 35
Totals 37 4 9 4 3 3 20      
a - T. Jeffery pinch hit for A. Yokoi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Valle (26, 1st Inning off T. Sakai, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Oe , J. Mercado , C. Valle 3 , T. Jeffery , J. Clark , F. Reuter , Q. Jones , M. Haynes
2-out RBI: J. Mercado , C. Valle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Valle , E. Sánchez , A. Yokoi , F. Reuter , Q. Jones
Sac Bunt: H. Oe
Hit by Pitch: J. Clark
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Mercado (8)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Yokoi (7)
KUMAMOTO PITCHING LINESCORE MATSUYAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Sakai W (16-12) 7.0 8 4 3 3 3 0 35 133 3.23   
H. Kane SV (13) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 1.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sakai 47
Batters Faced: T. Sakai 35, H. Kane 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sakai 10-8, H. Kane 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sakai 133-83, H. Kane 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Kane 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Sakai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Hernández L (7-7) 6.1 15 5 5 1 4 1 36 116 4.69   
S. Fujiwara 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 24 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hernández 26
Batters Faced: R. Hernández 36, S. Fujiwara 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hernández 5-10, S. Fujiwara 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hernández 116-82, S. Fujiwara 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Fujiwara 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cristóbal Cruz
Ballpark: Kawauso Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (29 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 16 km/h
Start Time: 4:05 AM JST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 2356
Special Notes: Rain delay of 16 minutes in the 5th inning.
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