INTERGALACTIC
JAPAN SAMURAI AT USA WORLD POLICE
04/09/2023
 
INTERGALACTIC
JAPAN SAMURAI AT USA WORLD POLICE
GAME ID: 46 - SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Japan Samurai (3-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
USA World Police (5-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
Samurai Clip World Police, 2-1
The Japan Samurai had to overcome a fine effort from USA pitcher Carson Olsen to grab a narrow 2-1 win at Ballpark of Baltimore. Olsen went 8 innings and allowed 2 runs. Japan reliever Kyoji Higuchi picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Carson Olsen took the loss. Toshiyuki Inagaki, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 1st save.

Japan used the timely hitting of Tatsuya Inoue to seize the win. The right fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Samurai on top, 2-1. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Inoue called the win the result of "everyone working in tandem."

USA falls to 5-1.
JAPAN BATTING LINESCORE USA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kondo DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .370 1 4
N. Kawai 1B 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 .348 0 2
   a-Y. Nishi 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Sato LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .308 1 1
T. Masuda CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .360 2 4
K. Rin 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .462 3 11
T. Inoue RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .261 0 2
T. Suzuki C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 0 4
K. Mizuno SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 5
T. Yamaguchi 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .053 0 1
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 15 11      
a - Y. Nishi substituted for N. Kawai in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: N. Kawai , T. Sato , T. Masuda , K. Rin 2 , T. Inoue
2-out RBI: K. Rin , T. Inoue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Inoue , T. Suzuki
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sato(Robinson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .222 1 2
J. Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .174 2 5
B. Rayburn LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .222 0 2
B. Parkman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 1 1
   a-C. Black 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 1 2
J. Walker C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
J. Flannery DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
W. Daugherty SS 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .318 1 3
R. Duran 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
   b-V. MacElheran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385 2 2
A. Jones 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 1 2
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 10 17      
a - C. Black substituted for B. Parkman in the 9th
b - V. MacElheran pinch hit for R. Duran in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Flannery (1, 7th Inning off M. Watanabe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Robinson , B. Rayburn , B. Parkman , J. Flannery 4 , W. Daugherty 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , J. Jackson , V. MacElheran
Hit by Pitch: W. Daugherty , R. Duran
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Robinson (1) , J. Flannery (1) , W. Daugherty 2 (3) , R. Duran (1)
CS: W. Daugherty (2)
JAPAN PITCHING LINESCORE USA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Watanabe 7.2 6 1 1 1 8 0 99 1.26   
K. Higuchi W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
T. Inagaki SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Watanabe 70
Batters Faced: M. Watanabe 30, K. Higuchi 1, T. Inagaki 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Watanabe 6-7, K. Higuchi 1-0, T. Inagaki 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Watanabe 99-67, K. Higuchi 2-2, T. Inagaki 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Higuchi 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Watanabe 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Olsen L (1-1) 8.0 4 2 2 1 12 0 117 1.26   
F. Woods 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Olsen 77
Batters Faced: C. Olsen 29, F. Woods 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Olsen 8-4, F. Woods 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Olsen 117-75, F. Woods 22-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Woods 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carson Olsen
Ballpark: Ballpark of Baltimore
Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 44166
Wednesday, March 29th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 24.1 Build 39