◆ Pacific League Lotte vs Seibu (22nd, ZOZO)
Seibu 's second-round draft outfielder, Seiya Watanabe, returned to the team on the 22nd in Eastern League match against DeNA (Belluna D), and was active with 2 At Bat and 1 hit RBI 3 at-bats. He is expected to return to the first team as early as the 25th against Orix (Belluna D).
After the game, Nishiguchi said about Watanabe, "If he's in good condition, I'll raise him. He's scheduled to join us on Friday." The team is expected to improve its batting lineup, which has only scored one point in three consecutive games.
Although Watanabe Satoshi briefly led the league with a batting average of .429, he started as the third batter and left fielder in starting line-up against Nippon-Ham on the 12th, but felt pain in his right ankle while base running in the third inning and was replaced during the game. He was diagnosed with a "sprained right ankle" at a hospital in Sapporo.
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