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Tsutomu Wakamatsu, who served as a commentator for the Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Nighter The Giants vs. Nippon-Ham-Ham broadcast on the 17th, commented on Nippon-Ham-Chusei Mannami.
In his first at-bat in the second inning with the score tied at 0-0 and a runner on first base, The Giants starter Atsushi Inoue hit slider on his seventh pitch with three balls and two strike into the front row of the right-field stands.
Wakamatsu praised him, saying, "He's a player who can hit the ball anywhere if he really hits it right in the center, but this ball came in the same place as the one that came in on a 3-2 count. It was a little bit in the middle, but he managed to hit it to right-center field without exerting any force. It was the same type of ball, but it was amazing that he was able to hit it without exerting any force."
(Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Nighter)