Lotte's Misho Nishikawa, who is expected to win the Rookie of the Year award, hit hit in two consecutive games in the game against Nippon-Ham on the 4th.

Nishikawa, who started as the leadoff left starting line-up, was closer against starter Hiromi Ito through his first three at-bats, but in his fourth at-bat with one out and no runner on base in the eighth inning with the score at 1-0, he hit first base with slider thrown by Ito on a 1-2 strike for an infield hit. Nishikawa ran, but Takabe Akito Takabe hit a ball down the right field line, allowing him to make a long run from first base to score.

On this day, he had one hit in four At Bat hit leaving his batting average unchanged at .282. With four at-bats on this day, he now has two remaining at-bats for the season.

He has 5 At Bat in 17 hit this season against Softbank starter Kohei Arihara, who is scheduled to start on the 5th. He has played in 23 games against Softbank this season, batting .284 (25 hit in 88 At Bat), with 1 Home Run, 8 RBI, and 6 doble. If he hits two doble in the game against Softbank on the 5th, he will tie Pacific League rookie season record.

Pacific League rookie season record for doble

29 Kazuhiro Ishiguro (Tokyo) 1964

28. Shinya Sasaki (Takahashi) 1956

27 Misho Nishikawa (Lotte) 2025