[Rakuten] Itsuki Murabayashi hits a 2-run homer to tie the game, "I was just trying to get the ball to the back somehow"

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2025.4.17(木) 22:21

9回無死二塁、代打・村林一輝が左中間に2ラン本塁打を放つ(カメラ・朝田 秀司)

◆ Pacific League Softbank 3-4 Rakuten (17th, Mizuho PayPay)

Rakuten infielder Itsuki Murabayashi hit a game-tying two-run homer to turn the tide.

With two runs down in the ninth inning and no outs, he came in as a pinch hitter for Komori. He hit slider down the middle from Osuna into the terrace seats in left-center field. His first two-run homer of the season was his first pinch hit arch. "I was just trying to get it through to the back of the line somehow," he said loudly. This hit led to Asamura's game-winning triple, giving Fukuoka their first three-game winning streak in six years. Despite being two games behind, the team has escaped last place and moved up to fourth place.

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[Rakuten] Itsuki Murabayashi hits a 2-run homer to tie the game, "I was just trying to get the ball to the back somehow"