◆Nippon Life Insurance Central vs. Pacific League Interleague Series: Orix 2-5 Hiroshima (3rd Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Yutaro Sugimoto outfielder started in "No. 6, right field" and had a 2 2 performance, including his 6th solo shot of the season. hit RBI

This was certainly a positive sign in the midst of lose. In the ninth inning with the score at 1-5, Sugimoto, who was batting first, hit Kuribayashi's first pitch and drove it into the left-center field seats. "We were losing, so I stepped up to bat with the intention of getting on base. I'm really happy," he said, delighted with his first home run since the third game of the season against Rakuten on March 30th. In the sixth inning with two outs and runners on first and second, he hit a timely single to right field off Tamamura, finishing with two hit and two RBI.

On this day, he appeared with a new hairstyle, dyed his short hair platinum. "I was growing it out because I felt like it, but I thought it would get in the way. Also, a lot of my teammates have hair that looks similar to ours, so I bleached my whole head to change things up," he said. The hair color is very similar to that of Raoh, a character from the popular manga Fist of the North Star, of which he is a self-proclaimed big fan. "I'm glad if you feel that way," he said with a smile.

In the interleague games in 2010, he was the leading hitter with a batting average of .391. "It's a good change of pace because I'm playing against opponents and in stadiums that I don't usually play in," says Raoh, who is making his foray into the Central League.

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