◆Nippon Life Insurance Central and Pacific League Interleague Series Nippon-Ham vs Hanshin Tigers (4th, ES CON FIELD)
Nippon-Ham catcher Yuya Gunji, who starting line-up as the No. 4 batter and third baseman, hit the first run.
In the first inning, Nippon-Ham attacked Hanshin's starter Monbetsu with consecutive hits from Mizutani and Kiyomiya Yuki, putting runners on first and Hanshin Tigers with no outs. However, Reyes hit double play play, putting runners on third and two outs. Gunji then hit a 146 km/h fastball, the ninth pitch with a full full count, into center fielder.
Regarding the timely hit to center field that scored the first run, Gunji commented, "I hit it fastball. Let's win with (starting pitcher) Kato."
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