
◆Nippon Life Insurance Central vs. Pacific League Interleague Series Yakult 1-8 Softbank (7th, Jingu)
Softbank outfielder Tatsuru Yanagimachi (28) has been gaining momentum at Jingu Stadium. It is a familiar stage where he played as a regular from his first year in spring at Keio University. "I think it's a beautiful view," he said with a smile in his hero interview with Fuji TV announcer Kajitani, a junior member of the baseball team. With four hit two RBI, his six consecutive games with multiple hit, his batting average has risen to .357. If he has four at-bats in the match on the 8th, he will reach the required number of at-bats and is likely to be at the top of the league.
With two outs and a runner on second in the third inning, he hit a leadoff triple to left-center field. At the top of the sixth inning, he hit a single to right hit, opening the hitter with seven runs in one go. "He's changing from an indispensable player into a player who leads the team. He's getting closer to the batting style I envisioned. I can feel his incredible growth," said manager Kokubo, praising the third hitter with a batting average of .472 in scoring position.
This season, his sixth year, he started in the second team, but got a chance while regular outfield Kondo, Yanagida, and Masaki were out due to injuries. Last season, he was in good form in June with a batting average of .365, but his performance dropped during the summer and he failed to establish himself as starting line-up. This season, his batting average in June was an astonishing .60 (15 hit in 25 At Bat bats), but he is not complacent. "My challenge is how to overcome fatigue. It's still early days and it's going to get hot and humid, so I think it's from here," he said, tightening his resolve.
The team overtook Seibu to move up to third place. With four wins and one loss in the interleague games, the team is off to a good start on their quest for their ninth championship (including the highest winning percentage) of all 12 teams. (Koichiro Shimao)
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