◆Nippon Life Insurance Central vs. Pacific League Interleague Play 2025 Nippon-Ham 6-1 Yakult (12th, ES CON FIELD)
Nippon-Ham The "K" team won the game against Yakult (ESCON) on March 12. The team's three consecutive wins on the same card brought their total to 10, the most they have had this season. The team's first-ever win in the series was against the Saints, who won their third straight game in the same series. Ryota Isobata outfielder (26), who started at second base starting line-up, went on a 3 hit 2 RBI rampage that included two triples, and with two outs in the third inning he stole first runner base and scored the game-winning run on a fake ground ball. The second time he has hit a batter hard since the start of the exchange game. The first time he was in the game, he was a big hit.
With the ball hitting deep into the left center field, Ichibata stepped up his game without hesitation. He quickly kicked second base and slid into third base with ease. It was triple with one out and no runner on base in the first inning, trailing by one point. "It was a rare hit for me, but I had the feeling that if it got through, I'd go to third base. It was a no-brainer to triple." With sacrifice fly by Kiyomiya Yuki that followed, Ichibata easily scored the tying run.
He used his proud foot brilliantly as a decoy. In the third inning, with two outs and the bases loaded, he singled to right field to put runners on first and third, and then started the at-bat with Sachi Kiyomiya. Yakult catcher Koga throw to second base, stopped between first and second base, and waited for runner third base, who started at the same time as throw, to come home. This was the first run of the game, but he laughed, "When I scored the second double steal (the record was stolen base dead and out), it was great for the team, but for me it was stolen base death, so it's really frustrating."
In the seventh inning, with one out and runners on first and second, he hit a two-run triple down the right field line. His fourth triple of the season was the most in the league. Following on from the game against DeNA (Yokohama) on the 7th, this was his second multi-hit game of the season, but Ichibata looked down on his feet and said, "I made a mistake with my bunt yesterday, so I'd like to start with my small skills and work hard from there." With his feet, small skills and newly awakened bat, he has evolved into an indispensable player. (Yamaguchi Yasushi)
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