
◆Nippon Seimei Central-Pa Exchange Game Yakult-Rakuten (17th, Jingu)
Rakuten outfielder Oscar Gonzalez batting fourth for his second time in Japan, hit his second home run, a two-run shot to tie the game, in the fifth inning.
Trailing by two runs in the fifth inning, with two outs and a runner on first, Yakult 's Takanashi, who was on the brink of claiming win pitcher took a full swing at the first pitch that was strike after three balls, and the ball hit line drive that reached the left-center field stands.
It was his third shot in three games since his first arch against Chunichi (Rakuten mobile) on March 12. "I focused 100% on fastball and went for it," said the new main gunner. I'm glad I was able to finish him off with one shot," he said, smiling. With the team again behind by a run in the seventh inning and one out bases loaded, he showed his competitive spirit by hitting a tying sacrifice fly shot off Shoji, who had been inactive runs for 12 consecutive games since his debut.
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