◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 12-1 Rakuten (5th, ES CON FIELD)
After moving from Yakult to Rakuten in last year's active draft and making his first promotion to the first team this season on the 5th, Daichi Shibata pitcher made his first appearance at 5th in the 9th inning. He was up by a large margin, but with two outs bases loaded, he went up mound and gave up an unearned run runs on a groundout closer. closer I'm glad I was able to do my job reliever well. （I'm glad I was able to do my job well," he said.
He pitched in 24 games for the farm team, with two wins and two losses. "My condition gradually improved, and I felt confident. I'm glad I kept on practicing," he said. He was informed of his promotion on the night of the 4th. As he arrived in Sapporo in the morning of the 5th, he was unable to join the team practice before the game. The right-handed pitcher, who recorded a speed of 151 km/h even in his first appearance amidst chaos, will be a new asset to reliever corps.
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