◇Tohoku Rakuten vs Fukuoka Softbank 14th Round (13th, Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi)

​Fukuoka Softbank Akira Kawase batted first to give his team their first goal in 35 inning.

Fukuoka Softbank In the top of the second inning, with one out, back-to-back singles by Keita Yamamoto and Kenta Tanigawara put runners on first and second. Kawase, who started the game at No. 7 second baseman, entered his first at-bat and caught the second pitch thrown by the opposing starter, Uchi Seiryu pitcher. The batted ball grazed first baseman 's mitt, but sailed in front of right field for the go-ahead run.

Fukuoka Softbank scored for the first time since the top of the third inning against Orix on the 9th. 34 inning Consecutive scoreless streaks, but in this game we want to take the lead and stop the losing streak.

◇Kawase's Comment
"I hit it straight and I was determined to make the most of the opportunity I was given. We were able to take the plunge and the results led to good shapes. While the team was struggling to score runs, it was good to be able to hit an RBI single in the early inning. I'm going to do my best to stop the losing streak today."

Written by Aoi Nemoto

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