◇Tohoku Rakuten vs. Chiba Lotte Marines 21st Round (13th, Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi)

Chiba Lotte Marines In the first game of the tournament, a player in the Daito Yamamoto A player hit a two-run double to tie the game.

In the top of the 4th inning, behind by 2 runs, Hiromi Oka In the top of the 4th inning, the players doble and Walk created an opportunity to put runners on second and third with one out. Here, Yamamoto went to bat for the second time, and from count 1-2, he caught a straight ball thrown by the opposing starter. Kosei Shoji pitcher The ball went between second and third base. The ball sailed through the gap between second and third, runner bringing home two more batters.

Yamamoto had struggled in July and August, with a monthly batting average in the 10% range. Nevertheless, he is gradually improving, as he marked his first RBI since August 6 in a game against Fukuoka Softbank on August 11.

Yamamoto's comment
I hit a straight ball. （Daumi (Oka), Soto, and Hirohiro (Fujioka) gave me a chance, so I went into the batter's box thinking I would definitely get them back.

Text by Aoi Nishijima

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