Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Chiba Lotte Marines Open Game (7th, ES CON FIELD)

Chiba Lotte Marines 's Soto The player hit two runs.

In the top of the 7th inning, trailing by 4 points, Hirohiro Inoue player, Ryusei Terachi With consecutive hits from the players, there was a good opportunity with runners on first and third base with no outs. Koki Yamaguchi sacrifice fly by a player brought back one point, and Soto was at bat with one out and a runner on full count. Nao Miyanishi He perfectly caught breaking ball thrown by pitcher and sent it flying into the upper left field stands. With a confident hit, he closed the gap to just one point.

Soto was appointed captain this season. Although he was not in good form last season, he hopes to lead the batting line-up as the team's main batter.

Written by Yokazu Sonoda