◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Game 2 (Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Castro The player hit a solo home run, his second of the season, to give his team the lead.

He started the game as the "number 1 batter and second baseman." In the top of the 4th inning, with no hit for either team and no outs and no runner on base... Tatsuki Koja The batter swung hard at pitcher 's outside fastball, sending the ball deep into left-center field. left fielder attempted a jumping catch, but it was just out of his reach, and the ball went over wall.

He's a talented hitter who hit 19 Home Run in AAA last year. He'd been struggling this season with a batting average of .100 (as of before the game), but he delivered results in starting line-up start since April 1st. Will he finally show his true potential from here on out?

Text by Seiichi Nakagawa