◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Tokyo Yakult "Nippon Seimei Central-Pa Exchange Game 2026" 2nd Game (30th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyoku Park Miyagi)

Northeast of Rakuten Eagles Yoshiaki Watanabe The player gave up the first two runs.

first baseman In the bottom of the 6th inning, with a 5-run lead, he led off the inning with a single. Daisuke Nakashima hit The first two runs came in the second inning, when the second and third batters went to bat. count On the third pitch from 1-1, he swung at a straight ball thrown by opposing starter Hirotoshi Takanashi pitcher and the ball landed in the left home run zone. pitcher Takanashi, who had struggled hit with no runs through five innings, scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Watanabe, who was the first player to start at No. 1 in three years, responded to the leadership's call with his first Home Run in four years, since 2022.

Comment
I hit a straight line. I hit it with the intention of somehow connecting the ball to the back of the lineup. I will definitely win.

Text by Aoi Nishijima