◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 6-0 Orix Buffaloes (August 1st, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo praised his own successful tactical decisions.

When Manami, who was batting fourth, hit a go-ahead RBI single and his 15th home run of the season, Martinez, who was in starting line-up for the first time since June 20th, also hit his second home run of the season over left field. "They've been hitting well lately. starting line-up. Even the cleanup hitter. It's almost scary," he laughed.

The basis for selecting them was their practice routines. "We have a special monitor in the manager's office, so we use that to check. It's about timing and the point where they hit the ball. Ah, Martinez looks good. Castro has good timing and a good point," he revealed.

Regarding Manami, who has been batting fourth for three consecutive games, he said, "I left him out of starting line-up for two games. So, when he was ready to give it his all, I put him in the fourth spot. I told him, 'Go up to bat every day like you're in the All-Star game.' I didn't say anything. And then he started hitting (laughs). His first hit was huge, that one to right field (in the first inning). That really got him going."