◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 13th Round (4th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

​Daisuke Nakashima player from Tohoku Rakuten Eagles hit a timely hit to take the lead.

In the bottom of the third, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles created a good opportunity with runners on first and second with no outs on Walk by Hikaru Ota and infield hit by Rui Muneyama. Nakajima came to bat and, starting with a count-0 lead, swung through the high breaking ball of the opposing starter Haruki Hosono pitcher. The sharp ball passed past the right fielder, giving the team a valuable lead. Additionally, with one out and runners on second and third, Ryosuke Tatsumi sacrifice fly was allowed to score, scoring two runs in that inning.

Nakajima has shown great compatibility with left-handed pitcher this season with a .306 batting average, and once again caught left-hander pitcher Hosono. He struggled from the start of the season and spent some time adjusting in the farm team, but after being called up again on June 25, he posted a 20 At Bat 5 hit record. From here, he wants to further improve his form.
*Results are as of before the match.

◇ Comment from Player Nakajima
"What I hit was a curved pitch. I was able to make it in a chance moment, so I'm glad it turned out well," (with determination)

Text by Aoi Nishijima