◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 14th Round (23rd, Zozo Marine Stadium)

​Itsuki Murabayashi player from Tohoku Rakuten Eagles hit a two-run single to tie the game.

In the top of the seventh, the team was trailing by two runs. With one out, Daisuke Nakashima and YG Yasuda players hit several hits. The next Ryosuke Tatsumi player was retired, but McCuscar's Walk made it two outs bases loaded. In his fourth at-bat, Murabayashi caught a fastball from the opponent's pitcher Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher with the score down 0-1 count, sending the ball to left field. This resulted in a two-run single to tie the game.

Although his performance dipped to .242 in June, Murabayashi had hit .302 in 15 games in July. In this game, he also recorded a valuable timely hit late in the season.

◇ Itsuki Murabayashi Player Comments
"The one who hit was fastball. It was a chance, so I'm glad I managed to hit somehow. I'll do my best to win," (with a determined expression)

Text by Aoi Nemoto