◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs Fukuoka Softbank Round 16 (June 1, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

​Fukuoka Softbank Tomoya Masaki player hit his 16th two-run homer.

In the top of the third inning, with two outs, Riku Watanabe reached base at Walk, and Masaki came to bat. count 0-1, he swung a powerful fastball from opposing starter Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher. The ball kept a low trajectory and shot straight toward the home run zone on left field. With his first home run in two games, he gave the team the first run.

In July, Masaki was in good form with a monthly batting average of .301 and 6 Home Run. This season, his opponent batting average against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles was also .348 (pre-game), showing good compatibility.

◇ Comment from Masaki
"I hit fastballs. Since I was throwing a lot of pitches on the 7th, 8th, and 9th batters, I was able to aggressively and boldly swing. I didn't expect it to be home run because the angle wasn't right, but the result of swinging well led to a wall over. I'm glad we were able to score the important first run."

Text by Harukazu Sonoda