◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Orix Buffaloes, Game 17 (12th · Rakuten Eagles Mobile)

Orix Buffaloes ・ Kotaro Kobayashi A player from Tohoku Rakuten Eagles ・ Kenta Maeda pitcher hit a two-run homer to give Tohoku the early lead.

In the top of the 4th inning, with one out, Ryoma Nishikawa a player reached base on a hit, and Benibayashi launched the ball high toward left field. The ball, which stayed in the air for a long time, was sucked into the left-field home run zone for his 14th two-run homer. He had been batting fourth until the previous day’s game Ryo Ota starting line-up, but he delivered solid results.

◇Comment from Kōbayashi
“I thought the ball might have gone up a little too high, but I’m glad it somehow made it into the stands, and I’m glad we were able to take the lead!”

Text by Ayako Kikuchi