◇ Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs Saitama Seibu Lions Game 17 (21st, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

​Kengo Horiuchi player from Tohoku Rakuten Eagles hit a timely hit that temporarily tied the game.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, trailing by one run, with Itsuki Murabayashi hitting hit and Walk, Horiuchi entered his third at-bat with one out and runners on first and second. count From a 3-1 lead, he caught a fastball from the second pitcher, Shunsuke Sato pitcher. The ball landed in front of right field, and in the meantime, second baseman runner scored to score, bringing the game back to square one.

The team gave up the go-ahead game in the top of the seventh inning, but Horiuchi was in good form at the plate, finishing hit in three consecutive games. In the game against Chiba Lotte Marines on the 19th, he recorded two hit and two RBI, including his first solo homer, and in defense, he showed a strong lead by leading Takayuki Kishi pitcher to his fourth win, showing his presence on both offense and defense.

◇ Comment from Player Horiuchi
"The one who hit was fastball. While Taki-san (Ryota Takinaka) was working hard, I hadn't been able to score much, so I absolutely wanted to hit it. I'm glad it turned out to be a good result."

Text by Aoi Nishijima