◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Game 20 (Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

In the first inning, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham scored three runs with consecutive hits after two outs.

The first two batters, Yuma Imagawa and Shun Mizutani, were retired, but Reyes drew Walk walk to get on base. Yuya Gunji was quickly put in a 2-0 count, but he persevered and hit the sixth pitch to center field. Yuki Nomura followed with a timely hit, his first hit in four games, to score the first run, and then stolen base to extend the scoring opportunity.

Furthermore, Tatsuki Mizuno hit a single through hit between first and second base, bringing in two runner. Although fielder’s choice was tagged out at second base, Walk and three consecutive hits provided significant support for starting pitcher Koki Kitayama.

fielder’s choice recorded RBI since August 19th. He had been sidelined for about a week due to illness, but returned on the 1st. Will he be able to play a key role in both offense and defense once again from here on out?