◇Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs Chiba Lotte Marines Game 22 (15th, ES CON FIELD)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham's Haruki Nishikawa hit a timely triple, producing immediate results upon his promotion.

On this day, having earned his first-team promotion for the first time since late April, he was in the starting line-up as the "No. 1 left fielder." Although he struck out in his first and second at-bats, he reached base on a Walk in his third at-bat and successfully recorded a stolen base by running from the first pitch. He then came home on a timely hit by the following batter, Tatsuki Mizuno.

Then, entering his fourth at-bat in the bottom of the 7th inning with a runner on third and no outs while trailing 4-6, he hit a ball over the center fielder's head and used his great speed to reach third. In the final stages of the game, a timely triple was born that narrowed the gap to one run.

Amidst a fierce battle for second place with the Seibu Lions, the clutch hitting of the returning veteran should become the driving force for the team.