◇Tohoku Rakuten vs Saitama Seibu Open (9th, Shizuoka Kusanagi Stadium)

Saitama Seibu rookie Seiya Watanabe The player had a great game with two hit and three RBI.

He started as the sixth batter and left fielder. Reon Murata With the players Taiga Hirasawa With consecutive hits, the team took the lead, and with one out and a runner on third base, Watanabe hit a high outside fastball to the right fielder, bringing in the team's fourth point.

Furthermore, in the fifth at-bat in the top of the ninth inning, he was again at bat with a chance with runners on second and third and one out, and hit a two-run timely hit to center fielder field. Watanabe Satoshi, a first-year college graduate who joined the team as the second draft pick, made a strong appeal for a spot in the opening starting line-up.

◇Comment from Seiya Watanabe
"(About the hit to right field in the top of the first inning) I hit a fastball. With two strike, I was prepared to deal with both a fastball and breaking ball. I'm glad I was able to hit it in the opposite direction."

Text by Hiroki Yashima