◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 4th round (14th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Chiba Lotte Marines (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion Ryusei Terachi The player hit his second solo shot.

He started as No. 5 third baseman and faced his first at bat as the first hitter batter in the bottom of the 2nd inning with a runner at first. count 1-0 to the opposing starter... Kota Tatsu pitcher The ball went into the right field stands when he bounced a 138 km/h fork pitch from He finished it off with a swing at a sweet pitch.

Teraji, who was batting .308 (Pacific League 5th) at the time of the pre-game, hit a valuable tying shot for the first time since the game against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham on March 2.

Teraji's comment
I think it was fork that hit it. I'm just glad I was able to catch it in one shot!"

Text by Rioko Niwa