◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 5th round (15th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Chiba Lotte Marines of the Misho Nishikawa player gave up the tying No. 1 run, a three-run shot.

The score was 2-5 in the bottom of the 3rd inning, Ryusei Ogawa player, Kyota Fujiwara With no outs and runners at first and second on back-to-back hits, he went to bat. count On his third pitch from 1-1, he hit a pitch back to the opposing starter, who had been in the game. Takayuki Kato pitcher fork, the third pitch from 1-1, was hit back in the opposite direction. The ball went straight to the right field bleachers where the fans were waiting. His first arch of the season was a valuable three-run shot that tied the game.

Nishikawa had a good batting average of .302 in his 16 appearances so far. His batting average with runners in scoring position is an astonishing .467, showing his unparalleled competitive strength (all results are as of the time before the game).

Comment from Nishikawa
I hit fork. The two of them connected with me, so I thought I could do something about it. I was thinking that we would definitely catch up for Mouri (Kaitai), so I am glad I hit the ball.