◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Chiba Lotte Marines, Game 3 (19th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles Itsuki Murabayashi The player hit a go-ahead RBI single.

In the bottom of the first inning, with two outs and runners on first and third base due to an opponent's error and Walk, Murabayashi stepped up to the plate. On the third pitch, he hit an inside breaking ball, sending the ball past third baseman to left field. runner on third scored, giving his team the lead with a timely hit.

In the first game of this series, he hit walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning after the score was 0-0, and in the second game, he RBI a go-ahead single, breaking the deadlock with timely hits in three consecutive games. He's also on a five-game hit and is in great form.

◇Comment from Murabayashi
"I took a shot. I'm glad we were able to score the opening goal. We'll do our best to win." (With a determined expression)

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa