◇Saitama Seibu Lions vs. Fukuoka Softbank 4th game (21st, Belluna Dome)

Fukuoka Softbank (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion Kenta Imamiya player scored the first two runs of the counterattack. It was a shot that turned the tide of the game around.

In the first inning, Fukuoka Softbank suddenly lost 6 runs. Still, right after that, in the top of the 2nd inning, the first Yuki Yanagita After a player reaches base on hit, the first batter goes to Imamiya with one out and a runner on first. The first batter of the game, Imamiya, was Chihiro Sumida pitcher He swung at fastball, the first pitch thrown by the "Mere Old Man" and flew into the front row of the left field stands.

The batting lineup started with Imamiya's first Home Run of the season, Ryoya Kurihara Player, Kenta Tanigawara After two consecutive long balls by the players, Sumida pitcher added a run during a wild pitch. Ukyo Shuto When the player's Walk and others again put two on first and three on second and third, Kensuke Kondo The players hit timely hits and scored a total of four runs in the inning.

Comment from Imamiya
I hit it straight. I was behind, but I just decided to take my swing and connect. As a result, my body rotated well and I happened to get an angle that led to home run and a good shape. It's still early in the season, so I'll work hard to catch up from here."

Kondo's comment
I hit a straight shot. I wanted to make the most of the opportunities I was given to somehow connect and catch up. I'm glad that I was able to follow up with a timely score. I would like to get involved in scoring runs so that I can lead the game to a comeback."

Text by Ao Yokoyama