◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Saitama Seibu Lions 9th Round (3rd, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Chiba Lotte Marines and polanco Player, funnel (of a ship) The team scored two runs in the first inning on timely hitting by the players.

Leading Kyota Fujiwara Players and Sotho. A player reached base on Walk, creating an opportunity with one out and two on. Polanco came to bat, and on his fourth pitch from count 1-2, he hit a Kaima Taira pitcher The ball was a sweet, straight ball from the The ball sailed right past second baseman, scoring a run.

furthermore Ryusei Terachi After a wild pitch by Aito, he hit his third breaking ball pitch back to center fielder front and scored a run with his first RBI of the season. ERA 0.49 (as of pre-game) and scored two runs in the first inning from the league-leading Kaima Taira pitcher.

◇ Polanco Comment
I hit it straight. I was in scoring position and it was 2 strike, so I tried to make as little contact as possible. I'm glad I scored first!"

◇Aito Comment
I think I hit the shot. I didn't think too much about it, I just played pitcher and I'm glad it turned out well."

Text by Aoi Nishijima