◇Saitama Seibu vs Fukuoka Softbank 6th Round (20th, Belluna Dome)

​Fukuoka Softbank Ryoya Kurihara players had a 3 hit 1 RBI performance, including the game-winning RBI.

Kurihara started as "No. 3 and third baseman". In the top of the third inning, with the tying run tied at fielder’s choice and still with one out and the bases loaded, he entered his second at-bat and caught the seventh pitch from full count, the breaking ball of the opposing starter, Yutaro Watanabe pitcher, and delivered the game-winning RBI single between the first and second bases. He hit another hit to right field in the top of the fifth, and in his fourth at-bat in the top of the seventh, he hit the first pitch of the Ichiro Tamura pitcher to center fielder.

　While key players such as Kensuke Kondo and Yuki Yanagita continued to leave, he joined the first team on the 17th. Since then, he has started every game as the No. 3 and has led the team as the center of the batting lineup.

◇Kurihara's Comment
"It was fork that I batted, and it was my first start of the season, and I just wanted to get a win. I'm glad that I was able to win the game with my chance. We will do our best to win today."

Written by Aoi Nishijima

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