◆ Pacific League Lotte vs. Orix (2nd, Zozo Marine)
infielder Masami Ishigaki, who transferred from Chunichi to Lotte in last December's active player draft, hit a double over the left doble in the fifth inning, his first hit since the transfer.
Ishigaki, who was registered as an alternate player for Naonori Yasuda infielder on the day, immediately started at 7th and 3rd base starting line-up. He gave up an unearned run in his first at bat in the 2nd inning, but in his second at bat with two outs in the 5th inning, he caught Soya's fork from 1 strike to make his first hit appearance for the new team.
Ishigaki joined Chunichi as the third overall pick in the 2004 draft out of Sakata Minami High School in Yamagata. In the eight years leading up to last season, he played a total of 131 games for the first team, giving up 22 hit.
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