◇ Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Orix 1st round (4th, ES CON FIELD)

Orix of the first inning Ryo Ota The first player gave up a timely hit in the first inning.

He started the game at No.2 on second baseman. In the top of the 3rd inning, with no runs scored by either team, he went to bat with two outs and a runner on third. count From 3-1, the opposing starter, Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher, threw a strong swing at the 5th pitch breaking ball that came into the middle of the plate. The fastball quickly broke the gap between the three players and became the first timely hit. The next .... Ryoma Nishikawa player, Yutaro Sugimoto Ota and Kurokawa also hit timely hits, putting three runs on base.

Ota has started every game since the start of the season and is hitting .400 with a .979 OPS (as of before the game), with 20 At Bat 8 hit 1 Home Run 4 RBI runs batted in. In this game, he hit a timely hit to lead off the game, showing that he is in good shape.

Comment from Ota
I think it was change-up that hit the ball. I'm glad it was the first run scored, and I'll do my best after this so that we can add a win to Miyagi!

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