◇ Orix vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Game 5 (19th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham-Shun Mizutani hit his first two-run homer of the season.

He started as the leadoff hitter and left fielder. He struck out in his first four at-bats, but in his fifth at-bat in the top of the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on first base, he hit the first pitch thrown by pitcher Shota Abe. The ball landed in the left field stands, where a large number of The Fighters fans were waiting, and the team received a valuable additional point.

Mizutani joined Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the active draft last season and made his debut in the first team, batting .287 with 9 Home Run, 39 RBI and an OPS of .779 in 97 games. This season, he was affected by discomfort in his left flank and spent the time training at the farm team after the start of the season, but he had a good batting average of .324 in 9 games in the second team and was promoted to the first team on the 18th.

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