◇Saitama Seibu vs Chiba Lotte 7th Round (11th, Belluna Dome)

Saitama Seibu 's Seiya Watanabe had a three-hit 1-RBI performance, including the opener.

Kiyoshi Watanabe started as "No. 3 and left fielder". In the bottom of the third inning with both teams scoreless, with one out and the bases loaded, he entered his second at-bat and bounced the third pitch from count 2-0 to center fielder off starter Shuta Ishikawa pitcher breaking ball to give his team the lead. In the bottom of the seventh inning with a four-run lead, he hit a hit from second on Yuto Kimura pitcher to set up a big inning opportunity.

Then, with one out in the bottom of the eighth, he caught the first pitch of Oto Hayasaka pitcher in the fourth and advanced center fielder. This was the third hit of the day. The card has struggled a bit this time, going hit in both the first and second rounds, but in this fight he has been a part of the cleanup and has shown results.

◇ Watanabe Kiyoshi's comment (3rd inning bottom 1st RBI)
"I hit cutter and I was just thinking about changing the runner in any way I could. I'll do my best next time!"

Written by Aoi Nishijima

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