◇ Fukuoka Softbank vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 7th Round (1st, MIZUHO PayPay Dome)

Fukuoka Softbank (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion Ryoya Kurihara player hit the tying sixth solo shot.

third baseman hitter In the bottom of the 6th inning, the score was 0-1. Tatsuki Koja pitcher On the first pitch of the second inning, he hit a high outside pitch back the other way. The ball came up at a good angle and landed just short of the left field pole. It was the tying No. 6 solo shot.

Kurihara gave up the first run in the top of the 5th inning due to his own blunder. He made up for his mistake with a single shot to get the game back on track.

Comment from Kurihara
I am sorry for the trouble I caused Mr. Uesawa with my mistake. I came to bat thinking I would somehow make up for it with the bat. It was the one that caught up to me, but I will do my best from this point on, thinking only of getting a win.