◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Orix Buffaloes, Game 9 (15th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Orix Buffaloes Tomoya Mori The player hit a two-doble that tied the game.

Trailing by 3 runs in the top of the 6th inning, Orix Buffaloes 's leadoff hitter... Yuma Mune The player's doble and Keita Nakagawa A player's Walk, Sho Gibo sacrifice bunt by the player put runners on second and third base with one out. Ryoma Nishikawa A run is scored on a ground ball hit by the player. Ryo Ota The batter drew Walk, and with two outs and runners on first and second base, Tomoya Mori came up to bat.

With a 0-1 count, he connected with the second pitch, sending the ball split right-center field. This hit brought in two runner. Moritomo had been hit in 10 consecutive at-bats up to this second at-bat of the day, but hit, his first in three games, proved to be the decisive one.

◇Comment from Moritomo
"I really wanted to get a hit that would bring runner, so I'm glad I was able to do it!"