◇ Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs Orix Buffaloes Game 11 (15th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles Ryosuke Tatsumi hit his eighth solo home run for the second consecutive match, tying the game.

Although the lineup took the lead in the bottom of the second, Kenta Maeda pitcher immediately after a crisis in the top of the third, putting the team in a two-runs game. In the bottom of the third, with the game trailing by one run, with two outs and no runner, Tatsumi came up to bat. count On the fourth pitch with a 2-1 lead, he caught a sweetly made breaking ball and went to left-center. The ball went straight and reached the stands, resulting in a solo home run tying the game.

In the previous day's game, Tatsumi showed an impressive 2-hit 2-RBI performance, including a solo Home Run to take the lead. Orix Buffaloes game he had a batting average of .333 (as of the pre-game), and this time, he demonstrated his strong synergy.

◇ Comment from Player Tatsumi
"The one who hit was cutter. I'm glad we caught up to the tie. I'll do my best to win."

Text by Minagi Niwa