◇ Saitama Seibu Lions vs. Chiba Lotte Marines 14th Round (16th, Belluna Dome)

Saitama Seibu Lions Seiya Watanabe players recorded 4 At Bat 3 hit 2 RBI.

He started as the seventh batter third baseman. In his first at-bat in the bottom of the third, he hit a hit, and in the bottom of the fifth with two outs and a runner on first, trailing by two runs, he caught the sixth pitch thrown by the opposing starter Kaito Mori pitcher, a loosely made slider, and hit a timely hit. Then, in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and a runner on first, he came up to bat and rebounded the fastball of the first pitch thrown by Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher for a timely doble. He narrowed the gap to 3-4.

At the end of the game, Watanabe was in great form, hitting .267 and .349 in July. In July 12 games, he recorded his fifth multiple-hit game.
　
◇ Watanabe's Comment (Bottom of the 5th, RBI Hit)
"The one I hit was cutter. I was pushed to 2 strike, but I thought about how to get the runner back and swung through compactly. I'm glad I was able to return runner."

Text by Mao Tsutsui