[Farm] Will Polanco make a comeback? Highlights for the 22nd

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Chiba Lotte Marines player Polanco © Pacific League TV
Chiba Lotte Marines player Polanco © Pacific League TV

On September 22nd, two Pacific League club-hosted farm regular season games will be held.

Will Polanco be able to bounce back? For the Saitama Seibu Lions, Takayoshi Yamamura and Yuta Nakamizu are in great hitting form.

At Lotte Urawa Baseball Stadium, the 6th round match between Chiba Lotte Marines and Saitama Seibu Lions will be held from 12:00.

【This Season's Head-to-Head Record】Chiba Lotte Marines (3rd in East) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (3rd in Central) 2 wins, 3 losses

For the Chiba Lotte Marines, expectations are high for the recovery of Polanco, who has been away from the first-team stage since July. His first-team record this season stands at a .188 batting average in 52 games. His characteristic power has also been quiet, with only 5 Home Runs. In the farm league, he recorded his first Home Run of September in the match against the Rakuten Eagles on the 17th. He aims to increase his consistency and show his pride as a foreign player.

For the Saitama Seibu Lions, Takayoshi Yamamura and Yuta Nakamizo are maintaining good form. Yamamura performed well in the previous game (against The Giants on the 19th) with 2 hits including a Home Run and 3 RBI. He has been showing his presence with 7 hits in 20 At Bats over the last 5 games. Similarly, Nakamizo recorded 3 hits in the same game and has maintained a high average of .333 over the last 5 games. While players of the same generation like Seiya Watanabe and Shinya Hasegawa are struggling hard in the first team, he hopes to show a performance that follows their lead.

Ryosuke Myose had 3 hits and 1 RBI in the previous game.

At The Fighters Kamagaya Stadium, the 7th round match between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and The Giants will take place from 13:00.

【Season Head-to-Head Record】Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (1st in East) vs The Giants (2nd in Central) 2 wins, 4 losses

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham wants to focus on Ryosuke Myose. In the previous game (the 19th against Rakuten Eagles), he recorded 3 hit and 1 RBI, including a timely hit in the top of the 8th inning. This season, he has recorded a .257 batting average and 8 Home Run in 68 farm team games. Both his number of appearances and batting average have exceeded last season's results. In this game as well, he will look to continue making an impact with his batting.

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[Farm] Will Polanco make a comeback? Highlights for the 22nd