◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines 6th Game (22nd, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Chiba Lotte Marines A player of the Misho Nishikawa The first player in the game hit a solo shot, No. 4.

He started the game as "No.3, right fielder". In the first inning, with two outs runner and no outs, he came to bat and, on the ninth pitch of a two-pitch delay from full count, caught the opposing starter, Ureña pitcher, on a breaking ball pitch that floated high. The ball landed in the left field stands, giving the team a valuable first run.

In his rookie year last season, Nishikawa appeared in 108 games and batted well with a .281 average and 3 Home Run, winning the Rookie of the Year award. He has been leading the batting lineup since the beginning of the season, and has hit Home Run in two consecutive games on the 14th and 15th, and is on a 7-game hit streak.

Comment from Nishikawa
I hit slider. I was going to hit it in any way I could in the first inning, and I'm glad I was able to get the first hit in the form of home run."

Text by Aoi Nishijima