Yutaro Sugimoto triple the first run! Records long hits in four consecutive games | Pacific League

◇ Orix vs. Yokohama DeNA “Nippon Life Central vs. Pacific League Interleague Play 2025” 3rd round (12th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Yutaro Sugimoto The player hit a timely triple in the first inning to score the first run.

Sugimoto started as the No. 4 batter and right starting line-up. In the first inning, with two outs and a runner on first, he hit a high fastball from Yokohama DeNA pitcher Bauer toward right field. The ball grazed the glove of the batting defender who was trying to catch and hit wall. During this time, the team took the lead by one point, and Sugimoto, who hit the ball, also reached third base.

This marks Sugimoto’s fifth consecutive game with hit, and in terms of long hits only, he hit two doble in the game against Hanshin Tigers on the 8th, Home Run in the game against Yokohama DeNA on the 10th, and doble the day before, making it four consecutive games.

◇ Comment from Sugimoto
“I hit it straight. I was worried that it might be caught, so I’m glad it managed to reach wall, and I’m also glad that it became our first run!”

Text by Ayako Kikuchi

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