Kazunari Ishii hits his first solo home run since May 11th | Pacific League

◇ Orix vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Round of 16 (1st and Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham of the Kazunari Ishii The first batter hit a solo shot in the 2nd inning.

He started the game as No.5 second baseman, and after getting his first at bat in the top of the 2nd inning with one out runner and no outs count, he hit a 150km/h two seam fastball pitch from Espinosa pitcher, the opposing starter, to the right field bleachers from a 2-1 lead.

Ishii, who had a .500 batting average against Orix before the start of the game, gave the team a valuable first run with his first hit since May 11.

Text by Rioko Niwa

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