“Ryoto (Haruto Watanabe), who was at the front, was hit by a dead ball and started screaming, so I was sure he would have run it back in, and I’m glad he did.”
Orix ‘s Ryo Ota hit the winning two-run home run against Lotte on the 11th.
Ota was batting 3-3 in the 10th inning with one out and two on when he swung at slider the sixth pitch Shuta Takano thrown from 2 balls to 2 strike and the ball flew into the left field stands for the seventh and final two runs. I was happy,” he recalled, “It felt super good.” “Well, I had a good feeling, so I was just running hoping it would reach me.
With this, Orix finished the three-game series against Lotte with a record of 2 wins and 0 losses, although one game was canceled. Ota himself said of these two games, “I’ve always liked this stadium, so I think I played with a good feeling,” going on a rampage with 4 hit At Bat 8 at-bats, 2 Home Run, and 4 RBI.
“There are really only a few games left, so I will do my best in each game, so please support me,” he said.
(Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Night Game Reporting Team)
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