Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Tohoku Rakuten, 20th game (17th, Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters’ Kota Yazawa hit a timely triple.
He was in starting line-up for the first time in 13 games as the fifth batter and right fielder. With a one-run lead in the top of the third inning, Yazawa came up to bat with one out and runners on first and second. He hit a fastball from the opposing starting pitcher, Yahoo!. The ball split the ball in half down the right-center field, allowing two runners to score. Yazawa also used his speed to hit a timely triple.
This season, he played in 61 games as fielder, batting .250. In August, he played as the leadoff hitter on the 1st but struck out in four at-bats, and since then he has played as defense or pinch runner.
Written by Kai Nagi Niwa
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