Rakuten comes from behind to win, putting them just two games behind the third-place Orix! Oya: “We’re fighting tenaciously because we have a goal in mind.” | Pacific League

◆ Looking ahead to the weekend’s head-to-head match, “I think we’re feeling confident playing the game.”

On the 19th, Rakuten faced the Lotte Marines and win 4-3. With two outs in the ninth inning, Ryosuke Tatsumi hit a timely hit to tie the game, and in the 10th extra inning, pinch hitter Yoshiaki Watanabe hit sacrifice fly to take the lead.

Rakuten The team’s late-game perseverance enabled them to pull off a come-from-behind win, putting them two games ahead of third place Orix. Akihiko Oya, a commentator on Fuji TV One’s “Pro baseball News 2025” broadcast on March 19, commented, “They have the goal (of becoming Class A), so they are very tenacious and have a fighting style that never gives up until the end,” while Shohei Tateyama, another commentator, said, “It’s like Miki is a manager. Another commentator, Shohei Tateyama, commented, “It’s like Miki, the players who come on in the middle of the game do their job well. He analyzed the team’s performance, saying, “It’s typical of Miki, the players who come out in the middle of the game do a good job. baseball They use their mobility, and when they hit a timely hit and sacrifice fly a situation, they go the opposite direction and do it stubbornly.

Furthermore, when MC Mitsuru Manaka said, “They have a direct match against Orix this weekend, and are within sight of third place,” Oya expressed his expectations, saying, “I think they’re feeling good about the game, so I hope they keep fighting tenaciously.”

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE “Professional baseball News 2025”