Kenya Wakatsuki hits his 5th solo home run and has been hitting well since July, with a batting average in the high 30s | Pacific League

◇Tohoku Rakuten vs. Orix 21st Round (24th, Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi)

Orix (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion Kenya Wakatsuki The player hit a solo shot No. 5.

catcher He started the 7th inning with a 2-1 lead, and was the first hitter to bat in the top of the 7th inning. Sora Suzuki pitcher The second pitch was a sweetly thrown straight ball by the “H” team’s first baseman, J.J. Hernandez, and he made no mistake about it. The ball went high and went straight to the front row of the left field stands, marking Home Run the first time since July 12.

Wakatsuki continued his strong hitting with a .393 batting average in July and a .355 batting average in August (as of pre-game). This season, he has a .295 batting average in 95 games (as of the time before the game). hit Will he be able to continue to improve his batting average and reach the .300 mark?

Comment
I was able to get a good straightaway. I was hoping to get an extra run somehow, so I’m glad it went to home run!　Anyway, I’ll do my best until the end so that we can win!”

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