Yuma Tongu scores his 11th solo home run, bringing the game back to square one
Pacific League Insight
2025.9.17(水) 20:13
◇ Orix vs. Chiba Lotte 24th Round (17th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Orix (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion Yuma Tongu player hit a tie-breaking 11th solo shot.
first baseman In the bottom of the 6th inning, with a runner behind and one out, he came to bat in the 3rd at bat and count on the 6th pitch from 2-2. Shuta Ishikawa pitcher of the breaking ball is caught. The ball floated high breaking ball and landed in the left field stands.
Tonomiya, who had been hitless in his last four games (10 At Bat no hit) and did not play in the game on August 16, got back into the game with his first shot since August 26.
Comment from Tonomiya
I was happy that we managed to tie the game, because I didn’t have a bad feeling (about hitting) and Miyagi (Daiya) was throwing hard!”
Text by Aoi Nishijima
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