◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 8-6 Rakuten (6th, ESCON)
Rakuten ‘s No. 8 Kengo Horiuchi catcher RBI 4 At Bat 3 hit 1, including an RBI single down the right-field line from second base with no outs in the second inning. “I was just thinking about hitting the bat (for timely hitting), and I think it’s good because I got a good result in the at-bat,” he said, adding that he was able to hit the bases loaded & the game-winning hit, and on the lead side, he said, “I got a walk involved, and I did the worst runs thing. pitcher I’m sorry for the team.”
He started the season in the second team, but was promoted to the first team on April 12th. He continued to starting line-up as the starting catcher at one point, but was demoted to the second team on May 19th due to back stiffness and continued to adjust. He was promoted back to the second team on July 2nd, and this was his first time as starting line-up, but he produced good results. He won the battle for the starting catcher against Ota and Ishihara, and will continue to wear the mask as starting line-up.
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