Keita Nakagawa ‘s ninth home run finally ties the game! Two Home Run bring the team within six points of the lead | Pacific League

◇ Orix vs. Saitama Seibu, 19th game (17th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Keita Nakagawa The player hit his ninth home run, a two-run shot, to tie the game.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, with the score at 4-6, the team was down by two points. Kenya Wakatsuki With two outs and a runner on hit, Keita Nakagawa was up to bat. He hit breaking ball on the first pitch, sending it into the left-field stands for his ninth two-run home run. At the end of the top of the fifth inning, the score was 0-6, but Ryo Ota The game was brought back to square one with bases loaded slam from a player and a two-run home run from Nakagawa.

Nakagawa has been improving throughout the summer, winning the July “Sky PerfecTV! walk-off Award.” His batting average this month is .300 before the game begins.

◇Comment from Keita Nakagawa
“I hit change-up. I went to bat thinking that if it came in the zone, I would swing with all my might from the first pitch! I’m glad that it turned out to be the one that tied the game!”

Text by Hiroki Yashima

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