Kazunari Ishii hits his second consecutive home run, tying his career high with his sixth solo home run | Pacific League

Kazunari Ishii hits his sixth solo home run in two consecutive games, tying his career high

Pacific League Insight

2025.9.14(日) 14:53

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Saitama Seibu, 22nd game (14th, ES CON FIELD)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters’ Kazunari Ishii hit his sixth solo home run in the bottom of the second inning.

With a two-run lead in the bottom of the second inning, Ishii stepped up to the plate as the leadoff hitter. With count at 0-1, he took a sharp hit on the second pitch, cutter from the opposing starting pitcher, Chihiro Sumida, which was slightly high. The ball flew high into the right-field stands, sending the team to await a home run. This was Ishii’s second consecutive Home Run, bringing a valuable additional point to the team.

This Home Run Home Run career high for 2022. His batting average in September was a sluggish .125 in the eight games up until the previous day, but could he regain his form against Saitama Seibu, a team he has a good record against this season, with a batting average of .391?

Written by Ao Yokoyama

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