A lie happened, 34 games with 0 RBIs since the opening...He hit a batting average of 0.483 in May-June, hit the final hit in the 10th inning of extra time, and topped the batting hit (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)

Jun 14, 2025

Chunichi Okabayashi hit a timely hit to the left with one out and third base in the 10th inning of extra time against Seibu on the 13th. It was the final shot that led to a 2-1 victory. Okabayashi added three hits and hit a .300 batting average. It became No. 1 in both categories. Photo capture = Chunichi Dragons SNS

Okabayashi hit a tiebreaking hit in the fifth inning, trailing 0-1. He had three hits and two RBIs on the day. Photo capture = Chunichi Dragons SNS

The Chunichi Dragons, who have not been out of the bottom ranks, are doing well in the interleague (exchange match) and building up hope. After giving up all three consecutive Interleague opening games with the Softbank Hawks, he woke up and turned upward. It swept three consecutive games against the Chiba Lotte Marines, which followed immediately after the game against Softbank. After three consecutive losses, he has won six games (one loss) in seven games. Five of the seven games were blocked by three runs or less.

The away Seibu Lions match on the 13th, when five consecutive wins were cut off. There was a blood fight that lasted until the 10th inning. Outfielder Yuki Okabayashi (23) hit the equalizer and hit the winning shot. He led his team to victory and hit a .300 batting average. He rose to the top of the Central League batting list. He added three more hits to become the No. 1 player in the category with 75 hits. He is a two-time winner of batting average and hits.

The top of the 10th inning of extra time hit in a 1-1 tie. Yuta Ishii, the leadoff hitter, opened the door with a double to the center. It was my first hit in four at-bats. The third base with one out led to a sacrifice bunt. No. 1 Okabayashi hit a timely hit to the left. He hit the first pitch, the two-seam fastball. The final shot that made it a 2-1 victory.

Okabayashi said "In the dugout, Oshima (Yohei) told me to finish it. I really didn't know the opportunity would come before me." He continued "I tried to hit a ball over the forward-defending infielder somehow"

Ishii, who hit a double to the middle of the 10th inning as the leadoff hitter in the extended 10th inning. It was a hit that triggered the 2-1 victory. Photo capture = Chunichi Dragons SNS

It broke.

Okabayashi drilled a blocked blood in the fifth inning when he was dragged 0-1. He hit a left-handed hit with two outs and a third base to tie the score 1-1. It was the first score in 15 innings since the eighth inning against the Rakuten Eagles on the 11th. Chunichi lost 0-4 to Rakuten the previous day (12th).

The sense of hitting has risen to its peak. He had hits in eight consecutive games until the 13th. He is 10 for 28 with a batting average of 0.357-7 RBIs in the last six games. In the game against Rakuten on the 11th, he hit a three-run home run.

A lie-like change took place in the scoring chance. Okabayashi recorded two hits in 19 at-bats and a batting average of 0.105 in the scoring zone between March and April. He failed to score an RBI single from the opening game to the 34th game. However, he recorded 0.467 (7 hits in 15 at-bats) in May and 0.500 (8 hits in 16 at-bats) in June. His batting average in scoring for the season rose to 0.340 (17 hits in 50 at-bats). Okabayashi responded by saying "It's a coincidence".

Chunichi rookie Kanemaru pitched 6.1 innings of one run against Seibu on the 13th. Photo capture = Chunichi Dragons SNS

He joined Chunichi in 2020 and has grown into a main hitter. He has had three consecutive triple-digit hits since 2022. He recorded 160 hits for two consecutive years from 2022-2023.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.