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Koike Laces 3 HR Against Chiba Lotte Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 Akio Koike showed some power today as he launched three balls into the seats against the Chiba Lotte Marines and sparked the Buffaloes to a 11-9 victory. For the day he collected 3 hits in 3 at-bats, scored 4 runs and had 6 RBIs. In the postgame press conference he told reporters, "I got some good pitches to hit and turned on them real good. I always have liked to hit here at Sea Hawks Stadium." "He was instant offense today," the ORIX skipper said. "Akio really put on a show." Akio Koike hit a two-run home run off Noboru Takata in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off Noboru Takata in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Shunsho Oike in the 5th and walked in the 8th. In the 2017 season Koike is hitting .283 with 14 home runs. |
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