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Horiuchi Cracks 5 Hits Thursday, May 6th, 2027 Today at Sailboats Ballpark Shohei Horiuchi put on a hitting clinic as the Tohoku Rakuten center fielder sprayed hits all over the ballpark by lashing ORIX pitching for 5 hits in 6 at-bats. But the Buffaloes didn't really seem to care, they won the game 6-3. He told BNN reporters after the game that he just hit it where they pitched it. "Too often I try to pull the ball too much. Today I just went with the pitch. It's great to get 5 hits, but it would have been nicer to win the ballgame. too." Shohei Horiuchi singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, grounded out in the 6th, singled in the 9th and singled in the 11th. In the current season, Horiuchi has put up a .298 batting average with 70 hits, 5 home runs, 24 RBI and scored 35 runs. |
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