This season has been a struggle at times for Yomiuri Giants first baseman Lee Seung Yeop. The Korean slugger has been dropped out of the cleanup role, batted in the lower reaches of the Giants' batting order and endured a stint on the disabled list.
So with the Giants struggling it was fitting that it was Lee who came up with the big hit.
Hawks third baseman Hiroki Kokubo makes a diving stop of a grounder to start a double play in the sixth
inning against the Golden Eagles at Fullcast Stadium on Friday. Softbank beat Tohoku Rakuten 3-1.
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