Masanao Yoshida of the Major League Baseball Red Sox had a timely hit in the 10th inning of a game against the Mariners on the 30th, resulting in 1 hit in 5 at bats. The team made a comeback and suffered a walk-off loss.
Yoshida played as the No. 2 designated hitter in the game against the Mariners, which was held in the opponent's home base of Seattle.
The first at-bat of the 1st inning was a strikeout, the second at-bat of the 3rd inning was a big hitting center fly with a chance to get to second base with two outs, and in the fifth inning when the score was tied at 1-1, he hit a ball from the outside corner from second base and third base with two outs. He struck out on a breaking ball, and also struck out in his fourth at-bat in the 8th inning.
The game went into overtime with the score tied, and in the 10th inning, after his team had won by one run, Yoshida hit a timely hit to the center field when the batter in front of him was given up and was on first and second base. He scored his first RBI and extended his lead to two points.
Yoshida has hit in three consecutive games since the start of the season, with one hit in five at-bats and one RBI.
Although he hit a valuable timely hit, the Red Sox were able to make a comeback and lost 3-4 in a walk-off.