◆ Pacific League Rakuten vs. Lotte (13th, Rakuten Mobile)
Lotte's Neftalí Soto infielder started as the No. 4 batter and first baseman. Leading off the sixth inning with the starting line-up trailing by one point, he hit a fastball from Rakuten No. 2 right-hander Norimoto into the left-center field seats for his fourth home run, tying the game.
It was his first shot since April 4 against Rakuten (ZOZO). He got the game back on track and said, "It was nice to hit home run in a game like this for the first time in a long time.
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・ [Match report] Rakuten vs. Lotte
・ [Orix] In the third inning, Raoh Yutaro Sugimoto hit his third solo home run of the season over the left field fence off Rakuten 's Tatsuki Koja Itsuki!
・ [Lotte] Ryusei Terachi hit his second solo home run in the 8th inning, his first professional hit in the 3rd inning and his first two home runs in one game.
・ [Lotte] Second-year Ryusei Terachi hits his first professional home run, a solo home run to right field in the third inning.
・ [Rakuten] First-round draft pick Rui Muneyama hits his first home run, his second as a pro after a solo home run in the eighth inning.
