Pacific League Nippon-Ham 12-5 Seibu (15th, ES CON FIELD)
Nippon-Ham 's batting line scored 12 runs on 12 hit, giving them a third straight win over Seibu. They finished their four-game home series against Seibu with a 3-1 record, but the first-place Softbank also won, meaning they couldn't close the 2.5-game gap.
Replacing Imagawa, who injured the back of his right thigh, Hiroki Asama outfielder was promoted on an emergency basis to the No. 2 spot starting line-up in the middle of the order. He hit a single to left in the first inning, and in the sixth inning, he gave up his second three-run shot over the left field wall.
Manager Shinjo commented, "On March 31, 2022, in the first game I won as manager, Asama hit home run run off Yoza, so I knew he would do it again today!"
In his first year as manager, he suffered five straight losses at the start of the season, and his first win came in the sixth game. It seems he was impressed by the valuable leadoff home run he hit off Seibu 's starting pitcher, Yoza, in that game. Asama commented, "That was at Sapporo Dome, right? I remember that. I'm happy the manager remembers that too."
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