2026 PERSOL Climax Series Pacific League First Stage Game 1: Seibu Lions vs. Nippon-Ham (10th, Belluna Dome)
Nippon-Ham infielder Taiki Narama hit a go-ahead two-run Home Run off Taira. In the fourth inning with two outs and a runner on second while trailing 0-1, he caught Taira's 153 km/h fastball and drove it into the left-center stands. The distance was 117 meters. He has a .249 batting average and 5 Home Runs this season. The underdog, who had only 1 hit in 6 At Bats against Taira during the season, responded to Manager Shinjo's decision to put him in the starting line-up on this big stage.
![[Video] Shinjo's strategy hits the mark! Dark horse Narama hits a comeback home run off Taira!!](https://hochi.news/images/2026/10/10/20261010-OHT1I51187-C.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Seibu Lions vs. Nippon-Ham](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Nippon-Ham] Two-way player Leo Shibata hits against Taira! First CS hit in his second at-bat, a center-field hit off an outside change-up](https://hochi.news/images/2026/10/10/20261010-OHT1I51167-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Two-way player Leo Shibata in the starting line-up as 'number 2, first baseman'; Narama, Yamagata, and others aim to overcome Taira with a 'defense-oriented order'](https://hochi.news/images/2026/10/10/20261010-OHT1I51117-L.jpg)
