◆ Practice game: Lotte 9-2 DeNA (14th, Ginowan)

Lotte infielder Neftalí Soto (36) hit his first home run of the season, a two-run home run, in a practice game against DeNA on the 14th.

With a 5-1 lead in the seventh inning, with two outs and a runner on first base, he hit Wakamatsu's first pitch, which easily went over the head right fielder Katsumata and landed in the right field stands where a large crowd had packed the area.

The veteran foreign player, who is serving as captain this season, reflected, "I felt really good, and today I focused on getting the timing right. I was able to do that." When asked if he had ever hit home run in the first game of the season, he replied, "I don't remember," but smiled at the promising start.