◆ Pacific League Softbank vs. Nippon-Ham (27th, Mizuho PayPay)

Nippon-Ham pitcher Hiromi Ito gave up three Home Run in the opening game, a feat not seen in the team's history for 36 years.

In the first inning, home runs by Kiyomiya Yuki and Manami gave them a three-run lead, but in the second inning, with one out and a runner on first, Kurihara hit a two-run homer to left-center field, narrowing the lead to one run.

In the third inning, he gave up a game-tying solo home run to Kondo, who was his teammate in the WBC. In the fourth inning, immediately after taking the lead with an RBI single by Tamiya, he allowed another game-tying solo home run to Yamakawa, who was hit into the left field stands, giving up a total of three home runs.

This marks the third time in the team's history that a pitcher has given up three or more home runs in an opening game, following Kaneda Tomehiro's three home runs in 1971 and Nishizaki Yukihiro's four home runs in 1990. It was the most difficult pitching performance in 36 years.