◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Nippon-Ham (29th, Mizuho PayPay)
Nippon-Ham infielder Kotaro Kiyomiya hit his second home run of the season.
In the third inning, immediately after giving up the lead, he stepped up to the plate as the leadoff batter and connected with the first pitch from Softbank Hawks 's starting pitcher Stewart, a 150 km/h fastball.
His second home run of the season landed in the right-center field stands. Regarding the home run that narrowed the gap to one run, he commented, "I hit fastball. Given the situation, I went to the plate wanting to fight back immediately. I'm still going to hit more."
Kiyomiya hit another home run, following his home run in the opening game. Manami, who also hit Home Run in the first inning of the opening game, also hit one, making it the second time this season that the two players have hit back-to-back home runs.
![[Scoreboard] Softbank Hawks vs. Nippon-Ham](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
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