◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte (1st, ES CON FIELD)
Lotte's Neftalí Soto infielder, started starting line-up as the sixth batter and first baseman. In the fourth inning, with two outs and runners on first and second base, and the score tied 0-0, he hit a go-ahead three-run homer to left field off Nippon-Ham starting right-handed pitcher Kitayama, his second of the season.
The batting lineup allowed Hosono to no hitter in the Nippon-Ham game on March 31 in the 4th inning, and Nishikawa, who was in the lead, hit his first hit in 15 inning. Riding on that flow, a shot from the new captain jumped out.
![[Scoreboard] Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Nippon-Ham] Kotaro Kiyomiya, who was still holding a no-hitter, made an error with two outs in the 9th inning: "I've never wished for an error so much in baseball career."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/31/20260331-OHT1I51613-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] They suffered a crushing defeat in the first game of the series against Nippon-Ham allowing them no hitter for the first time in two years, resulting in two consecutive shutout losses.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/31/20260331-OHT1I51543-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] Manager Saburo on giving up no hitter "It's my fault for using these players."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/31/20260331-OHT1I51594-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] Jackson leaves the game with the right to his first win since joining the team, after a strong performance of 5 innings, allowing only 1 hit and no runs.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/01/20260401-OHT1I51655-L.jpg)
