◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Seibu Lions (17th, ES CON FIELD)
Nippon-Ham Fighters outfielder Chusei Mannami hit his seventh Pacific League leader.
With two outs runner none in the fourth inning, Seibu Lions he hit back the first pitch 149 km of Watanabe, the starter, in the opposite direction. fastball He hit a No. 7 solo shot that flew into the right bullpen wing. Perfect. I was able to swing in good shape," he recalled.
He was already in sole possession of the lead before the game, but this home run put him two homers ahead of the second-place group consisting of Nippon-Ham 's Kiyomiya Yuki, Softbank Hawks Kondo and Yamakawa. The awakened power hitter is now churning out Home Run runs.
![[Scoreboard] Nippon-Ham vs. Seibu Lions](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Nippon-Ham] Draft pick #3 rookie Ruan Ohtsuka doble down the right field line in his first professional at hit bat and first appearance... Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo secures the commemorative ball.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/17/20260417-OHT1I51364-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Ruan Ohtsuka, making his first appearance starting line-up will start at second base, batting first. Yuki Kiyomiya and Gunji will not be in the starting starting line-up for the away game.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/17/20260417-OHT1I51323-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] AKB48's Yui Kawamura pitch first baseman bounces, she says, "Please let me have my revenge."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/17/20260417-OHT1I51354-L.jpg)
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![[Nippon-Ham] Manager Shinjo predicts Shibata Leo Shibata 's first start of the season on the 4th: "He'll bat 7th or 8th. I want him to hit two home runs." "I want him to make plays like something out of a manga."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/02/20260602-OHT1I51334-L.jpg)
