
◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Hiroshima vs. Lotte (27th, Mazda Stadium)
Lotte's Koki Yamaguchi outfielder (25) played starting line-up as the cleanup hitter and left fielder. In his third at-bat, leading the sixth inning with a two-run deficit, he hit his sixth solo homer off Hiroshima's starting left-hander Mori near the left field pole.
In the game against Hiroshima on the 26th (at Mazda Stadium), he contributed to win with one hit and one RBI in four At Bat RBI, but Home Run of consecutive games with a home run, which began in the game against Seibu on the Seibu Lions (at Saitama Prefectural Omiya Stadium), came to an end at four. Nevertheless, he has hit five home runs in six games, and his home-running streak shows no signs of slowing down, suggesting he will dominate in the interleague games as well.