◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 9th Round (14th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Daiki Asama and Kotaro Kiyomiya players hit two consecutive home runs.

In the final inning, tied 1-5, the top of the ninth inning was on offense. Up until now, the opposing starter Yuji Nishino pitcher, who had been closer 4 hit and 1 goal, led by Asama, delivered a perfect hit to the right field stand. With the lead at 3 runs, closer Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher took the mound in, but Kotaro Kiyomiya caught a low breaking ball and hit the pole for his 8th solo homer. They closed the gap to two runs.

After that, with two outs, he created chances with runners on first and third, but narrowly missed scoring again. However, it was a decisive comeback in the end.

Text by Minagi Niwa