◆パ・リーグ　日本ハム―ソフトバンク（１９日・エスコンフィールド）

Nippon-Ham Shun Mizutani outfielder appeared starting line-up as the leadoff left fielder and hit the leadoff hitter Home Run in the first inning.

In the first inning, on the sixth pitch of a full full count from Softbank Hawks starter Otsu, he connected with a 132 km/h breaking ball. He sent it to left-center field for his third home run of the season, giving his team the lead. He commented, "Leadoff pineapple! League season resumes! I'm glad I could get off to a good start. That's all from the field."

The team had lost eight straight games against Softbank Hawks this season, so this home run against their arch-rivals was a promising start.