[Nippon-Ham] Yoshida's pinch-hit home run and Kiyomiya's hit fuel a fierce offensive! Stewart is forced out in the 5th inning, narrowing the lead from 6 to 3 runs.

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In the fifth inning with no outs and a runner on second base, manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo points in the direction of Kengo Yoshida 's two-run Home Run run (Shun Mizutani is on the right). (Photo by Shohei Uemura)

◆パ・リーグ 日本ハム―ソフトバンク(20日・エスコンフィールド)

In the fifth inning, with the score 0-6, Nippon-Ham 's leadoff hitter Otsuka created a scoring opportunity with doble to right-center field, and pinch hitter Yoshida for Shindo hit a two-run homer to the left-field bullpen, his first of the season. This was his first home run in about a year, since the game Rakuten Eagles on May 11th of last season (at Escon Stadium).

After that, walks to Mizuno and Reyes put Walk first and second with one out, and cleanup hitter Kiyomiya Yuki hit a single to right field, scoring the third run. This forced Softbank Hawks 's starting pitcher Stewart, who had closer scoreless until the fourth inning, out of the game.

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[Nippon-Ham] Yoshida's pinch-hit home run and Kiyomiya's hit fuel a fierce offensive! Stewart is forced out in the 5th inning, narrowing the lead from 6 to 3 runs.