◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 0-8 Softbank Hawks (21st, ES CON FIELD)

Softbank Hawks In the fourth inning with no outs, Ryoya Kurihara hit a high fastball from full count, sending it into the right-field stands for his 20th home run of the season—his first solo shot in eight games.This marks the first time in 21 years for the team since Nobuhiko Matsunaka in 2005, and he became the fourth player—following Katsuya Nomura in 1957, 1961, and 1962, and Hiromitsu Kadota in 1988—to reach 20 home runs faster than any other player in either league.

He wore eye blue stickers under his eyes, saying, "It's a play on words, combining Father's Day and Samurai Blue." Speaking about his father, Kazuhiro, he said with a wry smile, "He's still a strict dad. He seems to have his own way of batting, and I might have to do that too."

　「気になったすね～」と、振り返ったのは、プレーボールと同時刻にキックオフとなったサッカー日本代表のチュニジア戦。球場の右翼には試合経過の速報が表示されており「えらい早い段階で１点入ってたんで、ネクストに行くのがちょっと遅れたっす。強いな～と思いながら」と、２戦目に快勝した日本代表への祝砲にもなった。