◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 9th Round (19th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

​Chiba Lotte Marines Koki Yamaguchi hit his 9th solo home run to tie the game.

Trailing 3-4 in his second at-bat, Yamaguchi showed off his batting against the opposing starter, Kosei Shoji pitcher, on the first pitch fastball. He hit a long shot in the opposite direction, but it narrowly resulted in a foul. Still, count made a brilliant adjustment to splitter, which had become his third consecutive pitch from 2-2. Despite losing his formation, he drove the ball to left field home run Lagoon.

The score battle continued through the fourth inning, but Yamaguchi's single shot ended the match. In this match, featuring the Narashino High School Wind Band, the stadium was energized with "beautiful explosions." Also, in the previous game (14th, against Yokohama DeNA), he posted a 3-hit including a go-ahead hit, showing his strong form.

◇ Comment from Player Yamaguchi
"The one who hit was fork. We scored in a good mood the previous inning, so I'm glad we caught up. Next, let's go for a winning record! 」

Text by Ao Yokoyama