◇ Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Fukuoka Softbank 10th Round (20th, ES CON FIELD)

​Fukuoka Softbank Tomoya Masaki added with his seventh solo homer. In the first inning, he played a key role in scoring the opening goal.

Masaki hit the hit as the leadoff hitter in the first inning. On the following doble by Tatsuru Yanagimachi, he advanced to third base and scored the go-ahead run between infield grounders. Leading by two runs in the top of the third, he had his second at-bat with one out. The pitch to the tough course of the opposing starter Yi-Lei Sun pitcher was fouled, and the contest was on the ninth pitch. Not missing the floating breaking ball, the ball soared high and landed on the left stands bullpen.

Despite being delayed by injury, Masaki was promoted to the first team on May 15. In all 18 interleague games, he tied for second overall with 5 Home Run. He continues to be used as the leadoff leadoff and continues to make his presence felt as an attacking leadoff man.

◇ Comment from Masaki
"I hit change-up. I think it was the result of holding on until a ball I could hit came in. home run and I'm glad we were able to score extra points in the best possible way. After this, I want to keep contributing to scoring and turn it into a win."

Text by Ao Yokoyama