◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Lotte (5th, Mizuho PayPay)

Lotte outfielder Kyota Fujiwara, with one out and runners on second and third in the third inning and trailing by three runs, hit a two doble to right-center field, igniting a comeback.

He started starting line-up as the leadoff hitter and right fielder. He powerfully swung at left-handed pitcher Haru Haru Matsumoto 's cutter, sending it straight to the right-center wall fence for doble. Two runners scored, narrowing the gap to one run.

In the game the previous day, on the 4th, he hit his third home run of the season, a solo shot to right-center field, just five seconds into the first inning as the leadoff batter. The man who had said, "If I can get on base as the leadoff batter and fulfill my role as the number one hitter, we'll naturally win," is on a rampage again today.

Lotte currently has a record of 36 wins, 34 losses, and 3 ties, giving them a positive win-loss record of 2. If they can increase that to 3, it will be the first time under manager Saburo. They have failed in their three previous attempts to reach a 3-game winning record, but they are determined to overcome this significant hurdle.