◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 2-4 Softbank Hawks (14th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham infielder Kotaro Kiyomiya has recorded double-digit Home Run for the fifth consecutive year. Within the team, Manami has also achieved double-digit home runs for the fifth consecutive season.

In the ninth inning, trailing by three runs, Softbank Hawks Sugiyama hit a high 155-kilometer-per-hour pitch from full count into the right-field stands. After hitting his 10th solo home run over the right-field fence, he nodded and said, “I think I stayed patient and managed to make good contact in the end. (Reaching double digits Home Run is) just a milestone, I suppose, but it’s a good start.”

The team lost to league leaders Softbank Hawks, bringing their season record against them to 1 win and 11 losses. The gap in games widened to 5, and he commented, "They always score extra runs at crucial moments, and they're very resilient when we're in trouble. I think if we could just push a little harder, things would be different."