◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 22-2 Orix Buffaloes (22nd, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Softbank Hawks 's Kurihara, who started as the cleanup hitter and third baseman, hit four consecutive inning from the first to the fourth, including a double to left doble, Home Run to left-center field, hit to right hit, and another single to right field.

In addition, Kondo, who started as the “No. 3 DH,” also recorded four inning consecutive hit hits—a single to right field hit, a double to right-center field Home Run, a single to right field hit, and a fly ball over the left-field fence hit—between the first and fourth innings.This marks the first time since Kurihara’s performance on May 21, 24 Rakuten Eagles (at Mizuho PayPay Stadium) that Kondo has achieved Pacific League his 20th consecutive hit against 19 different pitchers, and Kurihara has tied the all-time record with his 21st consecutive inning hit.

Incidentally, the professional baseball record is 5, set by Hiroshi Ohshita (Tokyu) in a game against Taiyo on November 19, 1949, and by Mitsuo Motoi (Taiyo) in a game against Hanshin Tigers on May 9, 1979.

Kurihara has hit in four consecutive inning for the second time. He is only the third player to do so, following Yuji Yoshioka (Kintetsu) in 2001 and 2003, and Ryosuke Kikuchi (Hiroshima) in 2017 and 2022.

In addition, Kurihara recorded hit & RBI in four consecutive inning innings from the 1st to the 4th.During the single-league era in 1949, Oshita recorded hit and RBI in five consecutive inning. Under the two-league system, this marks the third-most such occurrences—following Michiyo Arifuji (R) against the Nankai Hawks on April 26, 1983, and Kurihara’s own record from 2024—and is the first time he has achieved hit and RBI in two separate streaks of four consecutive inning.