◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 6-2 Rakuten Eagles (26th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham won their final game of the first half of the season convincingly, extending their winning streak to three games and bringing their lead in the standings to a season-high of 12 games.

After the game, manager Shinjo congratulated Arizono, who had three hit and two RBI, including his first professional Home Run. "Congratulations, Arizono-kun. And your family. And your girlfriend. I don't know if you have one (laughs). Anyway, congratulations. It was amazing. It was like you pushed that pitch in the opposite direction with your right thigh. I've seen quite a few home run runs like that in the farm league, so it's a big deal that you can hit it the same way and hit home run in that direction, and it makes it difficult for the opponent to attack you. Arizono-kun looked like McCusker. The Fighters' McCusker (laughs)," he said, praising the hit that sent an outside fastball to the opposite field. He praised Rakuten Eagles slugger, who is 203 cm tall and hit a massive Home Run over the center field scoreboard that day.

He also commented on the third base defense, where the regular players are not fixed, saying, "What makes me want to use a player is not just their batting, but also their throwing ability in defense. When it comes to infielder, I think players with good throwing ability are very reliable. They have good arms, too. So I can watch them with a lot of peace of mind." He explained the advantages of using Arizono, whose strength is his reliable throwing, at third base.