◇ Fukuoka Softbank vs. Orix Buffaloes, Game 15 (23rd, MIZUHO PayPay Dome)

Orix Buffaloes Kotaro Kobayashi The player hit a game-tying 3-run homer, his 12th of the season.

In the top of the 9th inning, trailing by 3 runs, the batting lineup... Yuma Mune hit and a walk put runners on first and Walk with one out, creating a scoring opportunity. At bat was Kurebayashi, the closer for Fukuoka Softbank. Kazuki Sugiyama On pitcher 's third pitch, a low fork, he scooped it up, and the ball soared into the left field stands.

Despite a batting average of .253 this season, he set Home Run-high in home runs in the first half alone. He managed to overcome pitcher Sugiyama, a senior from his high school, Suruga Sogo High School in Shizuoka, at the last minute, and the second-year high school graduate who started the game... Leo Yamaguchi He erased pitcher 's loss.

◇Comment from Kurebayashi
"The pitch I hit was fork. It was perfect. All I wanted was to do something about it."

Text by Seiichi Nakagawa