[Nippon-Ham] Reyes hits his 23rd home run, a two-run shot: "I felt like they were throwing a lot of breaking ball." He moves up to second place, tied with SoftBank's Kondo, with a record 9 home runs as a Lotte killer, and is in great form with a 13-game hit streak | Pacific League

[Nippon-Ham] Reyes hits his 23rd home run, a two-run shot: "I felt like they were throwing a lot of breaking ball." He moves up to second place, tied with SoftBank's Kondo, with a total of 9 home runs, the most against Lotte, and is in great form with a 13-game hit streak.

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August 2, 2026 13:59

In the third inning with two outs and a runner on first base, Reyes hit a two-run Home Run, his 23rd of the season, over the left field fence (Photo by Masahiko Ikeuchi).

◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte (August 2nd, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham outfielder F. Reyes hit his 23rd home run of the season, a two-run shot. In the third inning with two outs and a runner on first base, with the score 1-0, he pulled a high 130 km/h curveball from Jackson, sending the ball bouncing deep in the left field bullpen. The ball traveled 114 meters. "I noticed that he was throwing a lot of breaking ball balls to the other players. In my first at-bat, a fastball came and I was late on timing, but in my second at-bat, I was able to hit the floating curveball well, which was great," he commented. This was his ninth home run against Lotte, the most against any team.

Home Run total puts him in second place in the league, tied with Softbank Hawks 's Kondo. This also marks his 13th consecutive game with hit, maintaining his excellent form.

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