◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Rakuten Eagles (3rd, Tokyo Dome)

Orix Buffaloes ・ Yuma Mune infielder started at "first base and third base" and hit an 8th two-run homer to tie the game in his fourth at-bat.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, with one out and a runner on first base, trailing by two runs, he swung at a fastball from Rakuten Eagles 's Marte on a 1-ball count, sending the ball into the right-field stands where the Orix Buffaloes fans were waiting. "I was able to hit it just as I had imagined. We will definitely win," he said with conviction.

The game reached its peak when a game at Tokyo Dome, the first home game in 17 years, saw a miraculous hit that brought the score back to a tie after being down 1-6 by as much as five runs.