Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte (29th, ES CON FIELD)

In a wild, high-scoring slugfest, Nippon-Ham outfielder Yuma Imagawa hit a go-ahead home run.

In the fifth inning, trailing by one run, he stepped into the batter's box with one out and runners on second and third, and drove a 136 km/h low slider from Lotte's second pitcher, Ono. It was a go-ahead three-run home run, his third of the season, which carried into the left-field bullpen. He let out a roar and thrust his right index finger high into the air.

Imagawa commented, "Our Kama-Fi (farm team) cleanup hitter Zono (Arizono) ended with a frustrating result, so I hit that while carrying on the Kama-Fi spirit for him as well. Let's definitely win! Tenacity!"

Although the team had given up four runs on two home runs by the fourth inning, they scored five runs in the fourth to take the lead. However, they surrendered three runs on four consecutive hits in the fifth, allowing the opponent to retake the lead.