Pacific League: Nippon-Ham 9-7 Lotte (29th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham won a high-scoring, chaotic game to secure their third consecutive win, bringing their lead to a season-high 13 games above .500.

Tamiya, who played the full game as the No. 8 catcher, hit his fourth solo home run in the third inning and a two-run triple over right field in the fifth that temporarily took the lead. He contributed with a performance of two hits and three RBIs.

Tamiya changed his walk-up song on this day. He used a song by the nine-member female idol group 'iLiFE!', who performed the first baseman pitch.

When asked for the reason, they explained, "I think there are people who come for the idols, and I want those people to come to like baseball as well. I use it with the thought that it might make things more exciting and make watching baseball more enjoyable."

Tamiya, who is also an idol fan himself, said, "Since I'm an otaku, I think I really understand the feelings, so I'd be happy if they used songs from idol groups I like. It's precisely because I'm an otaku that I understand how other otaku feel."