◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 17th Round (21st, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Chiba Lotte Marines Koki Yamaguchi player hit his 23rd solo homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, trailing by three runs, Yamaguchi entered his second at-bat with two outs and no runner. count From 2-1, he shook through the breaking ball of the opposing starter Koki Kitayama pitcher, and the powerful ball went straight to the left field stands. With a confident shot, he got one run back.

Yamaguchi hit his first Home Run in two games since the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles game on the 19th. This season, he has already hit 23 Home Run, far surpassing his career high of 16, and is now on track to hit the milestone of 30 home runs.

◇ Comment from Player Yamaguchi
"The one who hit was cutter. I'll do my best next time to catch up and overtake him."

Text by Aoi Nishijima