◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 18th Round (23rd, Zozo Marine Stadium)

​Chiba Lotte Marines Kyota Fujiwara player fired the leading hitter arch to give the team the lead.

In the bottom of the first, right after starter Jackson pitcher closer runs with no , leadoff hitter Fujiwara swung the second pitch, cutter, on the opponent's starter Kohei Arihara pitcher. The ball flew straight into the right field home run Lagoon, giving him the lead.

Following his Fukuoka Softbank game on July 4 and Fukuoka Softbank on July 20, Fujiwara recorded his third leadoff hitter home run of the season. In the following at-bats, he will continue to lead the lineup as the leadoff man and lead the team to three consecutive wins.

◇ Comment from Fujiwara
"The one who hit was cutter. I stayed focused and got into the first at-bat solidly, and I'm glad I was able to score the first run."

Text by Ryo Aritake