◇ Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Chiba Lotte Marines 19th Round (28th, ES CON FIELD)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham equalized thanks to a good base running from Taiki Narama. Immediately after, a spectacular shot from Reyes into the back screen gave them the lead.

In the bottom of the third, trailing one run, leadoff player Narama recorded the team's first hit, and with one out and a runner on first, Shun Mizutani player successfully completed an end-run to extend the opportunity. The next hit by Kotaro Kiyomiya was a grounder to first, but during that time, Narama made a powerful head-slide to score.

With runners on first and second and one out, Reyes came up to bat. On the fifth pitch thrown by the opposing starter Kazuya Ojima pitcher, he didn't miss the breaking ball that floated high above. His confident hit became his go-ahead 28th homer with a three-run homer. He showed great chemistry, hitting home runs in two consecutive matches against pitcher Kojima.

Text by Ao Yokoyama