◇ Chiba Lotte vs Tohoku Rakuten Open (19th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Chiba Lotte 's Naonori Yasuda hit the first solo home run of the exhibition game.

Yasuda started as the third batter and third baseman. In his third at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning, with count 3-1, he hit a low fastball from the opposing starting pitcher, Takayuki Kishi, and the ball went into the right field stands. He scored an additional run with his first solo home run of the exhibition season.

Yasuda has struggled so far with a batting average of .115 in the exhibition games (as of before the game), but he hit hit in his second at-bat in this game. Can he make a comeback from here and get a spot in the opening starting line-up?

Text by Rihoko Niwa

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