◆ Pacific League Orix vs. Nippon-Ham (6th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
In the sixth inning, Nippon-Ham 's infielder Kotaro Kiyomiya came up to bat with no outs and a runner on first base, using a torpedo bat as he had done in his previous two at-bats, and smashed a two-run home run to right field off Orix 's cleanup hitter Home Run. This was his third home run since the game against Lotte on April 15 (ZOZO), and his first with the torpedo bat, which became available for use on April 11. "After we took the lead, we were getting struck out one after another after the opposing pitcher was replaced, so I wanted to somehow change the flow. I'm glad I was able to get it done," he commented.
The bat is called a "torpedo bat" and is shaped like a bowling pin, with the thickest near the center and a slightly thinner tip. Before the game, he took some free batting practice with the bat and commented that "the bat really comes out."
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