◇ Saitama Seibu Lions vs Chiba Lotte Marines 11th Round (20th, Prefectural Omiya Park ball park)

​Chiba Lotte Marines Koki Yamaguchi player hit his second solo home run to take the lead.

Yamaguchi, starting as the seventh batter left fielder, took the leadoff hitter in his first at-bat in the top of the second inning. Despite being pushed count-0-2 against the opposing starter Shinya Sugai pitcher, he showed resilience by fouling three consecutive pitch into a tight course. The match came on the seventh pitch, where he perfectly caught a curve with a slightly softer variation, and the powerful shot flew into the left field stands.

pitcher Yamaguchi scored a valuable opening goal against pitcher Sugai, who started six matches this season and closer runs the first three inning without . He was recalled to the first team on the 12th in place of player Kyota Fujiwara, who was sidelined with a right anterior shoulder joint subluxation, and continued to start for eight consecutive games. Although 20 At Bat 4 hit was somewhat lacking, he responded with a single hit after a week.

◇ Comment from Player Yamaguchi
"It was slider who hit it. I'm glad we were able to take the lead. I'll do my best in the next at-bat and defense so the team can win."

Text by Ao Yokoyama