◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 6-2 Rakuten Eagles (26th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham won their final game of the first half of the season convincingly, extending their winning streak to three games and bringing their lead in the standings to a season-high of 12 games.

Arizono, a potential power hitter in his fifth year with starting line-up team, was outstanding. He started as the leadoff hitter and third baseman. In the first inning, he created a scoring opportunity with a double to right-center doble, advanced to third on Mizuno's ground ball to first base, and then scored the first run on Reyes' ground ball to second base.

Furthermore, in the second inning, with the score tied and runners on first and third with two outs, he hit a go-ahead RBI single to center field. In the fourth inning, he hit his first professional home run, a solo shot over the right field fence, and quickly earned a multi-hit game, justifying his first time batting leadoff as a professional.

In the fifth inning, with two outs and runners on second and third base, Kiyomiya Yuki hit a two-run doble the left field line to add to the score. In the seventh inning, Manami sealed the victory with his 19th home run of the season, a solo shot over the center field fence.

On the pitching side, starting pitcher Yamazaki gave up a solo home run to Asamura, his eighth of the season, but he managed to limit runs to just 3 hit over 5 innings, earning his fourth win of the season.