◇ Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Game 20 (4th, Rakuten Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham's Reyes hit his 30th 2-run Home Run.

In the top of the 5th inning with the score at 3-2 and a runner on first with no outs, Reyes entered his third plate appearance. On a count 2-2, he perfectly caught the 5th pitch, a hanging slider thrown by the opposing starter Tatsuki Koja pitcher. The hit, which he knew was gone the moment he struck it, became his 30th 2-run Home Run, flying into the middle of the left-field stands. This was his first home run in five games.

With this, Reyes has reached the 30 Home Run milestone for the second consecutive year. Having also hit a doble in his second plate appearance, he is maintaining impressive stats in the three major categories with a .321 batting average (1st), 30 Home Run (2nd), and 77 RBI (3rd).

*Stats are as of the end of the top of the 5th inning