[Nippon-Ham] Kiyomiya hits two home runs, and Reyes hits two too! The team’s 12 Home Run in the first four games of the season is tied for the most in NPB history. Shinjo’s Nippon Ham Fighters get their first win of the season.

Sports Hochi

March 31, 2026 21:08

In the second inning with two outs, Reyes hits a solo Home Run run over left field, the second consecutive home run by a batter (Photo by Ryota Miyazaki).

◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 9-0 Lotte (31st, Escon Stadium)

Nippon-Ham beat Lotte, finally giving up his first win of the season in his fourth game. The starter Haruki Hosono pitcher (24) achieved no hitter the feat. Home Run The team’s batting lineup also exploded, scoring seven runs hitter in the second inning on a 10-man onslaught. No. 2 Sachi Kiyomiya hit a two-run double in the second inning and a solo shot in the fourth inning. No. 3 Reyes also hit his first solo shot of the season in the second inning and a two-run shot to right field in the fourth inning. This brought the team’s Home Run total to 12 in the first four games of the season, tying the record with Hiroshima in 1980 for the most.