[Nippon-Ham] Reyes is the sole leader with 13 home runs... 4 hit 4 RBI "I want to get the monthly MVP award and go to yakiniku this month no matter what" | Pacific League

ポーズを決める投打のヒーロー・レイエス（中央左）と加藤貴（中央右、カメラ・池内　雅彦）

◆Nippon Life Insurance Central vs. Pacific League Interleague Play 2025 Nippon-Ham 8-2 Yakult (11th, ESCON)

Nippon-Ham won a comfortable victory against Yakult (ESCON) on the 11th. With these consecutive wins, the team’s win rate in the interleague games has returned to 50%. outfielder Franmil Reyes (29), who played as the “4th batter/DH”, had a great game with 4 hit 4 RBI, including a game-winning 13th home run in the first inning. He took the lead in the Home Run run race, beating Mannami by one, and also greatly widened the gap with the second place in the RBI race, defending his double crown. The hit was hit with a “torpedo bat,” and he showed his satisfaction with his new partner.

Reyes caught the floating fork perfectly, right after a one-run lead, with two outs in the first inning. Yakult The first inning of the game was a one-run first inning, and he took advantage of a lost pitch by Takanashi to score the game-winning run with a two-run double. pitcher He hit a double to left in the third inning with the bat folded, and then a single to center in the fourth inning. Walk In the eighth inning, he hit a right-field doble and a four At Bat four hit four RBI. He did his job in the fourth.

Home Run took the lead in both RBI and RBIs. Home Run was one ahead of Mannami, who was tied with him, in home runs, and RBI increased to 35, six ahead of Mannami and Nevin, who were in second place with 29. Reyes said with a mischievous laugh, “I’m happy to be in first place, but unfortunately something unfortunate happened and I was aiming for the May MVP. I thought I could do it based on my performance, but this month I want to get the monthly MVP and go for yakiniku with all the players.”

The “new weapon” proved effective. It was his first hit using the torpedo bat that had just arrived before the game on the 10th. “It felt really good from practice, and the center of gravity was packed into the core, so my swing was faster and the bat felt lighter.” After missing a hit in the game on the 10th, he was inspired by a conversation with Yakult ‘s Osuna about batting, and was conscious of bringing the points a little closer together. He got great results, but after breaking the bat in his second at-bat, he was unable to tape the grip in time, so he used his old bat from the third at-bat onwards. Still, he is doing well, racking up hit.

With consecutive wins, the team has returned to a 50% win rate in the interleague games. The lead has also returned to 9, the highest this season. “Just enjoy it as my boss taught me. My teammates believe in me, so I want to continue to believe in them and have fun,” said Reyes. The team is now in mass production mode, and the helper guns will accelerate the team even further. (Yamaguchi Yasushi)

0…Kitayama made final adjustments at Escon for the game against Yakult on the 12th. He will pitch on 10 days in a row for the second game in a row due to the team’s situation this season, in which the maximum number of starter players is eight. ERA The team has a maximum of eight players in the lineup this season, so he will pitch on 10 days in a row for the second game in a row. Central League He also said, “Osuna and Santana have a shot, and it’s important not to waste runner time in front of them. I want to concentrate on each and every one of them.