Munetaka Murakami, who hit 55 home runs this season as No. 4 of the professional baseball team Yakult and is expected to break the record for the most home runs in a season by a Japanese player, will face the match against Hiroshima at Mazda Stadium.
Murakami hit the 55th home run on the 13th of this month, lining up with the season's record for Japanese players set by Sadaharu Oh in 1964.
However, he did not have a home run in the next 11 games and had 3 hits.
He has also been able to avoid the game, and he has not hit a home run in 48 at-bats, which is the longest for himself this season.
With four games remaining in the regular season, the team will face 5th-place Hiroshima, who are aiming to qualify for the Climax Series, at Mazda Stadium on the 29th and 30th.
Before the match, Murakami played tee batting and focused on hitting the net one ball at a time.
This season, Murakami has hit eight home runs at Mazda Stadium, the most outside of his home stadium, Jingu Stadium.
In this match, Hiroshima pitcher Nobuhito Morishita, who is scheduled to start, has 7 hits in 14 at-bats this season, including 2 home runs, and attention is increasing whether he can achieve the record.
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