Venezuelan first baseman for the Yakult Swallows, José Osuna, hit his ninth home run this Thursday and his first since August 7 in the current Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) season.

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With that blast, off the pitches of former major leaguer Masahiro Tanaka, he broke the shutout he was building in the fourth inning, when he already had a six-run lead over his Tokyo rivals.

In addition to the blast, José Osuna doubled, completing the day 4-for-2 with a run scored, an RBI, two strikeouts, and a defensive error. This marked his fifth consecutive season in Japan, marking his 100th hit and a .260 average this season, with 27 extra-base hits—including 18 doubles—49 home runs, 26 runs scored, and 145 bases reached

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