2026 PERSOL Climax Series Pacific League First Stage Game 3: Seibu Lions vs. Nippon-Ham (12th, Belluna Dome)

Nippon-Ham will take on the third game against the Seibu Lions, aiming for a comeback victory in the first stage. To counter left-hander Takeuchi, they have lined up eight right-handed hitters in the starting line-up. Gunji will bat fourth, while the main slugger Reyes, who is not in top form due to a lower-body injury, will bat fifth, a position he has held only five times this season. The starting line-up is as follows.

1 (3) Arizono

2. Narama

3 (1) Kiyomiya Yuki

4 (Left) Gunji

5 (Finger) Reyes

6 (Right) Manami

7 (Center) Nomura

8 (Catcher) Shindo

9. (Play) Yamagata

pitcher Ito