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

Nippon-Ham infielder Yuki Nomura hit a go-ahead RBI single for the second consecutive game. In the second inning with the score 0-0, one out, and runners on first and second, he dropped a high change-up into left field on a 2-2 count. Second-base runner Gunji crossed the plate. Shinjo's Nippon-Ham took the lead for the second straight game. On the previous day, the 11th, he batted first and hit the game-winning RBI single. Today, he batted seventh and produced results in his first plate appearance. He had said, 'It is a simple game where the winner advances. I will just focus on that.'