◆ Former team player Imae also criticized the team, saying, "There were a lot of mistakes again today."

On the 6th, Lotte played against Orix Buffaloes and lost 0-3. The offense lacked cohesion, managing only 5 hit and no runs.

Lotte suffered a 6-0 defeat at Kyocera Dome, a venue they struggle with. On the Fuji TV ONE program "Pro baseball News 2026" broadcast on the 6th, MC Yutaka Takagi commented, "This is a matter of mindset, but when they have a chance, they swing at all the low balls. I felt that they weren't thinking about raising their strike zone or being more creative in situations like that." Former Lotte player and commentator Toshiaki Imae added, "Many of the outs were in a way that made it hard to avoid criticism. The opposing battery was setting them up to that point, but hitter also needed to prevent that from happening."

Furthermore, Takagi pointed out, "Looking at this three-game series against Orix Buffaloes, we've given up runs all because of mistakes," to which Imaie responded, "We've made a lot of mistakes today too. It's tough when we give up the first run, so we want to do our best and reduce the number of mistakes."

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"