On the 15th, Lotte win Orix Buffaloes 6-3 at Zozo Marine Stadium. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, they took a 3-0 lead with a two-run homer by Toshiya Sato. Although Orix tied the game later, in the 7th inning, with two outs and runners on first and second base, Misho Nishikawa hit a three-run homer to regain the lead. On the 15th, CS Fuji TV ONE's "Pro baseball News 2026" zoomed in on Misho Nishikawa 's fourth at-bat.

Commentator Takahiro Saeki said, "It takes a lot of courage to swing at a 3-ball count. Thoughts like 'I should have let that one go,' or 'If I had been out on that, I should have let it go,' must have been running through his mind... The fact that he was able to swing like this means that he had developed the ability to swing at the first pitch and let it go."

Commentator Akio Saito also offered his perspective, saying, "From pitcher point of view, he might have thought that the batter might let one pitch go by, and catcher probably gave the sign for pitcher fastball hesitation, but it seems that batter Nishikawa read the pitch perfectly... It wasn't a mistake by the battery, but it was a situation where they were too honest in their approach."

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