Seibu Lions win 3-0 against Nippon-Ham (Escon F) on the 15th. In the top of the sixth inning, with the score tied 0-0, Nevin's sacrifice fly gave the team the lead, and in the following seventh, Shinya Hasegawa added two more runs with a timely doble. Pitching, starting pitcher Kaima Taira pitched 7 innings with 6 strike out, 2 hit, and no runs pitching to earn his third win of the season.

On the CS Fuji TV ONE program "Pro baseball News 2026" aired on the 15th, the program zoomed in on Seibu Lions 's offense in the top of the 7th inning. In the 7th inning, with the score still a one-run difference, the 8th batter, Kazunari Ishii Natsuo Takizawa, got on base with a single to right hit after two up, down. The next batter, Takizawa Natsuo, also got a single to right hit, putting doble on first and second with two outs, when the 1st batter, Shinya Hasegawa, hit a timely double, adding two more runs. Program MC Tanishige Motonobu commented, "The batting lineup is connecting, or rather, they're connecting at crucial moments." Commentator Saito Akio praised the team for seizing the opportunity, saying, "It was with two outs. The pitch was high and easy to hit, but Takizawa did a good job of keeping the rally going. It was breaking ball after a 1-ball, 1-strike... And Hasegawa, who could be a regular player, did his job well, and these consecutive hits came at the time when the team was on a roll. The batting lineup is working together nicely."

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