◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Hiroshima vs. Lotte (28th, Mazda Stadium)
Lotte Toshiya Sato catcher (28) appeared starting line-up at "No. 5 catcher" and after tying the game 1-1 in the fourth inning, he hit a two-run doble shot to right-center field with one out and runners at first and third.
He calmly reflected on the hit that helped support second-year right-handed pitcher Hiroike, who was the starting pitcher, saying, "I went up to the plate with the feeling that I wanted at least sacrifice fly. I'm glad it worked out well."
![[Video] Trap mistake!? Followed by a no-look volley!! It's a baseball game.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/16/20260416-OHT1I51483-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Hiroshima vs. Lotte](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Lotte] Draft pick #2 left-handed Kaito Mori fails to secure his first win in interleague play, leaving the game after throwing 46 pitches over 3 innings and giving up 2 runs.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/27/20260527-OHT1I51408-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] Koki Yamaguchi ignites a comeback with his 6th solo home run in the 6th inning, showing signs of a big performance in the interleague series with 5 home runs in 6 games.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/27/20260527-OHT1I51428-L.jpg)
![[Hiroshima] Defensive blunders for the second night in a row... Allowing a comeback in the 7th inning after leading by two runs. Shogo Sakakura's bad throw leads to a two-run hit, and Junji Endo's wild pitch gives up the go-ahead run.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/27/20260527-OHT1I51467-L.jpg)
