◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Softbank Hawks 8-4 The Giants (28th, Tokyo Dome)

Softbank Hawks The "K" team came from three runs behind to win, and with three runs on and two outs in the fifth inning, they put Stewart, the starter, up to bat as he was and sent his first professional hit pitch up the middle. After creating a chance to put runners on first and third, Masaki hit a timely shot and Kondo pushed Walk in for two runs. The tide turned from there, and two runs scored in the 6th inning to turn the tide, and three more in the 7th inning. After the game, manager Hiroki Kokubo said, "Normally, I would have substituted him, but (due to an overload of relievers pitching) we didn't have pitcher him. （If (runner) was at second base, I would have substituted him, but since he was at first base, I let him bat. baseball It's a strange thing, isn't it? I left the stadium saying, "Without the DH system, it would be hard to make substitutions and pitcher work around it, but since we're at home (tomorrow), I don't have to think about it.