◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Orix Buffaloes 1-5 Chunichi (29th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes The team lost to Chunichi and missed their fifth straight home win in the series. In the 7th inning, with the score tied, Teranishi gave up a double to left to Hosokawa with two outs bases loaded to win the game. It was the first black star for Teranishi since he switched to relief. Manager Kishida said, "Slowly and gradually, when you lead off with a lead-off hit, you are gradually being strangled, or it becomes more and more difficult. I think we'll be okay as long as we can get the lead off. He continued, "If you are pitching in the back, you are directly involved in winning or losing. Naturally, there will be days when we lose, but I want them to switch over and work hard.

In the eighth inning, fifth pitcher Abe runs second. Starter Jerry showed resilience by going 6 hit 1 runs and 9 strike out over 5 2/3 innings, but his third win was postponed. The lineup went 22 inning straight without a timely hit, after the 5th inning of the game against DeNA on the 27th (Yokohama Stadium). The coach bit his lip and said, "On the other hand, we couldn't get the lead, so it was quite difficult. Following yesterday, today was another painful loss."