◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Lotte 3-4 Hanshin Tigers (30th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Lotte suffered two straight losses to Hanshin Tigers, resulting in a series loss.

In the first inning, with two outs, Karakawa threw his seventh pitch to Hanshin Tigers 's Sato. The 147 km/h pitch floated high and was hit to the right field foul pole, giving Hanshin the lead.

With one run scored and two outs in the second inning. The second pitch was thrown by Murakami, the opposing starter. Rakuten Eagles Rakuten Eagles He was the first player to join the first team this season and Naonori Yasuda infielder started at "7th and 3rd base" for the Hanshin Tigers game, caught a 147 km/h outside pitch and sent it into the back screen. When he came back alive, he received a wild celebration from the Nine.

In the third inning, with the score tied and two outs and a runner on first base, Karakawa threw the first pitch, cutter, to Morishita, who hit it into the left field stands for a go-ahead home run. In the fifth inning, Morishita hit another solo home run to left field, his second in as many at-bats, extending the lead.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, trailing by three runs, Tomosugi hit a fly ball to left field. left fielder Morishita dropped the ball, and while he was fumbling with it, Tomosugi scored all the way home. The play was officially recorded as an error by left fielder, but the unexpected and unusual play drew a huge roar of cheers from the Lotte fans.

Yagi, who came in as the second pitcher from the sixth inning, delivered a strong performance by closer two 1/3 innings with a 1-hit runs scorelessness. In the eighth inning, chasing two runs, Nishikawa's fifth solo of the season closed the gap to one run. He hit a 7-hit over his opponent but failed to land a single shot and lost.