◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Nippon-Ham 3-5 The Giants (30th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham lacked brilliance in both pitching and hitting, suffering consecutive losses to The Giants. The losses put them two games below .500.

It was Arihara's first appearance on the first-team mound since April 26th, but in the first inning he allowed the first run on a timely doble the left field line by Matsumoto, and then gave up consecutive home runs to Cabbage and Kishida in the second inning. In the third inning, Urata reached base on an error, stole second and third base, and then another run was added on a timely single to left field by Dalbec.

He recovered from the fourth inning onward, but gave up 6 hit 4 runs (3 earned) in 7 innings, resulting in his fifth loss of the season. Prior to this game, he had a record of 3 wins and 0 losses with ERA of 1.95 in 4 appearances against The Giants, but he gave up a home run for the first time and suffered his first loss against The Giants.

The batting lineup—The Giants—was held in check by starting pitcher Nishidate at key moments, managing only four scattered hits hit through six innings without scoring a run.The comeback began in the late innings with solo home runs by Castro and Gunji. Although they gave up a run in the ninth inning, they showed their fighting spirit in the very next at-bat. With two outs and runners on first and third, Kiyomiya Yuki delivered an RBI single to center field. They scored one run, but the comeback fell short.