On May 26, in the first round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between The Giants and Fukuoka Softbank held in Tokyo Dome, Fukuoka Softbank win 8-3.

Fukuoka Softbank In the top of the third inning, Tomoya Masaki hit his second solo home run to take the lead. Again, with two Walk to get a good chance, Ryoya Kurihara hit his 13th three-run homer and Keita Yamamoto hit his first solo homer, scoring five runs in one go. In the top of the fourth, Kensuke Kondo scored a timely two-run doble, extending the lead to 7 runs.

Starters Ryosuke Otsu pitcher closer up to 4 innings with 3 hit. In the bottom of the fifth, with one out and a runner on third, he gave up a run between infield grounders, but in the bottom of the sixth, he closer a no-out runs with runners on first and second in a two-hit situation, preventing him from stepping on second base in the bottom of the seventh. He was pulled after 7 innings, 101 pitches, 8 hit 1 Walk, 6 strike out 1 runs (earned runs 0).

In the top of the 8th, Yudai Shoji created a good opportunity with hit and stolen base, and with two outs and a runner on second, pinch hitter Hotaka Yamakawa hit a timely doble, making the score 8-1. On the other hand, Ryo Oyama pitcher hit three consecutive shots to score one runs, and the replaced Hikaru Kimura pitcher also suffered sacrifice fly, but the gap remained unchanged. In the bottom of the ninth, tied 8-3, Yuki Tsumori pitcher closed out.

pitcher Otsu marked his fifth win. In the batting lineup, Kondo, Kurihara, and Yamamoto provided a core 4 hit 6-RBI that worked well, and they won their first interleague game with a convincing victory.

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So ○ Ryosuke Otsu-Ryo Oyama-Hikaru Kimura-Yuki Tsumori
Giants: Norimoto Takahiro - Takanashi Yuhei - Horita Kenshin - Miyahara Shunsuke - Tawa Ren

Written by Aoi Nishijima