◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: The Giants vs. Orix Buffaloes (June 2nd, Tokyo Dome)
Orix Buffaloes aimed for their seventh consecutive win against The Giants and fielded their best lineup for the day. Before the game, Tomoya Mori left due to an upper body injury. Ota, who had returned from a right calf contusion, started on the bench, and Nishikawa batted fourth. Noguchi also returned to starting line-up after recovering from illness. starting line-up was as follows:
1 (Right) Nakagawa
2 (middle) Watabe
3 (Play) Beni Hayashi
4 (Left) Nishikawa
5 (3) Sect
6 (1) Yamanaka
7 (captured) Wakazuki
8 (2) Noguchi
9 (throw) Kuri
![[Video] A hardball comes flying at him without a glove! Amazing reflexes shown in a life-or-death situation!](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/15/20260415-OHT1I51450-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] The Giants vs. Orix Buffaloes](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Orix Buffaloes] Another heartbreaking blow!! Tomoya Mori removed from the active roster due to poor upper body conditioning; he has missed the last two games.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/02/20260602-OHT1I51236-C.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Alen Kuri wary of The Giants' diverse batting lineup: "They have fast runners, experienced players, and more..." (Starting pitcher on June 2nd)](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/01/20260601-OHT1I51495-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] A strong tailwind for their first interleague championship in 5 years!! Ryo Ota to return to the first team from the June 2nd game The Giants: "My batting is in a condition to compete" - Right calf bruise has healed](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/01/20260601-OHT1I51433-C.jpg)
