◆Nippon Seimei Central-Pa. Exchange Games 2026 Chunichi-Softbank Hawks (3rd, Vantelin Dome)

Softbank Hawks successfully reversed the score by scoring five runs in the sixth inning.

In the fifth inning, starter Haru Matsumoto hit a large 4-runs home, but the lineup showed their determination in the subsequent offense. Kondo, leading off the 6th inning, hit a doble to right-center, followed by Kurihara's timely doble to right field, marking his fourth consecutive RBI. With no outs and a runner on second, Yu Yamamoto also hit a timely single to left. They closed the gap to two runs, and with two outs and bases loaded, the opponent's battery error narrowed the gap to one run. With two outs and runners on second and third, Masaki hit a two-run single to turn the game around.