◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Chunichi 5-8 Softbank Hawks extra inning 11 innings) (3rd, Vantelin Dome)

Softbank Hawks came back from a four-run deficit to achieve their first six-game winning streak in interleague play since 2018, and their longest winning streak of the season at six games. infielder Ryuta Hirose, making his first starting line-up of the season as the seventh batter and first baseman, had a great performance with 3 hits RBI 2 hit in 4 At Bat.

In his first at-bat in the second inning with two outs, he recorded his first hit of the season with an infield hit that bounced off second baseman Yamamoto's glove. The game then went into extra inning for the team's first time this season, and he recorded a multi-hit with a single to center field as the leadoff batter in the tenth inning.

In the bottom of the 11th inning, with one out and runners on second and third base, Makihara Dai was intentional walk walked, loading bases loaded and giving Hirose Takashi his sixth at-bat of the day. "I wasn't that nervous or pressured. I stepped up to the plate with the feeling that I would decide the game," he said, connecting with the first pitch from Chunichi 's Katsuno for a two-run doble to center field. "I didn't have many chances, so I wanted to make my mark," he said, having a great performance with multiple hits in the game he played in. In the bottom of the 6th inning, with no outs and runners on first and third base, immediately after the score was narrowed to a two-run difference, he drew Walk, and in the bottom of the 8th inning, with no outs and a runner on first base, he laid down sacrifice bunt, showing that his hit were not limited to hits.

Manager Kokubo praised him, saying, "He's been in good form all along. He seized the opportunity." The third-year player from Keio University, known for his powerful hitting, put an end to the longest game in the team's history this season, lasting 4 hours and 39 minutes.