◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Yakult vs. Lotte (June 4th, Jingu Stadium)

Lotte's Neftalí Soto Soto (37), infielder, started starting line-up as the fifth batter and first baseman. In his first at-bat in the first inning with two outs and runners on second and third base, he connected with fork from Yakult 's starting pitcher Ogawa and hit a two-run single to center field to give his team the lead.

He strongly supported starting pitcher Kojima, who was aiming for his second win of the season. "At least one player was welcomed into the home field with the desire to go. Ogawa pitcher throws various pitches into the zone. When a soft pitch came into the zone, I went with the mindset of trying to hit back, and that led to the result, which was great."