◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Hiroshima vs. Orix Buffaloes (May 5th, Mazda Stadium)

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Andrés Machado 's consecutive save streak ended at 14 games.

Tied extra inning 10 innings, entered as the seventh pitcher. He shut off the leadoff Nahara with a change-up fly ball to center, then got Katsuta out swinging struck out with a 156 km/h fastball. With two outs, Kozono carried the ball to right, but he got Sakakura on a grounder to shortstop with a change-up.

He also took mound in the 11th inning without allowing runs. Noma, the leadoff batter, was put in a jam with no outs and a runner on second base due to his own error, but he did not give up a run. Although the team record was put to an end, he fulfilled his role perfectly.