◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Hiroshima 2-2 Orix Buffaloes = extra inning due to 12 innings rule = (May 5th, Mazda Stadium)

Orix Buffaloes This marked their first tie of the season, and they were unable to snap their three-game losing streak. In the seventh inning, third pitcher Teranishi allowed Sasaki to reach base with one out due to an error by third baseman and Mune, then gave up a stolen second and third to pinch-runner Tatsumi.With two outs and a runner on third, Nahara hit a game-tying double to right-center field triple. After walking the next batter, Katsuta, Manager Kishida brought in Iriyama. However, Wakatsuki passed over the third pitch to Kozono, allowing the heartbreaking go-ahead run to score.

In the first inning, Nakagawa hit a leadoff hitter homer over the left field fence. In the ninth inning, trailing by one run, Nishikawa hit a game-tying sacrifice fly. extra inning In the 11th, Machado, the second inning and closer, drew a two-out, runner-on-third crisis from his own grounder bad throw, but he held on.

In pitcher staff, ace Miyagi and Yamashita are out for the rest of the season due to elbow surgery. Among fielder, following Hirooka and Moritomo, even Watanabe, who had secured a regular position in center field, was removed from the roster on this day due to a lower body injury. In this precarious situation with a string of injuries, the team's interleague record is 4 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. With 3 losses and 1 draw in June, the critical period continues.