◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: DeNA 3-6 Softbank Hawks (June 6, Yokohama)

Softbank Hawks secured a come-from-behind win to maintain their lead in the interleague series. Shoji, returning to his hometown, had one hit and two RBI, while Masaki, a graduate of Keio University (Kanagawa), also had two hit and two RBI, with players with ties to Kanagawa Prefecture playing a key role.

The starting pitcher was Yu Maeda, making his first appearance and start in interleague play. For example, with one out bases loaded in the first inning and giving a push-out Walk, three Walk make one runs. However, from the second inning, he regrouped and retired all three batters in a row in the fourth inning, closer earned his third win of the season with a runs in the fifth inning.

In the fourth inning, trailing by one run, the offense tied the game with a solo home run by Masaki off DeNA's Shoji. In the fifth inning, with no outs and runners on second and third, Shoji hit a two-run single to center field, and the team scored three more runs to take the lead. In the ninth inning, Shuto and Kawamura hit consecutive RBI singles to add two more runs.

In the ninth inning, Hikaru Kimura gave up a two-run homer to pinch hitter Maki, narrowing the lead to three runs, but they managed to hold on for the win.