◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Chunichi 2-5 Seibu Lions (June 6, Vantelin Dome)

Seibu Lions The pitching and hitting clicked, and they pulled off a come-from-behind victory to shake off the previous night's loss to the walk-off.

Starting pitcher Chihiro Sumida pitcher pitched 8 innings with 3 hit 2 runs for his fifth win. He started the first with three batters retired, but in the second inning with no outs and a runner on first, he gave up a two-run homer to Itayama to take the lead. However, despite giving up runner, he pitched tenaciously, sparking a counterattack from his teammates.

In the sixth inning, trailing by two runs, Canario reached base at Hit by Pitch with two outs, and stolen base induced a to induce a bad throw from the catcher to reach two outs and a runner on third. Next, Takizawa also chose Walk to base first and third, and Kuwabara hit a timely single to left field, bringing in one run. With two outs and runners on first and third, Nevin hit his 11th three-homer of the season, which was sucked into the newly added left field home run wing this season, successfully taking the lead.

In the seventh inning, with the team leading by two runs and one out and runners on second and third, left-hander Sumida stepped up to the plate as the "Chance Theme" blared from the left-field stands. squeeze He induced a fielder’s choice from the opposing pitcher, adding another run. For Sumida, who had yet to hit in his five years as a pro, this marked a welcome first RBI.