◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Hiroshima 7-4 Orix Buffaloes (June 6th, Mazda Stadium)

Orix Buffaloes lost to Hiroshima, suffering their longest losing streak of the season, a four-game losing streak including a draw, for the second time this season. This was also their second five-game losing streak on the road this season. A five-game losing streak on the road during interleague play is a humiliation not seen since 2017.

Starting pitcher Tajima runs 2 in the first inning. In the fourth inning, trailing by one run, he gave up solo homers to Sakakura and Mochimaru, and with two outs and a runner on second, Morishita hit a timely doble to left field wall from Morishita on the pitcher. He suffered his second loss in the 4th inning, 6 hit 5 runs. "I feel sorry for not being able to fulfill my role as starter and to the team," he said, his shoulders dropped.

In the fourth inning, Benibayashi hit a solo home run to left field—his seventh of the season, the most on the team. Trailing by four runs in the sixth, with one out and a runner on third, Sugimoto hit his first home run of the season RBI—a shot to right field sacrifice fly—to bring the team within one run.Trailing by three runs in the eighth inning, with one out and a runner on first, Ota hit an RBI single over center field doble. Later, with one out bases loaded, Hiranuma’s groundout to second brought in another run, but the inning ended when pinch-hitter Kurita flew out to the catcher with two outs bases loaded.