◆Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague Series 2026 The Giants 1–1 Lotte = extra inning 12 innings = (June 6, Tokyo Dome)

Lotte extra inning ended in a draw after 12 innings, marking their first tie of the season.

Tanaka, who started on his 22nd birthday, pitched five innings, throwing 66 pitches. He allowed five hits (hit), one run (Walk), and two walks (strike out), while keeping the opposing team hitless (runs). He left the game having earned the right to his second win, but in the sixth inning, reliever Sawada gave up a game-tying home run to Oshiro, preventing Tanaka from securing a birthday victory.Facing third reliever Nakamori, the fifth batter pitcher held on with a runs.

The batting lineup took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning with two outs (bases loaded) thanks to a wild pitch by The Giants starter Whitley, who struggled with his control from the start. However, they were unable to score any additional runs after the third inning.