◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: The Giants vs. Lotte (July 7th, Tokyo Dome)
Lotte's Naonori Yasuda infielder (27) delivered a clutch performance. Trailing 1–2 with two outs and no runners on base in the ninth inning runner, he launched his second solo home run of the season into the middle deck of the right-field stands off The Giants 's closer, Martinez.
It was his first home run since the game Hanshin Tigers on May 30th (at ZOZO Marine Stadium). The Lotte fans in the left field stands gave him a huge ovation.
![[Video] Overwhelming number of applicants wanting to join!? Nogizaka baseball Club makes an appearance on ZOZO](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/29/20260329-OHT1I51303-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] The Giants vs. Lotte](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Lotte] Sam Long fails to secure his first win in Japan despite a strong performance of 5 innings pitched, 1 runs, and 8 strike out](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/07/20260607-OHT1I51355-C.jpg)
![[Lotte] Sports Hochi reporter Shohei Kato, a former Lotte player, and others will be attending an event at ZOZO Marine Stadium on the 10th, where they will be selling collaborative gourmet food.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/07/20260607-OHT1I51200-C.jpg)
![[The Giants] It should have been three outs and a change of innings, but... Sakamoto Hayato's clever play was not utilized and the opposing team tied the game.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/07/20260607-OHT1I51290-C.jpg)
