◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Seibu Lions 4-3 Hiroshima (9th, Belluna Dome)

Seibu Lions Shinya Hasegawa outfielder struck out in the ninth inning to secure his third straight win. The second-round draft pick, , who took the mound in the ninth inning and pitched one inning without allowing a hit , recorded his first professional save . walk-off Hakua Iwaki pitcher runs closer win

It was the bottom of the ninth inning, with the score tied 3-3. Leadoff hitter Kuwahara singled to right field. Takizawa laid down a sacrifice sacrifice bunt, Kojima was intentional walk walked, and Kishi singled to left field, creating a bases-bases loaded opportunity with one out. It was Hasegawa's turn at bat. "Kuwahara got a hit first, and everyone else kept the inning going, so I went to the plate thinking only about hitting the ball forward." He connected with Nakazaki's fork, and the ball went over the head of second defense second baseman, who was playing shallow, and bounced in front of right field.

The hero, showered with joyous water from his teammates who jumped off the bench, shouted, "This is awesome!"

Iwaki, who shifted the momentum in the ninth inning, performed his job in a situation different from his usual save situations, and smiled, saying, "I got to see a different view than usual, and it's a very refreshing feeling."