◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Orix Buffaloes vs. Yakult (June 9th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes allowed the team to take the lead in the 7th inning. Teranishi, who relieved starter Kuri in the 1st runs of the 6th inning, made a timely doble to Takeoka with no outs and a runner on first. With two outs and a runner on third, Santana was brought in, and manager Mamoru Kishida decided to pitch in relief to Yoshida. However, on the second pitch from the 1st strike, he hit a two-run homer over the center field. After the replay review, the call was overturned by doble, but the runner runner was allowed to score.

Trailing by two runs as the game entered its final stages, Nippon-Ham, currently in fourth place with a 0.5 game difference, win, meaning a loss would drop them to fourth place.