◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Nippon-Ham 4-1 DeNA (June 9th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham achieved their first five-game winning streak of the season thanks to Ito's 120 pitches and 1 runs complete game. His savings reached a season-high of 3. In the third inning, Gunji's timely doble and Otsuka's second three-run homer over right field went on to score four runs in one go. He took control of the match.

Manager Shinjo took action in the third inning with two outs and runners on second and third base when Otsuka's hit was ruled in play. It was a close hit near the right field wall, but it bounced back and was ruled in play. When Manager Shinjo left the dugout, the four umpire conferred but ruled it in play again.

Manager Shinjo made a request for a review. After reviewing the replay, it was confirmed that the ball had gone over wall, and it was ruled a Home Run run. The manager recalled, "When you're over 50, it's hard to judge when home run like that hit by Otsuka. So they should make it so that the blue line (at the top of wall) lights up when the ball goes over it. Ta-da! (laughs). I thought I'd request a review for Otsuka's sake."

He had been making a show of himself from the bench early on, but he said, “They can’t see me, they can’t see me. I mean, umpire got that close and said it wasn’t home run, so they can’t see me from here, right? That’s why I want a ‘Tette-re’ (laughs).”