◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Seibu Lions 4-1 Hiroshima (11th, Belluna Dome)

Seibu Lions won their second three-game series against Hiroshima this season, increasing their lead in the standings to 16 games.

On this day, Waseda University's prestigious cheering squad came to the stadium and held a "special cheering event." On even-numbered innings, they performed their familiar "Combat March" and other songs, encouraging the team from the upper deck of the left field stands as they fought hard for their first ever interleague championship.

Starting pitcher Kaima Taira mixed his fastball, which reached a top speed of 155 km/h, with a variety of breaking ball and was perfect through the first three innings, but his control faltered in the fourth inning.

In this inning, he walked the leadoff batter, Nahara, and then walked three Hit by Pitch, putting him in a two-out, bases loaded-loaded jam. The third pitch he threw to Montero was a wild pitch, giving up the first run, but he managed to get out of the inning with minimal runs.

After that, he bounced back and did not get a high-quality start in three consecutive games (HQS = 7 innings or more, 2 earned runs or fewer), but he threw 91 pitches, going 1 hit runs 1 over 6 innings. He left the mound with a fifth win in hand.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, with one out and runners on second and third base, trailing by one run, it was the sixth pitch thrown by Tarnock. Kojima connected with a high knuckle curve, and the ball bounced off third baseman Sakakura's glove for a two-run single to left field, giving his team the lead.

In the bottom of the 5th inning, with the score 2–1, one out, and runners on first and third, Hasegawa—who had hit a walk-off for two consecutive nights—delivered an RBI single to left field, adding one run.

They added another run in the 8th inning, and the relief pitchers held strong to protect the lead. They will face The Giants in a three-game series at home starting on the 12th.