[Nippon-Ham] Yi-Lei Sun pitched brilliantly, allowing only two hit and no runs over six innings, earning a chance for his first win. He recorded eight strike out with a top speed of 158 km/h.

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Yi-Lei Sun delivers a strong pitching performance (Yuya Gunji is on the left) (Photo by Masahiko Ikeuchi)

◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Nippon-Ham vs. DeNA (11th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham 's starting Yi-Lei Sun, Sun Yi-Lei, pitcher brilliantly, shutting down the DeNA lineup with just two hit no runs over six innings.

With his fastest fastball reaching 158 km/h and change-up as his main weapons, he pitched a perfect game through the first four innings. In the fifth inning, when he allowed runner for the first time, he faced a jam with runners on second and third with one out, but he managed to get out of the inning without giving up any runs by shutting down the subsequent batters.

Although he faced a two-out, runner on second situation in the sixth inning, his fastball remained powerful until the very end, and he struck out Sano with a 155 km/h fastball, sending him to the dugout. mound

He pitched six innings, throwing 95 pitches, with a line of 2 hit 0 runs and 8 strike out. The offense also took an early 2-0 lead in the sixth inning on RBI singles to right field by Nomura and Castro, win pitcher securing the win.

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[Nippon-Ham] Yi-Lei Sun pitched brilliantly, allowing only two hit and no runs over six innings, earning a chance for his first win. He recorded eight strike out with a top speed of 158 km/h.