◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Softbank Hawks 2-4 Yakult (June 12, Mizuho PayPay)

Softbank Hawks came from behind to lose and dropped from first place in interleague play. With the end of the self-winning streak, a shadow hung over their tenth victory. In the first inning, Masaki took the lead with his first leadoff hitter Home Run. In the second inning, with one out and a runner on third, Unno hit a squeeze, but starting pitcher Jun Maeda, who hadn't allowed a single runner through the fifth inning, collapsed in the sixth. The left-hander, who pitched after 12 days off, said, "Since I was in good form, (the pitch in the sixth inning) is frustrating," he said.

sacrifice fly In the top of the sixth, he allowed a single to center field by Uchiyama, and with one out bases loaded, Iwata hit a two-run single to right field to tie the game. Manager Kokubo pointed out, “We weren’t set (in our defensive positions). There was a possibility that we’d break down from there.”Reliever Kamichatani gave up the go-ahead run on a single to center field by Shiomi (bases loaded) with one out. All four runs hit allowed in this game were concentrated in the sixth inning.

The team suffered its first home defeat in about a month. Their winning streak ended at five, and they suffered their third loss in the interleague series. They have no choice but to hope for a win from other teams. (Tosei Moriguchi)