◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Seibu Lions 1-2 The Giants (13th, Belluna Dome)

Seibu Lions suffered a heartbreaking lose in a crucial game in their quest for their first-ever interleague championship. Their chances of reaching 40 wins, the fastest in both leagues, have been put on hold.

Seibu Lions The fielding of the starting Chihiro Sumida pitcher shone brightly. In the fifth inning, trailing by one run, one out with a runner on first. After throwing two pitches to Obama, he made two consecutive pickups to first base runner Kadowaki, and hit the ball perfectly on the second pitch. In the sixth inning, with two outs and a runner on first, runner Matsumoto was thrown to first base with a throw to first base, and the runners on first and second were caught between first and second, successfully putting stolen base out. I picked the bud of a pinch myself.

In the first inning, with two outs and a runner on second, he gave up a timely doble to Darbeck, and in the second inning with one out, Richard hit a go-ahead solo homer. He continued to pitch tenaciously despite giving up runner, complete game in the ninth inning, and was pulled after 6 hit, 13 strike out, and 2 runs, but lacked support from his teammates, so his sixth win was postponed.

In the bottom of the first inning, with the team trailing by one run and two outs and a runner on second, Yuto Koga catcher—batting cleanup in place of the absent Nevin—delivered an RBI single to center field to tie the game.However, after that, they were unable to find a way to get past the opposing starter, Whitley. In the seventh inning, with two outs and runners on first and second—and the team trailing by one run again—Takayoshi Yamamura infielder flew out to right field, and they were unable to score any additional runs.