◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Lotte 6-4 DeNA (14th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Lotte secured a come-from-behind win against DeNA in the final game of the interleague series. After completing all 18 interleague games, their record stands at 10 wins, 6 losses, and 2 ties. Their overall season record is 31 wins, 31 losses, and 2 ties in 64 games, eliminating the four losses they had before the interleague series and giving them momentum heading into their first league game against Rakuten (at ZOZO Rakuten Eagles Stadium) on the 19th.

In the fifth inning, trailing 1-2, Ueda led bases loaded with a game-tying solo home run to right field, his third of the season. With two outs, Walk Nishikawa and Soto, and a Hit by Pitch to Yasuda loaded the bases. Yamaguchi then hit a two-run single to center field, giving the team a two-run lead. In the seventh inning, Sato hit his seventh solo home run to left-center field, and Soto hit his second solo home run of the game, his eighth, to left-center field. In the eighth inning, Suzuki gave up a two-run homer to Miyashita, his second of the season, but closer Yokoyama closed out the game in the ninth inning.

After suffering a crushing 6-16 defeat on the 13th, manager Saburo vowed to win tomorrow (the 14th) to finish with a 50% winning percentage, and he certainly lived up to his word. With this positive momentum, they will head into the league season.