◆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 deficit they had before the interleague series. This gives them momentum heading into their first league game against Rakuten Eagles (at ZOZO Marine Stadium) on the 19th.

After the game, manager Saburo expressed his relief, saying, "We absolutely wanted to win today. We were prepared to give it our all, so I'm glad we won."

Starting pitcher Long was replaced after 4 innings, throwing 70 pitches and giving up 1 runs. The manager explained, "He did well today, but I told him, 'You did well, but today we're going for an all-out battle, so let's replace him now.'" In the 5th inning, immediately after DeNA took a one-run lead, Ueda hit a game-tying home run and Yamaguchi followed with a go-ahead two-run hit to take the lead, and the relief pitchers held on for the win. Having suffered a crushing 6-16 defeat against DeNA the previous day, the manager was visibly pleased with the victory in this game, which he had approached with the determination to win.