◆ Pacific League vs. Softbank Hawks (26th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)
The Lotte-Softbank Hawks game scheduled to start at 6 PM at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba was canceled due to bad weather. Jackson was scheduled to start for Lotte and Otsu for Softbank Hawks.
Lotte had been on a roll with three consecutive wins until the 21st, but suffered two straight losses against Nippon-Ham on the 23rd and 24th (at Escon Stadium), eliminating their winning record and dropping their winning percentage to 50%.
Softbank Hawks had won two straight games against Orix Buffaloes at their home stadium on the 24th and 25th, giving them a 13-game lead and putting them 1.5 games behind league leaders Seibu Lions. They were scheduled to travel from Fukuoka to Chiba for this game, aiming for a third consecutive win, but it was canceled.
![[Video] Trap mistake!? Followed by a no-look volley!! It's a baseball game.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/16/20260416-OHT1I51483-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Lotte vs. Softbank Hawks](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Lotte] Atsuki Taneichi who allowed only one runs in seven innings but missed out on his third win, regrets the game-tying home run he gave up in the sixth inning: "It was a careless pitch."](https://hochi.news/images/2025/06/27/20250627-OHT1I51407-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] After the ceremonial first pitch, the Korean-born former slugger said, "I'm very honored. I'm happy and moved."](https://hochi.news/images/2025/06/27/20250627-OHT1I51344-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] Ryusei Terachi hit the leadoff hit off Moinelo in the 4th inning. "I was able to react well to breaking ball."](https://hochi.news/images/2025/06/27/20250627-OHT1I51358-L.jpg)
![[Farm Team] Keio Fujino hits a go-ahead 3-run homer and contributes 3 hit, scoring double-digit runs for the second consecutive game, leading the Hawks to their third consecutive win.](https://media.insight.pacificleague.com/webp/pD2bEUXN1TVGek2ScGVJIdDsW6yJ4UHI0H7NqkhL.webp)
