On June 4, in the third round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between The Giants and Orix Buffaloes held in Tokyo Dome, Orix Buffaloes lost 1-2.

In the first inning, the lineup created a good opportunity with Ryoma Nishikawa doble, and with two outs and runners on second, Ryo Ota hit a timely hit to take the lead. Starter Espinoza pitcher tied the game in the bottom of the second inning with a solo home run by Cabbage, but other than that, he pitched calmly and closer runs through the seventh.

From the third inning onward, neither side scored, and the game entered its final innings. Espinoza pitcher, who had been pitching well, also pitched in the bottom of the eighth inning but gave up a timely doble from Yuta Izumiguchi, giving up a one-run lead. Naruki Teranishi pitcher, who moved up to mound, carried a bases loaded crisis but held firm with no runs.

The lineup desperately wanted to fight back, but in the top of the ninth, with two outs and runner in scoring position, they couldn't hit a single home run and the game ended. Espinoza pitcher lose pitcher 7.1 innings with 105 pitches, 5 hit 2 Walk 9 strike out 2 runs. The lineup finished with 7 hit runs and only one run. Ota marked 2 hit 1 RBI.

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O ●Espinoza -Naruki Teranishi
Giants: Masahiro Tanaka - ○ Kota Nakagawa - S Martinez

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa