On June 4, the second round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between Hanshin Tigers and Saitama Seibu Lions held in Koshien saw Saitama Seibu Lions win 4-2.

In the first inning, with one out and runners on first and third, Saitama Seibu Lions took the lead thanks to Nevin's sacrifice fly. In the top of the 4th, Nevin and Seiya Watanabe hit with one out and runners on second and third, and Manaya Nishikawa added two runs due to an error on a timely hit. Immediately after giving up one run, in the top of the sixth, Watanabe scored a timely doble, bringing the lead back to three runs.

Starting pitcher Kaima Taira pitcher carried runner from the start but also tightened the pitching at key moments. In the bottom of the fifth, although he gave up a timely hit from Rinshiro Shimamura, he did not allow the other pitches to touch home plate, and threw 101 pitches in 7 innings, throwing 4 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out 1 runs to leave the mound.

In the bottom of the eighth, Hibiki Shinohara pitcher retired all three batters, and the following bottom of the ninth was Hakua Iwaki pitcher pitched. He gave up one run with one Walk and one out, bases loaded an error, but the game ended with closer in the field. Saitama Seibu Lions achieved two consecutive wins. pitcher Taira earned his fourth win of the season, while Watanabe marked a 2 hit 1 RBI.

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West: Kaima Taira-Hibiki Shinohara- S Hakua Iwaki
Kami ●Yuki Nishi - Rito Kinoshita - Keito Monbetsu - Taisei Kudo - Masaki Oikawa

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa