On June 4, in the second round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between Hiroshima and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Mazda Stadium, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-2.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Starting pitcher Leo Shibata gave up the lead in the bottom of the second inning with Fabian's third solo homer. After that, he carried the runner but closed the crucial moments, pitching 88 pitches in 4 innings, 5 hit 2 walks Hit by Pitch 4 strike out 1 runs and was taken out.

The lineup hit runner off opposing starter Shohei Mori pitcher, but the score fell short. However, in the top of the sixth, Reyes hit his 10th solo homer, tying the game. In the top of the eighth, Yuki Nomura reached base at doble, and Reyes followed with a timely doble to take the lead.

From the 5th inning onward, the relievers Kyosuke Kuroyanagi pitcher, Mizuki Hori pitcher, Hiroya Shimamoto pitcher, and Seigi Tanaka pitcher each inning without runs Connect. However, in the bottom of the ninth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher allowed a timely hit by Norihiko Nahara, allowing the game to be tied at the last minute and entering the extra inning series at 2-2.

​Koji Fukutani pitcher pitched in the bottom of the 10th and Takumi Yamamoto in the bottom of the 11th. He placed runner in scoring position but connected runs without a goal. The lineup created a good opportunity in the top of the 12th inning with two outs and runners on first and second, and Shu Yamagata succeeded in taking the lead with a two-run single by player . Next, Chusei Mannami player also hit a timely hit, taking a 3-point lead of 5-2. In the bottom of the 12th, Taiki Kikuchi pitcher was in trouble with runners on first and second with no outs, but the incoming batters were hit double play and scored, struck out to retire the game.

In the lineup, Nomura recorded 3 hit, and Reyes reached double digits Home Run for the third consecutive year. Yamagata's first hit of the season turned out to be a valuable go-ahead hit.

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Shishi Leo Shibata-Kyosuke Kuroyanagi-Mizuki Hori-Hiroya Shimamoto-Seigi Tanaka Tanaka -Taisei Yanagawa-Koji Fukutani- ○ Takumi Yamamoto-Taiki Kikuchi
Hiro Mori Shohei - Nakazaki Shota - Hahn - Taka Taichi - Moriura Daisuke - Tsuji Taiga - ● Horie Atsuya - Masuda Takehisa

Text by Kanako Fukushima