On June 5, six games of the "Nippon Seimei Central-Pa Exchange Games 2026" will be played.

Fukuoka Softbank The Nisshin Seimei Central League (NSC) is in first place with seven straight wins, followed by Saitama Seibu Lions with a 6-1-1 record. Orix Buffaloes has fallen back after three straight losses to The Giants. Pacific League The two teams standings remain unchanged, while the fourth-place Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and fifth-place Chiba Lotte Marines remain 0 games behind each other win. Northeast Rakuten Eagles trails fifth place by 5.5 games.

June 5th: Highlights of each match

The Giants vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (Tokyo Dome)
Koshiro Hiroike will make his first appearance against The Giants. Soto had 3 hit 3 RBI in the previous game.

Tokyo Yakult vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (Jingu Stadium)
Ren Fukushima made his first appearance against the Tokyo Yakult. Yuki Nomura had 6 At Bat 9 at hit in the previous series.

Yokohama DeNA vs. Fukuoka Softbank (Yokohama Stadium)
Tomohisa Ozeki pitched shutout game win shutout in his last start, Ukyo Shuto had 5 At Bat 12 at hit in the previous series.

Chunichi Dragons vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (Vantelin Dome)
Saitama Seibu Lions 's Kosei Takahashi, who finished second in the interleague series, is aiming for his league-leading seventh win.

Hanshin Tigers vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (Koshien)
Will Takayuki Kishi get his first win of the season? The offense is in good form, with a total of 28 hit 16 runs in the previous series.

Hiroshima vs. Orix Buffaloes (Mazda Stadium)
Can Kotaro Kobayashi overcome opposing starting pitchers of the same generation? Jerry had 9 strikeouts in his last start.