On June 6, in the second round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague 2026' between Tokyo Yakult and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Jingu Stadium, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham won a close 2-0 victory.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham starter Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher hit a series of hits with one out in the bottom of the 2nd inning and Walk to bases loaded, but second baseman and Ruan Ohtsuka The players' strong defense is runs. From here on, continue the pitch without danger. In the bottom of the sixth, despite giving up a hit to the leadoff team, he left the mound after scoring two outs. 5.2 innings, 4 hit, 1 Walk, 2 strike out, no runs.

In the top of the 4th, the lineup put runners on first and third with two outs thanks to consecutive hits by Kotaro Kiyomiya and Reyes, and Yuki Nomura took the lead with a timely hit. In the top of the fifth, with two outs and runners on first and second, Reyes hit a timely single.

The bullpen pitcher Takumi Yamamoto in the bottom of the 7th and Seigi Tanaka pitcher in the bottom of the 8th with no runs. In the bottom of the ninth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher closed out, ending the game 2-0. Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher earned his first win of the season, and in the lineup, players Reyes and Nomura recorded 2 hit 1 RBI. Their pitching and hitting skills matched, and they secured three straight wins.

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Japan ○Fukuya Yamazaki -Kyosuke Kuroyanagi-Takumi Yamamoto-Seigi Tanaka- S Taisei Yanagawa
Ya ●Yutaka Takanashi - Yu Hirosawa - Shota Maruyama - Rilanso - Tomoya Hoshi - Kosuke Sakaguchi

Written by Aoi Nemoto