On June 7th at 14:00, the third round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League 2026' between Tokyo Yakult and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held on Jingu Stadium.

[Head-to-head Record] Tokyo Yakult (Central 2nd place) vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (Pacific League 4th place) 0 wins, 2 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Tokyo Yakult: Yasunobu Okugawa pitcher 8 games, 2 wins, 4 losses, ERA 2.92
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Koki Kitayama pitcher 9 games, 4 wins, 2 losses, ERA 2.54

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's starter, Koki Kitayama pitcher, earned his fourth win with a tenacious pitching runs of 91 pitches over 6 innings (May 31, against The Giants), throwing 3 hit 5 walk Hit by Pitch s and no . In last season's game against Tokyo Yakult, he pitched well with 119 pitches, 5 hit, 3 walks Hit by Pitch 14 strike out 1 runs over 8 innings. Once again, they made the most of the game and led the team to four consecutive wins.

In the batting lineup, focus on Ruan Ohtsuka players. In the previous match, he batted first and entered starting line-up. Although it was a frustrating result with no hit At Bat 4 innings, in defense he delivered a good defense in the bottom of the 2nd inning with one out and bases loaded to help the starter. We look forward to his performance across running, attacking, and defense.

Text by Aoi Nemoto