On June 6, the second round of the "Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague 2026" between The Giants and Chiba Lotte Marines in Tokyo Dome ended in a 1-1 draw.

In the top of the second inning, the lineup took the lead with two outs and bases loaded after Atsuki Tomosugi hit, and the opponent's wild pitch gave them the lead. Meanwhile, starting pitcher Haruya Tanaka pitcher, who turned 22, gave up hit from the first inning but got the next batters out on double play and started with no runs. In the bottom of the second, a good defense helped the team retire all three batters, and in the bottom of the third, they escaped a no-outs bases loaded crisis with three grounders. He continued to hold the game scoreless, pitching 66 pitches over 5 innings, 5 hit, 1 walk, 2 Hit by Pitch, 2 strike out no runs.

However, in the bottom of the sixth, Keisuke Sawada pitcher succeeded him, allowing Takuzo Oshiro to hit his game-tying solo homer for the fifth game, and the game started anew. After that, both teams' relief pitchers pitched well, and the game became tightly packed. In the bottom of the ninth, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher caused a bases loaded crisis with two outs, but infield grounded out and escaped the jam, sending the game into the extra inning series.

From the 10th inning, Fumiya Ono pitcher perfectly shut down 2 inning. The offense failed to find an opportunity and ended the offense in the top of the 12th. In the bottom of the 12th, Shuta Takano pitcher allowed hit with two outs, but ultimately cut Yukinoshi Kishida to a struck out swing, ending the game 1-1. Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher pitchers held firm with both pitchers, but the lineup couldn't get a single home run away. Yusugi has recorded 2 hit.

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Haruya Tanaka, Keisuke Sawada, Shunsuke Nakamori, Shota Suzuki, Fumiya Ono Rikuto Yokoyama Ono Iku, Shuta Takano
Giants: Whitley - Takanashi Yuhei - Funasako Taiga - Osei - Martinez - Nakagawa Kota - Tanaka Eito - Akahoshi Yuji

Written by Ryo Aritake