On June 9, the first round of the "Nippon Life Central and Pacific Leagues Interleague 2026" between Fukuoka Softbank and Hanshin Tigers held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome ended 10-4 with Fukuoka Softbank win.

Fukuoka Softbank 's starting pitcher was Ryosuke Otsu pitcher. He had one out and runners on first and third from the first inning, runner, but got through with no runs, and from the third inning onward, all two inning were retired in order of closer. In the top of the 5th, Masahiro Tateishi hit his second two-run homer, and in the top of the 6th, Shota Morishita hit his 15th solo homer, but he allowed no runs except for a single homer. He left the mound in the 6th inning with 5 hit 1 Walk 7 strike out 3 runs.

In the bottom of the 1st, Ryoya Kurihara took the lead with his 18th two-run homer. In the bottom of the second, Isami Nomura hit his first solo homer, and in the bottom of the third, Kurihara hit his 19th two-run homer. In the bottom of the fourth, Nomura hit his second solo home run in two consecutive at-bats. Furthermore, in the bottom of the fifth, Kensuke Kondo hit his 10th two-run homer and Taisei Makihara hit his first two-run homer, totaling 10 runs and building a massive lead with a single offensive run.

In the top of the 7th, Yuki Tsumori pitcher retired all three batters. In the top of the eighth, Yusuke Ito pitcher gave up a timely hit from Morishita, but in the top of the ninth, Gota Suzuki pitcher closed the game, ending the game 10-4. Starter Ryosuke Otsu pitcher secured their league-leading seventh win, and the lineup showed a lively lineup with a total of 6 Home Run 10 runs.

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God ● Saiki Hiroto - Shiiba Tsuyoshi - Monbetsu Keito - Kudo Yasunari
So ○ Ryosuke Otsu-Yuki Tsumori-Yusuke Ito-Gota Suzuki

Written by Aoi Nemoto