The second game of the "Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague Series 2026" between the Orix Buffaloes and the Tokyo Yakult will take place on June 10 at 6:00 PM at Kyocera Dome Osaka.

[Series Record] Orix Buffaloes (3rd in the Pacific League) vs. Tokyo Yakult (3rd in the Central League) 1-0

[advance notice
Orix Buffaloes: Ryuhei Sotani pitcher 3-3 in 7 games, ERA 2.88
Tokyo Yakult: Keiji Takahashi pitcher 1-1 in 3 games, ERA 2.00

Orix Buffaloes The starters of the Ryuhei Sotani pitcher In his last start (on the 3rd against the The Giants), although he didn’t earn the win, he pitched seven innings, allowing two hit and one runs, while striking out a season-high 10 strike out to record his second HQS. In this game as well, he aims to build a struck out and use his strong pitching to keep the momentum going.

At the plate, Keita Nakagawa Keep an eye on this player. In his last game, he delivered a clutch hit that set up a scoring opportunity early on and a timely hit in the ninth inning that cut the deficit to one run.

Text by Aoi Nemoto