Six games of the "Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026" will be held on June 10th.

The previous day saw win from walk-off Seibu Lions and Orix Buffaloes, with five teams other than Tohoku Rakuten Eagles securing win. With the top six teams in the interleague series win, standings remained unchanged. Fukuoka Softbank is currently in first place, but they are only three games behind fifth-placed Chiba Lotte Marines. The championship race is still very exciting.

June 10th: Highlights of each match

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (ES CON FIELD)
Will Takayuki Kato get his sixth win? Shun Mizutani returns to the first team for the first time since mid-April.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. The Giants (Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)
Tatsuki Koja is making his first home appearance since earning his first win of the season. Naoki Sato has a batting average of .300 in interleague play.

Saitama Seibu Lions vs. Hiroshima (Belluna Dome)
Yutaro Watanabe aims for win in front of his alma mater. Can the batting lineup overcome the opponent that shutout game last season?

Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Chunichi (Zozo Marine Stadium)
Misho Nishikawa is second in the league in batting average, aiming to win the series with Kaito Mori

Orix Buffaloes vs. Tokyo Yakult (Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Will Ryuhei Sotani be able to deliver another strong performance following his last start? The focus of the batting lineup is Keita Nakagawa

Fukuoka Softbank vs. Hanshin Tigers (MIZUHO PayPay Dome)
Haru Matsumoto will face Kotaro Otake in a matchup for his fourth win, and expectations Taisei Makihara who hit his first home run of the season.