On June 11, in the third round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague 2026' between Chiba Lotte Marines and Chunichi held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines won the walk-off win with a 3-2 record.

Chiba Lotte Marines In the first inning, with a series of hits by Ryusei Ogawa and Misho Nishikawa, the team was set with one out and runners on second and third, and Soto hit a timely hit to put the team first. In the bottom of the third, Soto hit a timely single with two outs and a runner on third, making it 2-0.

Starting pitcher Kazuya Ojima pitcher closed crucial moments despite carrying inning runner every time, while runs only scored one run in the top of the fourth inning with his eighth solo home run off Seiya Hosokawa. In the top of the 6th, with two outs and runner out and no batters, Hosokawa got to bat and was taken out. The second rider, Fumiya Ono pitcher, missed the chance to take struck out.

However, in the top of the eighth, Shota Suzuki pitcher hit Sano's fourth solo homer, tying the game 2-2. The lineup retired three ba closer tters in order in the 8th and 9th innings, entering the extra inning game. In the bottom of the 10th, Atsuki Tomosugi created a good opportunity with two outs and runners on first and third with Misho Nishikawa hit Walk, and Toshiya Sato hit a walk-off single, ending the game 3-2.

Chiba Lotte Marines secured the winning record in this series with a 2-1 record. Kojima pitcher pitch 5.2 innings, 7 hit, no fours Hit by Pitch 7 strike out 1 runs. Soto recorded 5 At Bat 3 hit 2 RBI.

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Naka: Yuto Kanemaru - Yuki Hashimoto - Seiya Yoshida - Kento Fujishima - ● Mao Ito
Kazuya Ojima-Fumiya Ono-Shunsuke Nakamori-Shota Suzuki-Rikuto Yokoyama- ○ Keisuke Sawada

Text by Kanako Fukushima