On June 12, in the first round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between Saitama Seibu Lions and The Giants held in Belluna Dome, Saitama Seibu Lions win 3-0.

Starting pitcher Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher pitched 26 pitches, giving up Hit by Pitch in the first inning. However, from the second inning onward, they bounced back, scoring struck out each time and marking 10 strike out. As a result, with 105 pitches over 7 innings, he shut down The Giants in just 1 hit and retired mound without runs.

In the bottom of the 1st inning, Shinya Hasegawa took the lead with a timely hit in his fourth consecutive game. In the bottom of the sixth, with one out and a runner on first, runner Canario was hit by a stolen base by bad throw and advanced to third, where Natsuo Takizawa added a run with a timely single.

In the top of the 8th, Shunsuke Sato pitcher retired three batters including two struck out, but in the bottom of the 8th, Takizawa hit a timely triple to make it 3-0. In the top of the ninth, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher ended with no runs. Saitama Seibu Lions, now on a six-game winning streak, saw Takizawa hit 3 RBI 2 and Hasegawa RBI five straight games. They seized the few chances and won the pitcher match. Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher has secured his seventh win, tying for the Pacific League leader.

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Giants: Kazuyuki Takemaru - Kenshin Hotta
Nishi: ○Takahashi Kosei -Shunsuke Sato- S Hiroshi Kaino

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa