The second game of the "Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague Series 2026" between Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers will be held on June 13 at 3:00 PM at Kyocera Dome Osaka.

[Series Record] Orix Buffaloes (3rd in the Pacific League) vs. Hanshin Tigers (2nd in the Central League) 1-0

[Starting Pitchers]
Orix Buffaloes: Jerry pitcher 9 games, 2 wins, 2 losses; ERA 1.42
Hanshin Tigers: Haruto Takahashi pitcher 9 games, 7 wins (tied for 1st), 0 losses; ERA 0.90 (1st)

Orix Buffaloes Jerry pitcher will start. In Interleague play so far, he has fulfilled his role as a starter—pitching 6 innings with 1 run allowed runs against the Chunichi on May 29 and 5 scoreless innings runs against Hiroshima on the 5th—but has not received enough run support to earn a win.He’ll be looking to put on a strong pitching performance in pursuit of his first win since May 22.

The player, who got off to a slow start this season due to pain in both knees Yutaro Sugimoto was called up for the first time this season on May 26, but has struggled so far, going 22-At Bat, 4-hit, with a .182 batting average in 10 games. Nevertheless, in the June 9 game against Tokyo Yakult, he came through as a pinch hitter walk-off, demonstrating his clutch ability.He is just one hit away from his 100th career hit Home Run. We look forward to seeing if he can deliver a hit in this game.

Text by Aoi Nishijima