Six games of the "Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026" will be held on June 13th.

With five teams other than Fukuoka Softbank win on the 12th, Saitama Seibu Lions moved into first place in the interleague standings. Saitama Seibu Lions, aiming for their first championship, is on a six-game winning streak and is 0 games behind second-place Fukuoka Softbank, while third-place Hokkaido Nippon-Ham is on an eight-game winning streak and is 0.5 games behind second place.

June 12th: Highlights of each match

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Chunichi (ES CON FIELD)
Ren Fukushima Two consecutive HQS games—on a roll in June, aiming for another win with Yua Tamiya

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Hiroshima (Rakuten Eagles Mobile: Strongest Park Miyagi)
Takahisa Hayakawa Morishita and xml-ph-0000@deepl.internal face off for the second consecutive year—can he outpitch him again this year?

Saitama Seibu Lions vs. The Giants (Belluna Dome)
Chihiro Sumida, on a two-game winning streak in the Interleague series, faces The Giants for the first time in four years. Takayoshi Yamamura was promoted to the first team on the 12th

Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Yokohama DeNA (Zozo Marine Stadium)
Keep an eye on Atsuki Tomosugi, the key player in walk-off ’s two consecutive wins. Haruya Tanaka aims for his first win in about two months

Orix Buffaloes vs. Hanshin Tigers (Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Jerry returns to win for the first time since May 22. Yutaro Sugimoto is just one win away from his 100th career victory against Home Run

Fukuoka Softbank vs. Tokyo Yakult (MIZUHO PayPay Dome)
Yugo Maeda This is his first start against Tokyo Yakult. Tatsuru Yanagimachi is making his first start since being called up again in the previous game. hit