On June 5, in the first round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between Chunichi and Saitama Seibu Lions held in Vantelin Dome, Saitama Seibu Lions suffered a walk-off loss 0-1.

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starter, Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher, hit a series of hits and Walk in the bottom of the 3rd inning with one out and bases loaded, but he retired the next batters and got through with no runs. In the middle of the game, he didn't runner and closer 5 hit through the 8th inning with a steady pitch.

In the top of the second inning, Nevin and Seiya Watanabe hit consecutive hits to get runners on first and third with no outs, but Nevin, aiming for a touch-up on Yuto Koga 's fly to right, was put out at home plate. After that, he struggled against the opponent's pitcher formation with sporadic 4-hit until the ninth inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, with the score tied 0-0, Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher gave Walk to Hiroki Fukunaga and Seiya Hosokawa, then gave up a walk-off hit by pinch hitter Toshiki Abe with two outs and runners on first and second, ending the game 0-1. For the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions, Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher pitched a powerful pitch of 121 pitches in 8.2 innings, 6 hit 3 Walk 4 strike out 1 runs, but was hit hard in the final inning. In the batting lineup, Masayuki Kuwahara players hit 3 but suffered shutout game losses.

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Nishi ● Kosei Takahashi
Nakayanagi Yuya - Yoshida Seiya - ○ Matsuyama Shinya

Written by Aoi Nishijima