On June 7, in Vantelin Dome, the third round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between Chunichi and Saitama Seibu Lions was win 4-1 by Saitama Seibu Lions.

Starting pitcher Winance pitcher gave up a Walk with two outs in the first inning but got the cleanup hitter Seiya Hosokawa to start with no runs. In the bottom of the third and fourth innings, all three players retired in order, closer continued hit pitch through the fourth inning. Meanwhile, the batting lineup couldn't catch up to the opposing starter, Hideaki Wakui, pitcher until the fourth inning. However, in the top of the 5th, the leadoff and Shinya Hasegawa players connected with doble, followed by Sena Tsuge and hit, and Sosuke Genda succeeded in taking the lead with timely hits.

Wine pitcher continues to pitch key points. In the bottom of the fifth, although the leadoff batter gave up a hit, he got pinch hitter Sano out with two outs on one pitch to maintain the lead. He again led off the Walk in the bottom of the seventh inning, but fought tenaciously and threw 109 pitches, 1 hit, 3 Walk, 8 strike out no runs in the seventh inning, and retired from the mound.

However, in the bottom of the eighth, Shunsuke Sato pitcher tied the game, bringing the game to square one. In the bottom of the ninth, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher closer with three batters, and the game entered extra inning. In the bottom of the 10th, Masaya Kuroda pitcher retired all three batters in order, but in the bottom of the 11th, Shota Hamaya pitcher caused a crisis with two outs and runners on first and second. Taiga Ueda pitcher came in relief, and with Walk two outs, bases loaded the team widened the crisis, but he got runner on first base with a pickout tagout to get out of the game.

Then, in the top of the 12th, leadoff player Shinya Hasegawa hit his eighth solo home run to the left field stands, taking the lead. Chances continued with a series of attacks, and Yuto Koga added two more points with timely doble by a player. In the bottom of the 12th, Taishi Mameda pitcher came in and closed out the game with two strike out.

Saitama Seibu Lions, win 4-1, secured two consecutive wins and a winning series in the series. Taiga Ueda pitcher earned his second win of the season, and Taishi Mameda pitcher recorded his first save of the season. Additionally, Hasegawa, Sena Tsuge, and Sosuke Genda all scored two hit, all contributing to the scoring.

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Nishi: Wynans -Shunsuke Sato-Hiroshi Kaino-Masaya Kuroda-Shota Hamaya- ○ Taiga Ueda- S Taishi Mameda
Naka Wakui Hideaki - Ito Mao - Fujishima Kento - Hashimoto Yuki - Matsuyama Shinya - Yoshida Seiya - Kusaka Masaru - ● Saito Tsunaki

Written by Ryo Aritake