On June 7, the third round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between The Giants and Chiba Lotte Marines held in Tokyo Dome ended in a 2-2 draw.

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starter, Long pitcher, gave Walk to the lead in the first inning but cut off the following runners and escaped with no runs. However, in the bottom of the second inning, with two consecutive Walk and two outs, runners on first and second, Naoki Yoshikawa hit a timely hit to runs the game. Still, in the bottom of the fourth, he recorded three consecutive struck out pitchers, and in the bottom of the fifth, despite carrying runner in Walk, he took three struck out, and was pulled after throwing 89 pitches in five innings, 3 hit, 4 Walk, 8 strike out, and 1 runs.

On the other hand, the lineup tied the game with two outs and runners on first after Atsuki Tomosugi hit in the top of the 5th, and a timely triple by Ryusei Ogawa player. In the bottom of the sixth, Akira Yagi pitcher got through with no runs, but in the bottom of the seventh, Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher allowed Tsuyoshi Matsumoto to hit a timely hit to give the team the lead.

In the bottom of the eighth, Koshiro Sakamoto pitcher carried runner in scoring position but connected with no runs. The batting lineup aiming to counterattack came in the top of the 9th. With two outs, Naonori Yasuda caught Martinez pitcher 's fastball, and the ball went to the right field stands. He returned the game to square one with his second solo homer. In the bottom of the ninth, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher closer runs the game to extra inning.

In the bottom of the 10th, Shota Suzuki pitcher came in and retired all three batters, while in the bottom of the 11th, Fumiya Ono pitcher pitched three consecutive struck out pitchers. However, the lineup failed to score, and the game went into the final inning. In the bottom of the 12th, Keisuke Sawada pitcher struck the opposing lineup with 10 pitches, ending the game in a tie.

The losing Chiba Lotte Marines is the longest pitcher this season, with pitch recorded. The lineup saw Yasuda hit his second solo homer, Misho Nishikawa, and Tomosugi each recorded two hit.

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Ro Long -Akira Yagi-Shunsuke Nakamori-Koshiro Sakamoto-Shota Suzuki-Rikuto Yokoyama Suzuki -Fumiya Ono-Keisuke Sawada
Giants: Nishidate Yuhi - Oisei - Martinez - Nakagawa Kota - Tanaka Eito - Akahoshi Yuji

Text by Mao Tsutsui