On June 2, in the first round of the 'Nippon Life Central and Pacific League Interleague 2026' between Tokyo Yakult and Chiba Lotte Marines held in Jingu Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines win 5-0.

Starting pitcher Jackson pitcher allowed runner every inning but closed the crucial pitch. In the bottom of the fifth, a series of hits caused a no-out, runners on first and second in a crisis, but double play hits and other hits left the game runs no. In the bottom of the sixth, he retired all three closer batters in order, and in the bottom of the seventh, he again gave no runs and threw 132 pitches over seven innings, throwing 6 hit, 3 Walk, 7 strike out empty-runs to leave the mound.

In the top of the fifth, the lineup took the lead with three consecutive hits by Ryusei Ogawa, Toshiya Sato, and Misho Nishikawa with no outs bases loaded, and a bases-loaded Hit by Pitch and a sacrifice fly by Soto to take the lead. With two outs and runners on first and third, Naonori Yasuda scored three runs with a timely hit.

In the top of the 8th, consecutive RBI hits by Nishikawa and Daito Yamamoto added two more runs. The bottom of the eighth was Keisuke Sawada pitcher, and the final ninth was sealed by Naoya Masuda pitcher, ending the game 5-0. Jackson pitcher claimed their third win. In the lineup, Sato, Nishikawa, and Koshiro Wada each recorded 3 hit, totaling 14 hit and 5 runs to win the first game of the series.

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○Jackson -Keisuke Sawada-Naoya Masuda
Ya ●Kengo Matsumoto - Kosuke Sakaguchi - Satoshi Ozawa - Kota Shoji - Yu Hirosawa

Written by Riyoko Niwa