On June 4, at 6:00 p.m., the third round of the "Nippon Seimei Central-Pa Exchange Tournament 2026" will be played at Tokyo Dome between The Giants and Orix Buffaloes.

The game will be played at The Giants (Central League, 3rd place) vs. Orix Buffaloes (Pacific League, 3rd place), 2-0.

The first game will be held at the same time as the first game of the season.
The Giants Masahiro Tanaka pitcher 8 games, 3-2, ERA 3.02
Orix Buffaloes: Espinosa pitcher 5 wins in 8 games (tied for 4th), 1 loss, ERA 2.17

Orix Buffaloes The starter of the game was Espinosa pitcher. In his last start, although he did not get the win or loss, he pitched well, 4 hit 2 for 4 Hit by Pitch 7 strike out no runs in 97 pitches in 6 innings. In his third year in Japan, he has made a total of seven starts in the series, pitching 40.1 inning innings and going 3-1 with a ERA 2.23 (earned runs 10) record. Tokyo Dome In his first start against the A's and the The Giants, he is expected to pitch well to prevent a three-game losing streak.

Espinosa pitcher and in all eight games this season. Tomoya Mori The two players have worked together as a battery in all eight games this season, but he was removed from the roster on the 2nd due to an upper-body condition. The favorites to start as the new battery mate are Kenya Wakatsuki A player who has played in 39 games so far this season. He has a .217 batting average in 39 games so far this season, but his batting average has improved to .389 in 6 games in 18 At Bat 7 hit 5 RBI the exchange games. We expect him to lead the team in both defense and defense.

Text by Aoi Yokoyama