On June 14, in the third round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between Chiba Lotte Marines and Yokohama DeNA held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines win 6-4. They finished interleague play with 10 wins, 6 losses, and 2 draws, a .625 winning percentage.

Chiba Lotte Marines The starting long pitcher carried runner but runs the early three inning. However, in the top of the fourth inning with a one-run lead, he was in trouble with two hit and allowed Asahi Miyashita a game-tying RBI single. He threw 70 pitches in 4 innings, 6 hit 1 Walk 1 strike out 1 runs and got off the mound. In the top of the 5th, Fumiya Ono pitcher took the mound again. The crisis of a no-death bases loaded with rapid hits and Walk was closer to just one runs between double play.

On the other hand, the lineup took the lead with Soto hitting his seventh solo home run in the top of the second inning. In the bottom of the fifth, trailing by one run, Kyuto Ueda hit his third solo home run to tie the game. With two outs and bases loaded, Koki Yamaguchi player hit a two-run single to take the lead. The match went into the second half with a score of 4-2.

In the top of the 6th inning, Akira Yagi pitcher and in the top of the 7th, Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher connect without runs. Then, in the bottom of the 7th, Toshiya Sato hit his 7th solo homer and Soto's second solo home run of the game, his 8th, adding two more runs. In the top of the eighth, Shota Suzuki pitcher gave up Miyashita's second two-run homer, but in the top of the ninth, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher closed out with three batters, ending the game 6-4. Soto recorded 2 Home Run, and Koki Yamaguchi recorded 3 hit 2 RBI.

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De ● Shuto Ogata-Yuya Sakamoto-Louise-Hiromu Ise-Yasuaki Yamazaki
Ro Long - ○ Fumiya Ono-Akira Yagi-Shunsuke Nakamori-Shota Suzuki- S Rikuto Yokoyama

Text by Mao Tsutsui