On June 2, in the first round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague 2026' between The Giants and Orix Buffaloes held in Tokyo Dome, Orix Buffaloes lost 2-3.

Orix Buffaloes took the lead in the top of the second inning with three consecutive hits by Yuma Mune, Ryoma Yamanaka, and Kenya Wakatsuki. However, in the bottom of the second inning, starter Alen Kuri pitcher allowed the comeback with a two-run homer from Cabbage, and in the bottom of the fifth, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto hit an RBI hit to give up another run.

In the top of the sixth, Keita Nakagawa scored a run with his third solo homer. pitcher Kuri was pulled in the bottom of the sixth inning after being hit hard with two outs. The Kaito Iriyama pitcher who replaced him took over the chase. From the 7th inning onward, Kosei Yoshida pitcher and Sho Iwasaki pitcher each connected the inning without runs, but the lineup fell to 1-hit from the 7th inning onward, ending the game 2-3.

pitcher Kuri pitched 5.2 innings, 97 pitches, 6 hit 2 Walk, 10 strike out 3 runs. reliever The formation was connected by a relay of runs. The batting lineup has marked 2 hit, including Home Run by Nakagawa.

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O ● Alen Kuri-Kaito Iriyama-Kosei Yoshida-Sho Iwasaki
Giants: Norimoto Takahiro - Takanashi Yuhei - Nakagawa Kota - Ose - S Martinez

Written by Riyoko Niwa