On June 4, in the third round of the 'Nippon Life Central and Pacific Leagues Interleague 2026' between Tokyo Yakult and Chiba Lotte Marines held in Jingu Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines win 5-2.

Chiba Lotte Marines took the lead in the first inning with two outs, runners on second and third, and Soto hit a two-run single with runners on second and third after a series of hits from Misho Nishikawa and Koki Yamaguchi. In the top of the third, Yamaguchi hit a timely hit, and in the top of the fifth, Nishikawa and Soto hit timely doble, extending the lead to five runs.

Starting pitcher Kazuya Ojima pitcher went hit pitch through five innings, including three consecutive struck out in the bottom of the second. In the bottom of the sixth, they gave up one run in sacrifice fly but did not allow any more runs. In the bottom of the seventh, although he allowed the leadoff hit, he retired the following batters and retired from the mound with 114 pitches in the seventh inning, 3 hit 3 walks Hit by Pitch 8 strike out 1 runs.

In the bottom of the eighth, Keisuke Sawada pitcher gave up one run on a timely hit, but in the bottom of the ninth, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher closed out, ending the match 5-2. pitcher Kojima achieved his second consecutive win. In the lineup, Soto recorded 3 hit 3 RBI, while Nishikawa and Yamaguchi recorded 2 hit 1 RBI, and the team secured the winning series in the series.

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○ Kazuya Ojima-Keisuke Sawada- S Rikuto Yokoyama
Ya ● Yasuhiro Ogawa - Kosuke Sakaguchi - Rilanso - Kota Shoji

Written by Yokazu Sonoda