◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Chunichi "Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026" Game 3 (11th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Chiba Lotte Marines Soto The player hit a go-ahead RBI single in the first inning.

Chiba Lotte Marines in the first inning Ryusei Ogawa player, Misho Nishikawa The players hit consecutive singles to create a scoring opportunity with runners on second and third base with one out. Soto then hit a low outside breaking ball thrown by opposing pitcher Yuto Kanemaru to left field, allowing runner on third to score. runner on second was caught base running, but the team took a 1-0 lead with three consecutive hits.

Soto, who had hit two doble in the previous game, scored the first run with a hit from the captain, putting his team in a position to win the series.

◇Soto's comments
"The pitch I hit was change-up. I'm happy that I was able to get RBI. I know he's a good pitcher, so I'm glad that I was able to do the minimum required of getting RBI. I want to try not to miss opportunities like this as much as possible."

Text by Kanako Fukushima