On June 11, in the third round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague 2026' between Fukuoka Softbank and Hanshin Tigers held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, Fukuoka Softbank win 3-2.

Fukuoka Softbank Starting pitcher C. Stewart Jr. pitcher gave up his seventh solo home run to Yusuke Oyama in the top of the 4th, giving up the lead. In the top of the sixth, Ukyo Maekawa hit a timely single to tie the game, and with two outs and runners on first and third, he was pulled. Yuki Tsumori pitcher followed up and cleared the one-stroke go-ahead crisis with a grounder to infield.

In the bottom of the fourth, immediately after conceding the lead, Tomoya Masaki hit his fifth solo homer to bring the game back to square one. Next, Ukyo Shuto players and Kensuke Kondo players connected with a flurry, and with Ryoya Kurihara players' sacrifice fly, the score was 2-1. Although the score was tied afterward, in the bottom of the seventh, Taisei Makihara succeeded in taking the lead 3-2 thanks to a timely hit by .

The top of the ninth ended with Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher runs and the game ended. C. Stewart Jr. pitcher averaged 5.2 innings, 7 hit 2 Walk 8 strike out 2 runs pitch. The bullpen closer 2 hit and won pitcher games. The team extended their winning streak to five and maintained first place in interleague play.

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God Masashi Ito - Kyoki Yuasa - ● Seishu Hata - Masaki Oikawa
So C. Stewart Jr. -Yuki Tsumori- ○ Hikaru Kimura-Yuki Matsumoto- S Kazuki Sugiyama

Text by Kanako Fukushima