Keep an eye on Reyes, who has a .475 batting average in June Hokkaido Nippon-Ham still have a chance to win the interleague series for the first time in 19 years.
Pacific League Insight
June 15, 2026 17:32
On June 16th at 6:00 PM, the third round of the ‘Nippon Life Central and Pacific League Interleague 2026’ between Hiroshima and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held on Mazda Stadium.
[Head-to-head Record] Hiroshima (Central 5th place) vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (Pacific League 4th place) 1 win, 1 loss
[Announced Starting Lineup]
Hiroshima: Yuta Saito pitcher 7 games, 2 wins, 0 losses, ERA 2.42 (farm team stats)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Koki Kitayama pitcher 10 games, 5 wins, 2 losses, ERA 2.33
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham still have a chance to win the interleague tournament for the first time since 2007. On the same day, Saitama Seibu Lions lost in a game held in Koshien, and if Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win by 5 runs or more, their winning percentage would be tied with Fukuoka Softbank, and the championship would be decided by the runs scoring percentage (TQB) (after 9 innings).
The starting mound is Koki Kitayama pitcher, who are on a four-game winning streak. Notably, in his previous appearance on the 7th against Tokyo Yakult, he earned his second complete game win of the season with 4 hit, 6 strike out 1 runs in the 9th inning. Maintaining his good form, he will pitch well against Hiroshima, their first meeting in two years.
In the lineup that demands a large number of runs, Reyes recorded a 3-At Bat 2 hit 2 RBI including his 10th solo homer in the game against Hiroshima on the 4th. In June, he hit hit in all 11 games, batting .475 for the month, with 4 Home Run and 9 RBI, raising expectations for his powerful sluggers.
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