The first two games of the interleague series between the Seibu Lions and Hiroshima Carp in Hiroshima have been postponed upon request from local health authorities, a day after Nippon Professional Baseball’s executives decided it would be safe to push ahead with the Tuesday-to-Thursday series.

The Carp, who have not played since last Wednesday at Tokyo Dome, now have registered 12 confirmed infections among players and staff on their first team, and now will attempt to get in one game at Mazda Stadium.