◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles: Nippon-Ham (April 4th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest team)
Rakuten Eagles announced starting line-up for the game against Nippon-Ham on the 4th.
The starter mound is Ryota Takinaka pitcher. Expectations are high for the right-hander pitch who has been consistent pitch this season.
outfielder Oscar González who was promoted to the first team that day, will be in starting line-up as the "number 7 hitter and designated hitter." All eyes will be on the foreign player's bat.
Below is Rakuten Eagles 's starting line-up.
[Rakuten Eagles]
First baseman and right fielder Nakajima
Number 2, Center Fielder: Tatsumi
Third baseman, number 3: Kurokawa
Number 4, first baseman: Asamura
5th batter, shortstop Murabayashi
Number 6, Left Fielder: Yoshikazu Watanabe
Number 7, DH Gonzalez
Number 8, Second Baseman: Kobukata
Number 9, catcher: Hikaru Ito
pitcher Takinaka
![[Video] Trap mistake!? Followed by a no-look volley!! It's a baseball game.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/16/20260416-OHT1I51483-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Rakuten Eagles vs. Nippon-Ham](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Rakuten Eagles] Massive roster changes: Gonzalez, Chiharu Tanaka, and Takinaka Ryota promoted. Takahisa Hayakawa, who pitched 7 runs the previous day, and others removed from the roster. Hayakawa's removal may be due to his recent surgery.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/04/20260504-OHT1I51253-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Gonzalez joins the first team. He has a batting average of .271 and 3 Home Run in the farm league and is expected to be a catalyst for the team.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/04/20260504-OHT1I51184-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Chiharu Tanaka rejoins the first team. He has made 11 appearances this season with ERA 3.00. He was removed from the roster on April 24th.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/04/20260504-OHT1I51176-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] Manager Saburo expressed his expectations for Andre Jackson who will be starting in the game against Rakuten Eagles on the 19th, saying, "If he can get ahead in the count with strike, they won't be able to hit him."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/18/20260618-OHT1I51336-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] Manager Saburo comments on Rakuten Eagles 's new manager, Masato Yoshii: "It's not difficult to work with him. I know the opponent quite well." The two teams will face each other at home starting on the 19th.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/18/20260618-OHT1I51258-L.jpg)
