On May 28, in the third round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between Chunichi and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in Vantelin Dome, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles lost 1-2.

In the top of the second inning, the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles lineup hit consecutive hits by leadoff Hideto Asamura and Yoshiaki Watanabe, putting runners on first and third with no outs and taking the lead with a run from an opponent's error.

Starter Ryota Takinaka pitcher was in the bottom of the 1st inning with two hit and one out, runners on first and second, but shut down the next lineup. In the bottom of the third, he faced a crisis with two outs and runners on first and second, but retired Seiya Hosokawa with a swinging struck out to get through the runs. He picked up his momentum, and in the bottom of the fourth, he retired all three batters in order in order for three closer inning in the bottom of the fourth, and after six innings with 90 pitches, 4 hit no walks, Hit by Pitch 8 strike out, no runs, he retired from the mound.

In the bottom of the seventh, Ren Kajiya pitcher retired all three batters in order, but in the bottom of the eighth, Sora Suzuki pitcher scored an RBI hit by Kaito Muramatsu, tying the game. With one out and runners on second, Masaya Nishigaki pitcher came in, but with hit, runners on first and third, one out, runners on first and third, Yutaro Itayama allowed the sacrifice fly to take the lead.

The lineup wanted to catch up, but in the top of the ninth, with Shinya Matsuyama pitcher out, all three batters retired in order, ending the game 1-2. Although pitcher Takinaka pitched well, the lineup failed to capitalize on their opportunities with 6 hit and 1 run, resulting in their third straight loss.

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Ryota Takinaka-Ren Kajiya- ● Sora Suzuki-Masaya Nishigaki
Naka ○Yumeto Kanemaru - S Shinya Matsuyama

Written by Riyoko Niwa