◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Hanshin Tigers vs. Rakuten Eagles (May 5th, Koshien)

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Takayuki Kishi (41) started against Hanshin Tigers in an attempt to get his first win of the season, but gave up 3 hit 2 runs in 5 innings.

Making his second appearance of the season, the veteran got off to a good start closer the opposing team runs in the first inning. In the second inning, he faced a jam with no outs and a runner on second base, but remained runs. He calmly retired the next batters, keeping the score at 0-0.

In the fourth inning, with both teams scoreless, he walked three Walk, creating a two-out, bases loaded-loaded situation. Nevertheless, he managed to strike out Kumagai struck out.

But it was only five times. With two outs and runners on first and second, Teru Sato faced the challenge. count Caught a change-up thrown from 3-1 and gave up a two-point doble to right-center. They pitched tenaciously but conceded the opening goal. The balance was broken. In the sixth inning, he was replaced by a pinch hitter in the leadoff at-bat. He threw 102 pitches over 5 inning, including 5 walks and Hit by Pitch.

A win would have made him the 14th player in history to achieve 20 consecutive win, but his first win of the season was put on hold. He also missed out on his 27th win in the interleague series, which would have tied him with Tsuyoshi Wada (Softbank Hawks) for third place all-time.