◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Rakuten Eagles vs. The Giants (9th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park)
NPB announced additional interleague games on the 9th. Rakuten Eagles-Hanshin Tigers game (Koshien), which was canceled due to rain, will be held on the 17th.
Rakuten Eagles will play a six-game home series from the 9th to the 14th. After a two-day rest period, they will face Hanshin Tigers.
The team has struggled greatly since the start of the interleague series, with a record of 2 wins and 9 losses. All eyes are on them to try and turn things around.
![[Video] What?! A player is doing strength training during the match!!](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/03/20260403-OHT1I51418-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Rakuten Eagles vs. The Giants](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Rakuten Eagles] An unexpected "unusual incident": "I'm a rain man" -Masaru Fujii, whose two consecutive games were cancelled for the second year in a row, gives a wry smile as his scheduled appearance is called off.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/08/20260608-OHT1I51357-C.jpg)
![[Hanshin Tigers] Unusual! Hiroto Saiki's start has been postponed for the second consecutive day... He will start against Softbank Hawks on June 9th! Dr. K, who leads the league with 78 strike out](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/08/20260608-OHT1I51312-C.jpg)
![[Hanshin Tigers] Kento Itohara rejoins the first team for the first time since April 5th. He was in good form in the farm league, with 15 At Bat in 49 hit for a batting average of .306.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/09/20260609-OHT1I51255-C.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Manager Masato Yoshii plans a six-day rotation for the second half of the season: "We'll decide on the standings of (starters) and shorten their appearances..." With a record of 13 wins and 14 losses since taking over, the team aims to improve in the second half.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/27/20260727-OHT1I51168-L.jpg)
