◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Rakuten Eagles vs. The Giants (9th -Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest)

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Kosei Shoji was removed from the game after 7 innings, having given up 12 hit 2 Walk, and 6 runs.

They were undone by a single big hit. It was the third inning, with two outs and runners on first and third, and neither team had scored yet. It was the first pitch. Darbeck perfectly connected with a pitch that slipped through the middle splitter.The ball landed in the left-field stands. He surrendered the first run of the game on a devastating three-run homer. Then, in the sixth inning, with one out and a runner on second, he gave up a two-run homer to Sasaki that sailed to the left-field terrace home run. Leading off the seventh, he also allowed a solo homer to Kishida to left field. He failed to fulfill his role as a starting pitcher.