◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Rakuten Eagles 0-7 The Giants (10th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles lost to The Giants, suffering their fifth consecutive defeat. Their chances of winning the championship on their own were eliminated in the 59th game of the season.

Rakuten Eagles announced on the 10th that manager Hajime Miki would be taking a leave of absence. The decision was made after discussions between the team and the manager, and head coach Tatsuya Shiokawa took over as acting manager from that day's game The Giants.

The new commander's debut was plagued by accidents from the very beginning. Starting pitcher Kosha gave up a run in the first inning and was pulled after the first inning due to condition issues. With the starter urgently pulled out, the second pitcher, Fujiwara, gave up a run-scoring single to left field to Sasaki with no outs and a runner on third in the third inning, allowing additional runs. In the fourth inning, Shibata, who had moved up to mound as the third pitcher, threw out on a steal and runs. The gap widened to three runs.

The batting lineup struggled against The Giants' starting pitcher Togoh, and the game continued with the team unable to even create scoring opportunities.

lose an unusual "showdown between interim managers" against The Giants' interim manager, Hashigami.