◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Rakuten Eagles vs. The Giants (11th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park)

Rakuten Eagles announced starting line-up for the game against The Giants on the 11th.

The team announced on the 10th that manager Hajime Miki would be taking a leave of absence. The decision was made after discussions between the club and the manager, and head coach Tatsuya Shiokawa has been in charge as acting manager since the game The Giants on the same day. The team suffered shutout game loss in the game against the Giants the previous day, the 10th. They will be aiming for their first win in the second game.

The starting pitcher will be Ryota Takinaka. High expectations are placed on the right-hander, who has been consistently delivering stable pitch.

The team, which had lost five straight games, made significant changes to its lineup. Carson McCusker and outfielder were named the cleanup hitters. Kengo Horiuchi, catcher, Hiroto Kobukata, and infielder returned to the lineup. starting line-up Hideto Asamura and infielder started the game on the bench.

The Giants' starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, formerly of Rakuten Eagles. The challenge is to overcome Tanaka.

Below is Rakuten Eagles 's starting line-up.

[Rakuten Eagles]

Number 1, Third Baseman: Taira

Number 2, First Baseman: Kurokawa

3rd batter/center fielder Tatsumi

4th batter, DH McCusker

Number 5, Left Fielder: Yoshikazu Watanabe

Number 6, Right Fielder: Sato

Number 7, Shortstop: Murabayashi

Number 8, catcher Horiuchi

Number 9, second baseman Kofukuda

pitcher Takinaka