◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Rakuten Eagles 8-2 The Giants (11th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles win The Giants, ending their five-game losing streak. Acting manager Shiokawa earned his first win in his second game.

Taking control from the start, Taira led off the first inning with hit to right field and then successfully stole second base. With one out and a runner on third, Tatsumi hit a timely infield hit that hit pitcher to score the first run. With one out and runners on first and second, Watanabe hit a timely doble to right field. Later, Murabayashi hit a timely infield single to second hit to add another run, bringing the score to four runs in the first inning. Aggressive base running including stolen base, also stood out.

In the second inning, with two outs and runners on first and second base, McCusker hit an RBI single to left field, adding another run. McCusker then hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, further extending the lead.

Takinaka, who started as a pitcher, pitched well. They closer through the sixth inning without runs and two base Walk-runners in the seventh, giving up two runs, but held on. Painful pitcher stirred the flow amid circumstances.

The team announced on the 10th that manager Miki would be taking a leave of absence. The decision was made after discussions between the club and the manager, and head coach Shiokawa has been in charge as acting manager since the game The Giants that same day. The team achieved its first win in its second game as acting manager.