◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Rakuten Eagles 2-1 Hiroshima (June 12, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles came from behind to win, securing their second consecutive victory.

Starting pitcher Kishi delivered a strong performance, allowing only 5 hit 1 runs over 7 innings despite a rain delay in the middle of the 3rd inning, which helped shift the momentum in his favor.

The offense responded in the late innings to the veteran's determination as he sought his first win of the season. Trailing by one run in the 7th inning, with two outs and runners on first and second base, Murabayashi hit a go-ahead two-run double to doble-center field. Asamura, the runner on first base, sprinted and slid headfirst into home plate.

Acting manager Tatsuya Shiokawa was overcome with emotion after the game, moved by his team's valiant efforts. "I was so excited I don't remember much, but there were a lot of things. I have a lot of thoughts. I'm sorry, this wasn't what I intended," he said, his eyes welling up with tears.

Regarding Kish's excellent pitching performance after the rain delay, the acting manager praised him, saying, "Kish's experience up to now, and as expected, the way he managed to limit the damage to just one run in that section (the third inning when the game was delayed), is truly amazing."

On this day, third-year player Wowters was given his first professional starting line-up. Although he made defense error and lost sight of the ball, he later recorded his first professional hit. Acting manager Shiokawa said excitedly, "It's really great to see the veterans showing their spirit. Today, before we went for the win, I asked the players to create an atmosphere where they could try to get Wowters to get hit. Wowters responded to that perfectly. Mistakes happen, and they just need to learn from them, so it's my responsibility. I feel bad about what happened to Kish (defense error). Wowters learned from that and did well to get his first hit there. It's really exciting."