◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Seibu Lions (25th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)
Rakuten Eagles took the lead.
In the second inning, with no outs and runners on second and third base, Murabayashi hit sacrifice fly off Takeuchi to score the first run. Then, with one out and a runner on second base, Nakajima hit a timely single down the right field line. The offense, which has been on an upward trend, finally connected.
The team is currently on a two-game winning streak. The starting pitcher is Kenta Maeda, who is aiming for his first win of the season. The veteran right-hander received support from the start.
![[Video] What?! Rakuten Eagles players doing strength training during a game](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/03/20260403-OHT1I51418-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Rakuten Eagles vs. Seibu Lions](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Full throttle! Kenta Maeda gets off to a great start aiming for his first win, throwing over 150 km/h from the first inning.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/25/20260625-OHT1I51404-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Kenta Kenta Maeda to start in pursuit of first win of the season; will the seventh time be the charm? Daisuke Nakashima promoted and immediately put in starting line-up in an attempt to achieve a third consecutive win.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/25/20260625-OHT1I51383-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Conquering Masahiro Tanaka, scoring 4 runs in the first inning; will interim manager Tatsuya Shiokawa get his first win? New batting lineup functions to stop the losing streak; 2 stolen base in the first inning.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/11/20260611-OHT1I51459-L.jpg)
