The first round of the "Nippon Seimei Central-Pa Exchange Tournament 2026" between Yokohama DeNA and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will be held on June 2 at 6:00 p.m. at Yokohama Stadium.

Yokohama DeNA vs Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 2-1

Preliminary Round
Yokohama DeNA: Kentaro Taira pitcher 7 games, 2 wins and 3 losses, ERA 4.35
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Kosei Shoji pitcher 4-5 in 9 games, ERA 3.54

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles continues to struggle with a six-game losing streak, and the winner and Kosei Shoji pitcher The last time he took the mound was against . In his last outing against Chunichi, he went 6 lose pitcher innings without any support, but he pitched well in the 7th inning, 6 hit 1 runs. The team is putting a heavier burden on the relievers. They would like to pitch as many long innings as possible.

The batting lineup, hoping to support Shoji pitcher, will focus on McCusker, who had a below .100 batting average in March and April, but after a period of farm work, he returned to the lineup and hit Home Run for the first time in Japan on the 29th. On the following day, the 30th, he hit Home Run in two consecutive games. Will he be able to make a good noise and contribute to stopping the losing streak?

Text by Kainagi Niwa