On June 8th at 6 PM, the third game of the "Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026" between Hanshin Tigers and the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will be held at Koshien.

[Head-to-head record] Hanshin Tigers (Central League 1st place) vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (Pacific League 6th place): 2 wins, 0 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Hanshin Tigers: pitcher Hiroto Saiki, 10 games, 5 wins, 2 losses, ERA 3.13
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: pitcher Masaru Fujii: 5 games, 1 win, 2 losses, ERA 3.16

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles seven-game stretch was decided after the previous day's game was canceled due to rain. Hideto Asamura The player has shown his clutch hitting ability so far in the interleague games, with a batting average of .333 with runners in scoring position. Masaru Fujii Can the veterans lead the offense to support pitcher? Also, the 6th round draft pick rookie... Ryu Kutani pitcher has been performing well since being recalled to the first team on May 8th, with eight consecutive scoreless runs and ERA of 0.60.

Written by Yokazu Sonoda