On June 10th at 6 PM, the second game of the "Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026" between Tohoku Rakuten and the Rakuten Eagles The Giants will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi.

[Head-to-head record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (Pacific League, 6th place) vs. Yomiuri The Giants (Central League, 2nd place): 0 wins, 1 loss

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: pitcher Tatsuki Koja: 9 games, 1 win, 4 losses, 3.93 ERA
The Giants: Shohei Togoh, pitcher 2 wins, 1 loss in 5 games, ERA 3.24

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher Tatsuki Koja. In his previous start (on the 3rd against Yokohama DeNA), he pitched well, throwing 102 pitches over 6 innings, allowing only 2 hit and 1 Walk strike out up no runs. This will be his first home start since his first win of the season against Fukuoka Softbank on May 16th. Will he be able to give his team, which is currently on a four-game losing streak, pitch?

On the offensive side, Naoki Sato recorded two hit and two RBI in the previous day's game. He has been in good form during the interleague games with a batting average of .300. He also has a batting average of over .300 at Rakuten Eagles Mobile's Saikyo Park Miyagi, so we can expect good things from him in this game as well.

Written by Yokazu Sonoda