On June 11, starting at 6:00 PM, the third round of the "Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague 2026" between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and The Giants will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi.

[Head-to-head Record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (Pacific League, 6th place) vs The Giants (Central League, 1st place) 0 wins, 2 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Ryota Takinaka pitcher 8 games, 2 wins, 2 losses, ERA 1.33
The Giants: Masahiro Tanaka pitcher 9 games, 3 wins, 2 losses, ERA 2.79

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starter is Ryota Takinaka out of 12 consecutive inning runs pitcher。 So far, he has pitched in two interleague games, both pitching six innings without runs. The Giants was his second match since turning pro, since 2021. In their first encounter, they earned win pitcher with 6.0 innings, 3 hit 8 strike out no runs, and we look forward to a strong performance in this game as he delivers his first win to acting manager Tatsuya Shiokawa.

The lineup, which lost shutout game in the previous day's game, has formed a battery with pitcher Takinaka for the last two consecutive games Hikaru Ota We look forward to seeing the players' determination. He appeared starting line-up in both matches but failed to produce a strong performance and was sent as a pinch hitter. The Giants In their first matchup after the transfer, can they score first against Masahiro Tanaka, the opposing starter aiming for win of the 12 teams pitcher to score the opening run?

Text by Ao Yokoyama