◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Nippon-Ham (3rd, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)
Rakuten Eagles 's outfielder Carson McCusker hit a solo home run to give his team the lead.
In the second inning, with both teams scoreless, McCusker led off by a 147 km/h fastball down the middle thrown by Nippon-Ham 's starting pitcher Ito. The ball soared into the right-center field stands. A spectacular home run gave his team the lead.
![[Video] A perfect hit! McCusker's spectacular opening goal](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/03/20260703-OHT1I51519-C.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Rakuten Eagles vs. Nippon-Ham](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Rakuten Eagles] This is what a foreign player should be! McCusker hits a spectacular 5th home run, and is in good form with RBI in 4 consecutive games, moving closer to defeating league Seibu Lions](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/23/20260623-OHT1I51461-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] McCusker hits a stunning home run, advancing towards ending the losing streak. A massive 138-meter blast. Will interim manager Tatsuya Shiokawa get his first win?](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/11/20260611-OHT1I51568-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Yukiya Ito hits the go-ahead RBI to stop the losing streak; Ryosuke Tatsumi and Fumiya Kurokawa get their first hit in four games.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/23/20260423-OHT1I51415-L.jpg)
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