[Rakuten Eagles] Kosei Shoji allowed a hit in his seventh consecutive game; he was pulled after 5 innings, having given up 4 hits runs, and failed to earn his fifth win.

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In the 5th inning, with two outs and runners on first and third, Kosei Shoji allowed a three-run homer to right field by Kazunari Ishii Home Run (Photo by Kazuki Ota)

◆ Seibu Lions Pacific League: Seibu vs. Rakuten Eagles (7th, Naha)

Rakuten Eagles 's pitcher Kosei Shoji (25) started the game but was pulled after 5 innings, having thrown 107 pitches, giving up 6 hit, 4 Walk, and 4 runs. He was unable to secure his fifth win of the season, which would have been his first since the game against Nippon-Ham on May 5th.

Seibu Lions and Taira. Although he gave up a runner from the start, he managed to hold on. However, in the 4th inning, he gave up a doble to Ishii in leadoff, putting a runner on second with one out. At that point, An-Ko Lin gave up a go-ahead RBI hit.

In the fifth inning, with two outs, Kojima Walk, and Nevin hit a single to left hit, putting runners on first and third. Ishii then hit a three-run homer to right field. This was the seventh consecutive game in which Home Run was given up, and the team continued to runs.

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[Rakuten Eagles] Kosei Shoji allowed a hit in his seventh consecutive game; he was pulled after 5 innings, having given up 4 hits runs, and failed to earn his fifth win.