◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Rakuten Eagles (October 10th, Mizuho PayPay)
Rakuten Eagles 's outfielder Carson McCusker hit his eighth home run of the season, a solo shot.
It happened the moment he hit it. In the second inning, trailing by one run, McCusker was at bat, and it was the first pitch. He perfectly timed a high fastball down the middle thrown by Otsu. It was a superb home run to the upper deck of left field. The ball traveled at 180 km/h and traveled 130 meters for a solo home run that tied the game.
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![[Scoreboard] Softbank Hawks vs. Rakuten Eagles](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAGAAACH5BAEKAP8ALAAAAAABAAEAAAgEAP8FBAA7)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Aiming for a second consecutive win, YG Yasuda has been selected as starting line-up, with Takahisa Hayakawa taking mound as the "7th batter, DH".](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/10/20260710-OHT1I51360-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Urena has finally rejoined the first team and is a strong candidate to start in the three-game series Softbank Hawks Tatsuki Koja has also rejoined the team after being sidelined due to lower body stiffness.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/10/20260710-OHT1I51265-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Tatsuki Koja joins the first team and is likely to start in the three-game series Softbank Hawks... after about a month of discomfort in his upper body.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/10/20260710-OHT1I51234-L.jpg)
