◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 3-5 Rakuten Eagles (October 10th, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Rakuten Eagles came from behind to defeat Softbank Hawks, securing their second consecutive win.

The game saw the momentum shift from the very beginning. In the first inning, Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher Hayakawa gave up a run, but in the second inning, McCusker hit a solo home run to tie the game. Then, in the fourth inning, McCusker hit his second home run in a row, a solo home run to take the lead.

However, in the very next inning, the 4th, they gave up a two-run single to left field to Shuto, allowing the opposing team to take the lead.

Trailing by one run in the sixth inning, they changed the game again. With one out, Tatsumi hit a solo home run to left-center field to tie the game, bringing the score back to even. Then, in the eighth inning with one out and a runner on first, McCusker hit his 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot to right-center field. This was his third home run in a single game, tying the team record, and gave them the lead.

◆Team record tied: McCusker (Rakuten) hits 3 Home Run in a single game. Three or more Home Run in a single game is the first since Munetaka Murakami (Yakult) hit 3 home runs against Hiroshima on August 30th last year, and the first in the Pacific League since Yamaguchi (Lotte) hit 3 home runs against Rakuten Eagles on August 21st last year. Three Home Run in a single game for Rakuten Eagles is...

hitter (Year, Month, Day) Opponent [Home Runs]

Takeshi Yamazaki, 07/5/17 vs. Japan <3>

Amador, 17/7/22 vs. Orix (3)

Hideto Asamura, 20/9/22 vs. Lotte (3)

McCusker 26.7.10 vs Soviet Union <3>

He is the fourth player to tie the team record.