◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Softbank Hawks (August 2nd, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)
Rakuten Eagles will be aiming for their first win of the second half of the season against Softbank Hawks on the 2nd.
In the previous day's game, the first of the second half of the season, they suffered shutout game loss with only four hit allowed. With the All-Star break in between, they have now lost three straight games, putting them at a season-worst tie of 19 games below .500.
The team is currently struggling in Sunday games, having lost eight in a row. Overall this season, Sunday games have a poor record of 3 wins and 13 losses, making them a "jinxed" day for the team.
Rakuten Eagles 's starting mound is Kosha. Softbank Hawks 's starting pitcher is Maeda Yu, who is undefeated with 8 wins. The left-handed pitcher showdown will end the losing streak.
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![[Scoreboard] Rakuten Eagles vs. Softbank Hawks](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Rakuten Eagles] A throw-out at home plate in the first inning proved costly, leading to shutout game loss. Manager Yoshihito Yoshii: "The batters weren't able to go for it with full force..." With only four hit, they tie their worst deficit to 19 games.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/08/01/20260801-OHT1I51479-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] A crushing defeat to start the second half of the season; tied for the worst record of the season at 19 games under .500; failure to score in the first inning proved costly; the batting lineup was silenced by Kamichaya. Takahisa Hayakawa 6 innings, 3 runs](https://hochi.news/images/2026/08/01/20260801-OHT1I51430-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Reyes hits his 23rd home run, a two-run shot: "I felt like they were throwing a lot of breaking ball." He moves up to a tie for second place with SoftBank's Kondo, leads the Lotte killer with 9 home runs, and is in great form with a 13-game hit streak.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/08/02/20260802-OHT1I51219-L.jpg)
![[Farm] Atsuki Muto hits the go-ahead run; Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win after a gritty pitching relay](https://media.insight.pacificleague.com/webp/kk2xKn3RKbeSnP4hyzKRo6PWtQHP8W7hLm0Tio0J.webp)
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