◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Softbank Hawks (August 2nd, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)
Rakuten Eagles runs in the sixth inning.
Starting pitcher Koga found himself in a jam with runners on first and second and no outs, and was pulled from the game. Shibata came in as the second pitcher, but with one out and runners on second and third, he gave up a two-run shot to Kawase that sailed over the right-field fence doble.Furthermore, with two outs and a runner on third, three consecutive Walk resulted in runs. Nakagomi was brought in to relieve at this point, but he allowed a walk-in run to Yanagida Walk and another to Yamamoto Walk. During the next at-bat by Dai Makihara, a wild pitch added another run runs.
Kosha gave up six runs (two earned runs) in the middle of the sixth inning. He was unable to secure his first win in about two months.
![[Video] The pitcher who won Koshien in 2011 throws the first pitch! His form is the same as it was back then!? And it's sinker!!!](https://hochi.news/images/2026/08/02/20260802-OHT1I51208-C.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Rakuten Eagles vs. Softbank Hawks](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Tatsuki Koja pitched well through the first three innings but suddenly gave up four runs in the fourth inning, and errors also contributed to the comeback.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/08/02/20260802-OHT1I51379-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Ryuya Taira hits his first home run of the second half of the season, a solo shot off undefeated left-handed pitcher Yuya Maeda. This is his ninth home run in two months, putting him one home run away from double digits.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/08/02/20260802-OHT1I51339-L.jpg)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Major starting line-up changes to prevent a fourth consecutive loss: Hideto Asamura, Rui Muneyama and others to start on the bench; Tatsuya Ryuya Taira to play left field; Tatsuki Koja to start, aiming for his second win.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/08/02/20260802-OHT1I51273-L.jpg)
