[Rakuten Eagles] Fierce attack from the start: 5 hits and 5 runs by the 2nd inning, tagging Kyosuke Saito. In-form YG Yasuda, Rui Muneyama, and others hit timely hits | Pacific League.com

[Rakuten Eagles] Early onslaught: 5 hits and 5 runs by the 2nd inning, overwhelming Kyosuke Saito. In-form YG Yasuda, Rui Muneyama, and others drive in runs with timely hits.

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August 26, 2026 19:04

In the first inning with two outs and runners on first and second, YG Yasuda (Yuma Yasuda) hits an RBI single to right field to add a run (Photo by Haruko Yoshimura).

Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs Rakuten Eagles (26th, Kyocera Dome)

The Rakuten Eagles' lineup clicked from the early stages of the game.

In the first inning, with two outs and runners on first and third, Murabayashi hit an RBI single to left to open the scoring. Yasuda followed with an RBI hit down the right-field line.

In the second inning, with two outs and runners on second and third, Muneyama hit a two-run doble to right-center, and the following batter McCusker also hit an RBI single to left. They extended their lead with three runs in this inning, getting to Orix Buffaloes starter Saito.