[Rakuten Eagles] Kosei Shoji pitches a strong 6 innings, allowing 8 hit 4 runs, holding onto the lead and leaving the game with a chance for his 7th win. He reached 130 strike out this season with 9 strikeouts. | Pacific League

[Rakuten Eagles] Kosei Shoji pitched a strong game, allowing 8 hit 4 runs over 6 innings, holding onto the lead and leaving the game with a chance for his 7th win. He reached 130 strike out this season with 9 strikeouts.

Sports Hochi

August 26, 2026 20:43

Kosei Shoji, who gave up an RBI single to left to Kotaro Kobayashi with one out and runners on first and second in the fifth inning (Photo by Haruko Yoshimura)

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

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Kosei Shoji started against the Orix Buffaloes and left the mound after allowing four runs on eight hits and three Walks in six innings.

He received five runs of support by the second inning but couldn't settle in. In the third, he gave up three runs on timely hits by Kita and Ota, among others. In the fifth, he allowed a timely hit to left field by Kurebayashi. Mixing splitters with a fastball that reached a top speed of 154 km/h, he recorded nine strike outs. He managed to hold onto the lead and left the mound in line for his seventh win.