[Rakuten Eagles] Unable to protect a four-run lead... Kosei Shoji leaves the mound after allowing 4 runs in 6 innings. No win, but he recorded 7 strikeouts, rising back to the top of the league with 148 strike outs this season | Pacific League.com

[Rakuten Eagles] Unable to protect a four-run lead... Kosei Shoji leaves the mound after giving up 4 runs in 6 innings. Fails to get the win but records 7 strikeouts, rising back to the top of the league with 148 strike outs this season.

Sports Hochi

September 9, 2026 20:42

Kosei Shoji (right) gave up a Home Run to center field to Toshiya Sato with no outs in the second inning (Camera: Wataru Koshikawa)

◆Pacific League: Lotte vs. Rakuten Eagles (9th, ZOZO)

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Kosei Shoji started the game against Lotte and left the mound after allowing 4 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings.

He received four runs of support early on but couldn't hold firm. He gave up a solo home run to Sato at the start of the second inning. Furthermore, in the fourth inning, he gave up three runs, including RBI hits to Ogawa and Inoue. The game was tied, and he was unable to secure his eighth win of the season.

With 7 strike outs on this day, he reached 148 strike outs for the season, rising back to the top of the league.