On June 2, in the first round of the 'Nippon Life Interleague 2026' between Yokohama DeNA and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in Yokohama Stadium, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win 7-3. They ended their losing streak at 6.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starter, Kosei Shoji pitcher, started closer three consecutive inning from the first inning. In the bottom of the third, all three batters retired in order, and in the bottom of the fourth, with three consecutive hits and one out, bases loaded, he managed to get the next batters out to struck out and a fly out to two to get through the game.

In the top of the third inning, the lineup hit a Walk by McCuscar, hit by Hikaru Ota, and pitcher Shoji, with one out and runners on second and third, and the sacrifice bunt by Naoki Sato player sacrifice fly to take the lead. The next Ryosuke Tatsumi player also created a timely doble, giving them a two-goal lead.

However, in the bottom of the fifth, pitcher Shoji faced a crisis with runners on first and second on a dropped third strike or Walk due to a balled ball, and Tatsuo Ebina hit his second three-run homer to take the lead. In the bottom of the sixth, he closer with no runs, threw 95 pitches in the sixth inning, threw 7 hit 2 Walk 7 strike out 3 runs (earned runs 2), and was taken out of the mound.

In the bottom of the 7th, Daichi Shibata pitcher carried the runner but still couldn't runs. In the top of the eighth, with two outs and runners on first and second, pinch hitter Daichi Suzuki hit a timely infield hit to tie the game, followed by a timely hit by McCuscar to take the lead. In the bottom of the eighth, Ren Kajiya pitcher hit the closer, and in the top of the ninth, Hikaru Ito hit his first solo homer and Ryuya Taira hit his eighth two-run homer. The bottom of the ninth was sealed by Shoma Fujihira pitcher, ending the game 7-3.

Second pitcher pitcher Shibata recorded his first win of the season, while Naoki Sato, Fumiya Kurokawa, and Ota each recorded two hit in the lineup, while Hikaru Ito, who appeared as a pinch hitter, recorded his first Home Run in two seasons. The team earned their first win in interleague play.

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Kosei Shoji- ○ Daichi Shibata-Ren Kajiya-Shoma Fujihira
De Taira Kentaro - Louise Reynolds - ● Nakagawa Kodai - Sakamoto Yuya

Written by Aoi Nemoto