◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. The Giants "Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026" Game 3 (11th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles McCusker The player hit his third home run of the season, a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the 6th inning, with the score 5-0, consecutive hits put runners on center fielder and second with no outs. At this point, McCusker hit an outside pitch from The Giants' second pitcher, Shunya Morita, into the upper deck of the stands to right-center field. A big hit came from the cleanup hitter's bat at a time when they desperately needed more runs.

In the bottom of the second inning, he hit a timely single to left field, marking his fifth multi-hit since coming to Japan.

◇Comments from McCusker
"I hit a fastball. I was able to connect well with the ball that came into the strike zone."

Text by Ayako Kikuchi