[Rakuten] After two consecutive shutout game losses, the team has lost two consecutive series. Manager Hajime Miki laments, "In baseball, you have to score points..."

Sports Hochi

2025.6.8(日) 18:31

◆Nippon Life Insurance Central vs Pacific League Interleague Series The Giants 5-0 Rakuten (8th, Tokyo Dome)

Rakuten 's batting line was poor, with only four hit, and they suffered shutout game loss, following a loss the day before, making for a tough start to the interleague games with two consecutive losses. Their deficit now sits at five, tying them for the most of the season.

The starter Masaru Fujii pitcher was 4 hit 1 runs in the sixth inning and persisted pitch, but the batting line did not support him and he lost his third game of the season. Shoma Fujihira pitcher, who was hit by two arches lose pitcher in the sixth inning in the previous day's game, was hit by another deadly bases loaded bullet in the eighth inning.

The new lineup infielder infielder Hiroto Kobukata Kotaro Komori, who have good speed, batting first and second, did not work. In the eighth inning, with one out, Kofukuda hit a single to center hit and got on base, but Komori swung and missed on the second pitch, and Kofukuda was tagged out, so the team was unable to take advantage of their mobility.

After the game, manager Hajime Miki lamented, "Yesterday's Griffin and today's Togo are both good pitcher, so it's difficult, but you can't win baseball without scoring a point. The streak of consecutive losses had already put a damper on the team's hopes of winning back-to-back AC championships. "We will prepare for a good game at home," he said, vowing to turn things around starting with the next game against Chunichi.