On July 10, in the 13th round between Fukuoka Softbank and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win 5-3.

Starting pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher faced a bases loaded crisis with no outs in the first inning, allowing a run to take the lead between infield grounders. Immediately after, in the top of the second, McCuscar hit a solo homer of the eighth to tie the game, and in the top of the fourth, he hit his second consecutive solo home run in his ninth at-bat to take the lead. However, in the bottom of the fourth, pitcher Hayakawa gave up a timely hit from Ukyo Shuto and allowed the lead to take the lead.

In the top of the sixth, trailing by one run, the lineup tied again with Ryosuke Tatsumi 's sixth solo homer. pitcher Hayakawa threw 110 pitches in six innings, 6 hit 4 walks, Hit by Pitch 3 runs, and in the bottom of the seventh, Chiharu Tanaka pitcher connected the game. Then, in the top of the eighth, McCuscar hit his third two-run homer of the game, his 10th homer, to take the lead. He connected with Ryu Kutani pitcher in the bottom of the 8th and Shoma Fujihira pitcher in the bottom of the 9th, finishing with win.

For the win Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, McCuscar had a strong performance with 3 Home Run 4 RBI. The second pitcher, Chiharu Tanaka pitcher, recorded his first win since transferring. Meanwhile, Fukuoka Softbank, who were defeated, saw starter Ryosuke Otsu pitcher throw 106 pitches, 8 hit, and 3 runs over 7 innings. Although they were in closer trouble, the situation turned into a tearful turn of events.

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Raku 010101020 5
So 100200000 3

Takahisa Hayakawa- ○ Chiharu Tanaka Ryu Kutani- S Shoma Fujihira
Ryosuke Otsu-Yuki Matsumoto-Gota Suzuki

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa