On May 26, in the first round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between Chunichi and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in Vantelin Dome, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles lost 0-1.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starter, Kosei Shoji pitcher, gave up hit with one out in the bottom of the first inning but managed to get through with double play hits. However, in the bottom of the second inning, leadoff hitter Seiya Hosokawa hit his sixth solo homer to give the team the lead. In the bottom of the third and fourth innings, they each scored runner in scoring position but runs no wins. From the 5th inning, 3 inning closer without hit, and the mound is down after only 7 innings.

They wanted to provide support, but against the opposing starter Mara pitcher, they went on a split 2-hit run through six innings, making for a tough situation. In the top of the 7th, Hideto Asamura and hit Itsuki Murabayashi created a good opportunity with runners on first and second and one out, but the Hikaru Ota player was knocked out by double play. In the top of the 8th, the leadoff Fumiya Kurokawa hit a hit, but no runs were scored.

From the bottom of the eighth, the pitching rotation began, with the second pitcher, Taisei Tsurusaki pitcher, coming in. Despite being in trouble with one out and a runner on third due to a teammate's error, Naoki Sato made a good throw and did not add any runs. However, in the top of the ninth, with Shinya Matsuyama pitcher out, Daisuke Nakashima reached base with hit with two outs, but the next hitter retired, ending the game 0-1.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles pitched tenaciously with starting pitcher pitcher Shoji pitching 7 innings with 6 hit 2 Walk 5 strike out 1 runs, but the lineup finished with 6 hit scoreless overall. They were unable to secure a win in the opening match. Murabayashi has marked 2 hit.

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Raku ● Kosei Shoji- Taisei Tsurusaki
Middle ○ Marat-S Matsuyama Shinya

Written by Riyoko Niwa