On June 23, in the 10th round between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Saitama Seibu Lions held at Kirayaka Stadium, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win 8-4.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher Ryota Takinaka pitcher had Kazunari Ishii players in the top of the second inning and Shinya Hasegawa in the top of the third. They suffered timely doble from the players and conceded two goals early on. However, after that, he showed a pitch that closed key moments while carrying runner every inning, pitching 116 pitches in 6 innings with 10 hit 1 Hit by Pitch 4 strike out 2 runs to leave mound.

In the bottom of the third, with Naoki Sato and Hideto Asamura hit, the lineup created a one-out, bases loaded opportunity, and McCuscar hit a two-run single to tie the game. Then, with two outs and runners on first and second, Itsuki Murabayashi hit a two-run doble to take the lead. In the bottom of the fifth, McCuscar hit his fifth solo homer, adding another run.

Then, in the bottom of the sixth, they scored three runs with bases-loaded Walk and others, bringing the score to 8-2. In the top of the 7th, the second pitcher Masaya Nishigaki pitcher gave up two runs between Canario's timely single and a grounder, but they didn't give up the lead. From the eighth inning, Ryu Kutani pitcher and Shoma Fujihira pitcher pitched in succession to hold the game ahead, ending the game 8-4.

For the win Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, pitcher Takinaka secured his fourth win, and the lineup saw McCuscar RBI 2 hit 3 including Home Run, and Murabayashi 2 hit 2 RBI. In matches held in Yamagata Prefecture, they achieved their first win in eight years since 2018.

Meanwhile, Saitama Seibu Lions couldn't produce a game with starting Wines pitcher throwing 97 pitches hit Walk 6 strike out 5 runs over 5 innings. The second pitcher, Shota Hamaya pitcher, also struggled with control, going 4 Walk in the first inning. In the lineup, Hasegawa recorded 3 hit 1 RBI, and Ishii recorded 2 hit 1 RBI.

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Nishi ● Wynance -Shota Hamaya-Taiga Ueda
Raku ○ Ryota Takinaka-Daichi Shibata Masaya Nishigaki Ryu Kutani- Kutani Ru -Shoma Fujihira

Text by Seiichi Nakagawa