New foreign player McCusker Home Run, but Tohoku Rakuten Eagles lose. Tatsuki Koja pitched four scoreless runs.<\/p>\n
Pacific League Insight<\/p>\n
February 28, 2026 16:27<\/p>\n
On February 28th, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Hiroshima opened at Kurashiki Muscat Stadium, and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles lost 3-5.<\/p>\n
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles ‘s starter, Tatsuki Koja<\/a> pitcher, allowed hit in the top of the first and second innings and the lead hitter, but the follow-up was cut off. In the top of the 3rd and 4th innings, he closer to a three-way retirement and went down to mound. 2nd place Uchi Seiryu<\/a> pitcher is a no-runs in 1 inning .<\/p>\n However, Masaru Fujii<\/a> pitcher, who took the mound in the top of the 6th inning, led by Shoichi Futamata’s doble and other runners, causing a pinch with 2 outs and 3rd base, and Shosei Nakamura allowed the first run with a timely hit. pitcher Fujii also hit consecutive hits in the top of the 8th inning with 1 out on 1st and 2nd base, but he has survived this pinch.<\/p>\n The batting line was in a difficult situation where they could not give up hit until the bottom of the 7th inning in front of the opponent’s pitcher camp, but in the bottom of the 8th, McCusker’s<\/a> first solo shot tied the game. In addition, an error and a bad throw to make it to third base with no outs, and Gonzalez’s<\/a> sacrifice fly won the game. Furthermore, when dropped third strike got a chance to get two outs and second base, pinch hitter Daisuke Nakashima<\/a> hit a timely hit to make the score 3-1.<\/p>\n