OSAKA (Interstat) — Takayuki Kishi pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and Carson McCusker hit a two-run homer, leading the visiting Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 3-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Thursday night, Aug. 6, 2026, at Osaka Dome. The Golden Eagles had dropped the first two games of the series.

Kishi allowed one earned run and struck out three, improving to 3-3. McCusker homered to left with two outs in the first inning, scoring two runs. Rui Muneyama added a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning for a 3-0 lead. Orix scored in the seventh on Ryoma Yamanaka’s sacrifice fly. Shoma Fujihira earned his 21st save with a scoreless ninth inning.

Rakuten managed three hits; Orix had two. Daiki Tajima took the loss, allowing three runs on three hits over five innings with three strikeouts. The attendance was 25,871, and the game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes.

Rakuten improved to 37-58-1, while Orix fell to 49-49-2.