Orix 0, at Rakuten 4

SENDAI (Interstat) — Kosei Shoji threw eight shutout innings and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles defeated Orix Buffaloes 4-0 on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at Kleenex Stadium Miyagi. Shoji allowed seven hits and struck out 11 without yielding an earned run. He improved to 7-9; Ryoga Tomiyama fell to 0-1. Rakuten scored twice in the third inning when Yuma Yasuda singled to shallow center with two outs; he finished 1 for 4. Carson McCusker tripled to right-center in the fifth inning with two outs, plating two more runs. He finished 3 for 4. Attendance was 12,039, and the game lasted… Read more...