2021 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season

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2021  Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Climax Series berth
Rakuten eagles insignia.svg
League Pacific League
Ballpark Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
Record66–62–15 (.516)
League place3rd
Parent company Rakuten
PresidentYozo Tachibana
General manager Kazuhisa Ishii
Manager Kazuhisa Ishii
Captain Eigoro Mogi
Average attendance8,545
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The 2021 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the 17th season of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles franchise. The Eagles played their home games at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in the city of Sendai as members of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. The team was led by Kazuhisa Ishii in his first season as team manager.

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Rakuten finished the season with a record of 66–62–15, securing third place in the PL and qualifying for the Climax Series. They were eliminated by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the First Stage in two games.

Regular season

Standings

2021 Pacific League regular season standings [1]
#Team G Tooltip Games playedWL T Pct. GB Tooltip Games behindHomeRoad
1 Orix Buffaloes 143705518.560—38–22–1232–33–6
2 Chiba Lotte Marines 143675719.5402½33–32–734–25–12
3Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles143666215.5145½31–33–835–29–7
4 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 143606221.4928½31–29–1129–33–10
5 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 143556820.4471425–36–1030–32–10
6 Saitama Seibu Lions 143557018.4401530–34–725–36–11

Record vs. opponents

2021 record vs. opponents [1]
TeamBuffaloesEaglesFightersHawksLionsMarinesCL
Buffaloes—10–10–510–11–413–11–115–8–210–10–512–5–1
Eagles10–10–5—12–11–211–10–415–8–29–15–19–8–1
Fighters11–10–411–12–2—6–13–613–9–37–13–57–11
Hawks11–13–110–11–413–6–6—9–13–312–10–35–9–4
Lions8–15–28–15–29–13–313–9–3—10–11–47–7–4
Marines10–10–515–9–113–7–510–12–311–10–4—8–9–1

Interleague

2021 regular season interleague standings [2]
#Team G Tooltip Games playedWL T Pct. GB Tooltip Games behindHomeRoad
1 Orix Buffaloes 181251.706—7–1–15–4
2 Hanshin Tigers 181170.6111.53–68–1
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 18963.60026–2–13–4–2
4 Chunichi Dragons 18972.5632.55–2–24–5
5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 181080.5562.55–45–4
6Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles18981.52933–5–16–3
7 Saitama Seibu Lions 18774.5003.55–3–12–4–3
8 Chiba Lotte Marines 18891.47145–43–5–1
9 Yomiuri Giants 18783.46744–3–23–5–1
10 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 187110.3895.52–75–4
11 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 18594.3575.53–4–22–5–2
12 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 183123.20082–6–11–6–2

Opening Day starting roster

Friday, March 26, 2021, vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters [3]

Order Player Position
1 Ryosuke Tatsumi Center fielder
2 Hiroto Kobukata Shortstop
3 Hiroaki Shimauchi Left fielder
4 Hideto Asamura Second baseman
5 Eigoro Mogi Third baseman
6 Daichi Suzuki First baseman
7 Kazuki Tanaka Right fielder
8 Yuya Ogo Designated hitter
9 Hikaru Ohta Catcher
— Hideaki Wakui Starting pitcher

Game log

2021 game log: 66–62–15 (Home: 31–33–8; Away: 35–29–7)
March: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 26 Fighters 8–2 Wakui (1–0) Uwasawa (0–1)— Rakuten Seimei Park 14,5591–0–0 W1
2March 27Fighters4–9 Kato (1–0) Takata (0–1)—Rakuten Seimei Park14,6811–1–0 L1
3March 28Fighters5–0 Hayakawa (1–0) Ikeda (0–1)—Rakuten Seimei Park14,4252–1–0 W1
4March 30@ Marines 5–0 Kishi (1–0) Ojima (0–1)— Zozo Marine Stadium 9,9313–1–0 W2
5March 31@ Marines2–1 Norimoto (1–0) Iwashita (0–1) Matsui (1)Zozo Marine Stadium9,5944–1–0 W3
April: 10–8–6 (Home: 5–4–4; Away: 5–4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
6April 1@ Marines 5–16 Motomae (1–0) Takinaka (0–1)— Zozo Marine Stadium 7,4474–2–0 L1
7April 2 Buffaloes 4–2 Wakui (2–0) Yamasaki (0–1) Matsui (2) Rakuten Seimei Park 7,2475–2–0 W1
8April 3Buffaloes3–2 Anraku (1–0) Yamaoka (0–2) Matsui (3)Rakuten Seimei Park9,8566–2–0 W2
9April 4Buffaloes0–4 Miyagi (2–0) Hayakawa (1–1)—Rakuten Seimei Park7,3766–3–0 L1
10April 6@ Lions 13–2 Kishi (2–0) Matsumoto (1–1)— MetLife Dome 8,6087–3–0 W1
11April 7@ Lions6–3 Norimoto (2–0) Imai (0–1)—MetLife Dome7,3908–3–0 W2
12April 8@ Lions4–0 Takinaka (1–1) Uema (0–1)—MetLife Dome6,6539–3–0 W3
13April 9 Hawks 1–1Game tied after 9 inningsRakuten Seimei Park5,0499–3–1 T1
14April 10Hawks8–8Game tied after 9 inningsRakuten Seimei Park8,1229–3–2 T2
15April 11Hawks0–2 Taura (1–0) Hayakawa (1–2) Mori (3)Rakuten Seimei Park8,5159–4–2 L1
16April 13Marines2–6 Ishikawa (1–0) Kishi (2–1) Masuda (2)Rakuten Seimei Park6,1889–5–2 L2
17April 14Marines2–2Game tied after 9 inningsRakuten Seimei Park6,3039–5–3 T1
18April 15Marines3–7 Iwashita (2–1) Takinaka (1–2)—Rakuten Seimei Park5,8749–6–3 L1
19April 16@ Fighters 4–1 Wakui (3–0) Hori (1–1) Matsui (4) Tokyo Dome 9,55910–6–3 W1
20April 17@ Fighters1–4 Uwasawa (1–2) Tanaka (0–1) Sugiura (4)Tokyo Dome9,98510–7–3 L1
21April 18@ Fighters4–1 Hayakawa (2–2) Kaneko (0–1) Matsui (5)Tokyo Dome9,98111–7–3 W1
22April 20@ Hawks4–6 Kayama (1–0) Kishi (2–2) Mori (5) Kitakyushu Stadium 9,80111–8–3 L1
23April 21@ Hawks1–4 Wada (2–1) Norimoto (2–1) Mori (6) PayPay Dome 12,04911–9–3 L2
24April 23Lions2–2Game tied after 9 inningsRakuten Seimei Park6,20511–9–4 T1
25April 24Lions2–1 Tanaka (1–1) Honda (0–1) Matsui (6)Rakuten Seimei Park6,61912–9–4 W1
26April 25Lions8–4 Hayakawa (3–2) Hirai (3–1)—Rakuten Seimei Park7,03713–9–4 W2
27April 27@ Buffaloes5–5Game tied after 9 innings Kyocera Dome —13–9–5 T1
28April 28@ Buffaloes0–0Game tied after 9 inningsKyocera Dome—13–9–6 T2
—April 29@ BuffaloesPostponed (COVID-19) – Makeup date: October 20Kyocera Dome——— [4] [5]
29April 30Marines8–1 Wakui (4–0) Nakamura (0–1)—Rakuten Seimei Park4,73414–9–6 W1
May: 11–11–3 (Home: 5–3–2; Away: 6–8–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
30May 1 Marines 3–0 Tanaka (2–1) Futaki (1–2) Matsui (7) Rakuten Seimei Park 7,91415–9–6 W2
31May 2Marines5–6 Karakawa (2–1) Matsui (0–1) Masuda (6)Rakuten Seimei Park7,62215–10–6 L1
32May 3@ Hawks 7–4 Takinaka (2–2) Niho (0–1) Matsui (8) PayPay Dome 18,38216–10–6 W1
33May 4@ Hawks4–6 Tsumori (1–0) Kishi (2–3) Moinelo (2)PayPay Dome18,58416–11–6 L1
34May 5@ Hawks5–5Game tied after 9 inningsPayPay Dome17,90216–11–7 T1
35May 7@ Fighters 1–6 VerHagen (1–2) Wakui (4–1)— Sapporo Dome 5,67416–12–7 L1
36May 8@ Fighters1–4 Uwasawa (3–2) Tanaka (2–2) Rodriguez (1)Sapporo Dome13,02216–13–7 L2
37May 9@ Fighters6–3 Hayakawa (4–2) Ikeda (2–4) Matsui (9)Sapporo Dome9,69817–13–7 W1
38May 11 Lions 3–3Game tied after 9 inningsRakuten Seimei Park5,12817–13–8 T1
39May 12Lions4–3 Norimoto (3–1) Neal (0–1) Matsui (10)Rakuten Seimei Park5,12818–13–8 W1
40May 14@ Buffaloes 4–9 Yamaoka (2–3) Wakui (4–2)— Hotto Motto Field 4,88818–14–8 L1
41May 15@ Buffaloes3–4 Takeyasu (2–0) Tanaka (2–3) Suzuki (1)Hotto Motto Field7,79518–15–8 L2
42May 16@ Buffaloes1–0 Hayakawa (5–2) Yamasaki (1–4)— Kyocera Dome —19–15–8 W1
43May 18Fighters3–2 Sung (1–0) Rodriguez (0–1) Matsui (11)Rakuten Seimei Park6,01620–15–8 W2
44May 19Fighters3–2 Norimoto (4–1) Kato (3–1) Matsui (12)Rakuten Seimei Park7,03521–15–8 W3
45May 20Fighters1–4 Hori (2–1) Fukuyama (0–1) Sugiura (9)Rakuten Seimei Park8,44821–16–8 L1
46May 21@ Marines13–6 Wakui (5–2) Ishikawa (2–2)— Zozo Marine Stadium 7,74222–16–8 W1
47May 22@ Marines1–3 Karakawa (3–1) Fukuyama (0–2) Masuda (11)Zozo Marine Stadium11,78822–17–8 L1
48May 23@ Marines6–5 Hayakawa (6–2) Ojima (1–2) Matsui (13)Zozo Marine Stadium10,60523–17–8 W1
49May 25@ Giants 4–9 Togo (4–2) Kishi (2–4)— Tokyo Dome 10,32923–18–8 L1
50May 26@ Giants2–5 Takahashi (6–1) Norimoto (4–2) De La Rosa (6)Tokyo Dome9,77823–19–8 L2
51May 27@ Giants2–0 Takinaka (3–2) Yokogawa (0–1) Matsui (14)Tokyo Dome8,95324–19–8 W1
52May 28 BayStars 6–7 Kuniyoshi (1–0) Wakui (5–3) Mishima (7)Rakuten Seimei Park10,82224–20–8 L1
53May 29BayStars1–1Game tied after 9 inningsRakuten Seimei Park13,05724–20–9 T1
54May 30BayStars5–1 Sakai (1–0) Ishida (1–1)—Rakuten Seimei Park12,42625–20–9 W1
June: 11–10–1 (Home: 5–8–1; Away: 6–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
55June 1@ Swallows 4–7 Onishi (1–0) Sakai (1–1) McGough (6) Meiji Jingu Stadium 7,80925–21–9 L1
56June 2@ Swallows3–1 Norimoto (5–2) Taguchi (2–4) Matsui (15)Meiji Jingu Stadium7,54326–21–9 W1
57June 3@ Swallows4–2 Takinaka (4–2) Sneed (1–1) Matsui (16)Meiji Jingu Stadium7,10527–21–9 W2
58June 4@ Carp 12–5 Wakui (6–3) Nakamura (0–3)— Mazda Stadium 14,27428–21–9 W3
59June 5@ Carp7–3 Anraku (2–0) Horie (1–2)—Mazda Stadium16,23129–21–9 W4
60June 6@ Carp6–4 Hayakawa (7–2) Takahashi (2–2) Matsui (17)Mazda Stadium16,24630–21–9 W5
61June 8 Dragons 5–2 Kishi (3–4) Yanagi (5–2) Matsui (18) Rakuten Seimei Park 10,85031–21–9 W6
62June 9Dragons3–7 Ogasawara (4–2) Norimoto (5–3)—Rakuten Seimei Park8,85431–22–9 L1
63June 10Dragons6–2 Takinaka (5–2) Katsuno (3–4) —Rakuten Seimei Park8,78232–22–9 W1
64June 11 Tigers 2–3 Aoyagi (5–2) Wakui (6–4) Robert Suárez (20)Rakuten Seimei Park12,52532–23–9 L1
65June 12Tigers1–9 Ito (4–3) Tanaka (2–4)—Rakuten Seimei Park13,25732–24–9 L2
66June 13Tigers5–6 Fujinami (4–3) Matsui (0–2) Robert Suárez (21)Rakuten Seimei Park13,15532–25–9 L3
67June 18 Buffaloes 2–5 Yamamoto (7–5) Wakui (6–5) Hirano (6)Rakuten Seimei Park10,97632–26–9 L4
—June 19BuffaloesPostponed (rain) – Makeup date: June 21Rakuten Seimei Park——— [6]
68June 20Buffaloes0–3 Miyagi (7–1) Hayakawa (7–3) Hirano (7)Rakuten Seimei Park13,09132–27–9 L5
69June 21Buffaloes3–4 Yamasaki (3–5) Takinaka (5–3) Hirano (8)Rakuten Seimei Park5,39632–28–9 L6
70June 22@ Lions 0–2 Matsumoto (6–3) Kishi (3–5) Taira (8) MetLife Dome 8,42032–29–9 L7
71June 23@ Lions6–4 Tanaka (3–4) Watanabe (0–1) Matsui (19)MetLife Dome10,29233–29–9 W1
72June 25 Hawks 5–1 Norimoto (6–3) Ishikawa (3–7)—Rakuten Seimei Park7,91734–29–9 W2
73June 26Hawks3–2 Nishiguchi (1–0) Martinez (5–2) Matsui (20)Rakuten Seimei Park12,42835–29–9 W3
74June 27Hawks3–2 Anraku (3–0) Wada (4–5) Matsui (21)Rakuten Seimei Park9,68036–29–9 W4
75June 29 Fighters 5–5Game tied after 9 inningsRakuten Seimei Park6,21436–29–10 T1
76June 30Fighters0–3 Tateno (1–0) Wakui (6–6) Sugiura (14)Rakuten Seimei Park8,35836–30–10 L1
July: 5–6–1 (Home: 1–2; Away: 4–4–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
77July 1 Fighters 1–2 Ito (6–4) Kishi (3–6) Sugiura (15) Rakuten Seimei Park 5,84336–31–10 L2
—July 2@ Marines Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: July 5 Zozo Marine Stadium ——— [7]
78July 3@ Marines3–5 Flores (1–0) Sung (1–1) Masuda (19)Zozo Marine Stadium12,40936–32–10 L3
79July 4@ Marines6–8 Ojima (5–2) Takinaka (5–4) Masuda (20)Zozo Marine Stadium9,13236–33–10 L4
80July 5@ Marines1–8 Iwashita (7–4) Nishiguchi (1–1)—Zozo Marine Stadium3,80236–34–10 L5
81July 6@ Buffaloes 7–2 Norimoto (7–3) Hirano (0–3)— Kyocera Dome 4,94237–34–10 W1
82July 7@ Buffaloes6–5 Busenitz (1–0) Urushihara (2–2) Matsui (22)Kyocera Dome4,98938–34–10 W2
83July 8@ Buffaloes1–1Game tied after 9 inningsKyocera Dome4,99738–34–11 T1
84July 10 Lions 2–6 Imai (6–3) Nishiguchi (1–1)—Rakuten Seimei Park13,04938–35–11 L1
85July 11Lions9–3 Sakai (2–1) Togame (1–1)—Rakuten Seimei Park11,83239–35–11 W1
86July 12@ Hawks 0–8 Rea (3–1) Norimoto (7–4)— PayPay Dome 9,95739–36–11 L1
87July 13@ Hawks6–2 Tanaka (4–5) Ishikawa (3–8)—PayPay Dome9,84540–36–11 W1
88July 14@ Hawks4–2 Kishi (4–6) Higashihama (2–2) Matsui (23)PayPay Dome9,93041–36–11 W2
All-Star Break : CL and PL split series, 1–1
Olympic Break : Japan places first
August: 5–6–2 (Home: 1–4–1; Away: 4–2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
Olympic Break : Japan places first
89August 13@ Lions 5–0 Kishi (5–6) Matsumoto (7–5)— MetLife Dome 7,47742–36–11 W3
90August 14@ Lions7–6 Sakai (3–1) Masuda (0–3) Matsui (24)MetLife Dome7,34043–36–11 W4
91August 15@ Lions2–10 Watanabe (1–2) Wakui (6–7)—MetLife Dome7,29143–37–11 L1
—August 17 Hawks Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 23 Rakuten Seimei Park ——— [8]
92August 18Hawks0–3 Senga (2–1) Hayakawa (7–4) Iwasaki (6)Rakuten Seimei Park10,19343–38–11 L2
93August 20@ Fighters 3–3Game tied after 9 innings Sapporo Dome 5,56643–38–12 T1
94August 21@ Fighters8–4 Kishi (6–6) Itoh (7–5)—Sapporo Dome8,41344–38–12 W1
95August 22@ Fighters1–2 Uwasawa (7–5) Wakui (6–8) Sugiura (17)Sapporo Dome7,69944–39–12 L1
—August 24 Buffaloes Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 25Rakuten Seimei Park——— [8]
96August 25Buffaloes2–2Game tied after 9 inningsRakuten Seimei Park4,40544–39–13 T1
97August 26Buffaloes7–6 Norimoto (8–4) Yamazaki (0–1) Sung (1)Rakuten Seimei Park4,19445–39–13 W1
98August 27 Marines 1–3 Kuniyoshi (1–0) Anraku (3–1) Masuda (27)Rakuten Seimei Park6,13545–40–13 L1
99August 28Marines1–5 Sasaki (2–2) Kishi (6–7)—Rakuten Seimei Park8,11145–41–13 L2
100August 29Marines0–1 Sasaki (7–0) Sung (1–2) Masuda (28)Rakuten Seimei Park6,30645–42–13 L3
101August 31@ Hawks6–3 Nishiguchi (2–1) Higashihama (3–3) Sung (2) Sun Marine Stadium 7,48446–42–13 W1
September: 11–11–1 (Home: 7–4; Away: 4–7–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
102September 2@ Hawks 2–5 Senga (4–1) Norimoto (8–5) Kaino (1) PayPay Dome 1,63046–43–13 L1
103September 3 Lions 4–8 Moriwaki (2–0) Sung (1–3)— Rakuten Seimei Park 4,74246–44–13 L2
104September 4Lions8–5 Kishi (7–7) Imai (6–5) Sakai (1)Rakuten Seimei Park5,08847–44–13 W1
105September 5Lions8–2 Nishiguchi (3–1) Watanabe (2–3)—Rakuten Seimei Park6,53148–44–13 W2
106September 7@ Fighters 2–4 Itoh (9–5) Hayakawa (7–5) Rodriguez (3) Sapporo Dome 4,99048–45–13 L1
107September 8@ Fighters8–0 Takinaka (6–4) Uwasawa (8–6)—Sapporo Dome4,99249–45–13 W1
108September 9@ Fighters4–0 Norimoto (9–5) VerHagen (3–7)—Sapporo Dome4,98950–45–13 W2
109September 10@ Marines 2–3 Masuda (1–4) Sakai (3–2)— Zozo Marine Stadium 8,38750–46–13 L1
110September 11@ Marines1–4 Ojima (7–3) Kishi (7–8)—Zozo Marine Stadium9,92450–47–13 L2
111September 12@ Marines2–9 Kawamura (2–0) Ishibashi (0–1)—Zozo Marine Stadium7,79450–48–13 L3
112September 14 Buffaloes 4–1 Hayakawa (8–5) Miyagi (11–2) Sakai (2)Rakuten Seimei Park6,03451–48–13 W1
113September 15Buffaloes7–0 Takinaka (7–4) Yamazaki (0–2)—Rakuten Seimei Park6,73952–48–13 W2
114September 16Buffaloes1–3 Tajima (6–7) Anraku (3–2) Hirano (18)Rakuten Seimei Park6,00352–49–13 L1
—September 18HawksPostponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 24Rakuten Seimei Park——— [8]
115September 19Hawks4–2 Nishiguchi (4–1) Iwasaki (2–4) Sakai (3)Rakuten Seimei Park9,99353–49–13 W1
116September 20Hawks4–5 Matsumoto (2–3) Tanaka (4–6) Mori (9)Rakuten Seimei Park9,14353–50–13 L1
117September 22@ Lions4–2 Hayakawa (9–5) Hamaya (1–4) Sung (3) MetLife Dome 8,75654–50–13 W1
118September 23@ Lions3–4 Taira (2–2) Sakai (3–3)—MetLife Dome9,39654–51–13 L1
119September 24@ Buffaloes4–3 Norimoto (10–5) Miyagi (11–3) Sung (4) Kyocera Dome 5,27555–51–13 W1
120September 25@ Buffaloes2–3 Yamamoto (15–5) Kishi (7–9) Hirano (21)Kyocera Dome9,56055–52–13 L1
121September 26@ Buffaloes1–1Game tied after 9 inningsKyocera Dome9,58955–52–14 T1
122September 28Fighters1–3 Kawano (3–4) Hayakawa (9–6) Sugiura (23)Rakuten Seimei Park4,98655–53–14 L1
123September 29Fighters5–0 Takinaka (8–4) Itoh (9–7)—Rakuten Seimei Park4,98056–53–14 W1
124September 30Fighters8–5 Yuge (1–0) Kaneko (0–4)—Rakuten Seimei Park4,99157–53–14 W2
October: 9–9–1 (Home: 5–7; Away: 4–2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
—October 1 Marines Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 27 Rakuten Seimei Park ——— [9]
125October 2Marines6–1 Kishi (8–9) Futaki (5–6)—Rakuten Seimei Park9,85158–53–14 W3
126October 3Marines0–2 Ojima (10–3) Tanaka (4–7)—Rakuten Seimei Park9,96758–54–14 L1
127October 5@ Hawks 7–7Game tied after 9 innings PayPay Dome 8,01958–54–15 T1
128October 6@ Hawks5–0 Takinaka (9–4) Martinez (9–4)—PayPay Dome8,23359–54–15 W1
129October 7@ Marines3–2 Sung (2–3) Masuda (1–6) Anraku (1) Zozo Marine Stadium 9,93360–54–15 W2
130October 9@ Lions 2–1 Nishiguchi (5–1) Taira (2–4) Anraku (2) MetLife Dome 9,30161–54–15 W3
131October 10@ Lions 2–3 Taira (3–4) Nishiguchi (5–2)—MetLife Dome9,43561–55–15 L1
132October 13Hawks2–1 Sung (3–3) Mori (1–2)—Rakuten Seimei Park7,33462–55–15 W1
133October 14Hawks5–6 Furuya (1–1) Anraku (3–3) Mori (15)Rakuten Seimei Park8,10862–56–15 L1
134October 15Lions1–5 Imai (8–7) Takinaka (9–5)—Rakuten Seimei Park9,05462–57–15 L2
135October 16Lions3–0 Kishi (9–9) Hamaya (1–6) Sung (5)Rakuten Seimei Park8,12763–57–15 W1
136October 17Lions5–6 Watanabe (4–4) Tanaka (4–8) Moriwaki (1)Rakuten Seimei Park9,98763–58–15 L1
137October 18 Fighters 0–5 Kato (5–7) Yuge (1–1)—Rakuten Seimei Park8,17063–59–15 L2
138October 19@ Buffaloes 3–6 Tajima (8–8) Hayakawa (9–7) Hirano (28) Kyocera Dome 11,27463–60–15 L3
139October 20@ Buffaloes5–2 Norimoto (11–5) Tomiyama (2–1) Sung (6)Kyocera Dome11,31764–60–15 W1
140October 23Hawks8–1 Takinaka (10–5) Higashihama (4–4)—Rakuten Seimei Park10,55465–60–15 W2
141October 24Hawks2–6 Kasaya (3–4) Kishi (9–10)—Rakuten Seimei Park11,27565–61–15 L1
142October 25Hawks0–4 Yamamoto (18–5) Tanaka (4–9)—Rakuten Seimei Park9,57365–62–15 L2
143October 27Marines2–1 Sakai (4–3) Sasaki (8–1) Sung (7)Rakuten Seimei Park11,07466–62–15 W1
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Postponement
Bold = Eagles team member

Postseason

Climax Series

Game log

2021 game log: 66–62–15 (Home: 31–33–8; Away: 35–29–7)
Climax Series First Stage: 0–1–1 (Home: 0–0–0; Away: 0–1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1November 6@ Marines 4–5 Masuda (1–0) Sung (0–1)— Zozo Marine Stadium 14,9040–1–0 L1
2November 7@ Marines4–4Game tied after 9 inningsZozo Marine Stadium14,8910–1–1 T1
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Postponement
Bold = Lions team member

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Batting

2021 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles batting statistics [10]
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVG OBP SLG TB
Yuichi Adachi 1017011001012.059.111.1182
Ginji Akaminai 3591526100301411.286.381.29727
Hideto Asamura 143483701301811867110196.269.395.422204
Rusney Castillo 337141610130417.225.276.28220
Brandon Dixon 381086183141521242.167.268.32435
Takahisa Hayakawa 243000000001.000.000.0000
Masaki Iwami 47111000013.143.250.2862
Takayuki Kishi 252000000001.000.000.0000
Hiroto Kobukata 121391609710332154465.248.328.312122
Fumiya Kurokawa 347541420180317.187.228.25319
Eigoro Mogi 120410501061941453648107.259.343.427175
Itsuki Murabayashi 7940361014428.150.191.25010
Atsuki Mutoh 4419420100408.105.105.2114
Takahiro Norimoto 234000000002.000.000.0000
Yuya Ogo 387761431261623.182.259.32525
Hikaru Ohta 10724025454042311764.188.260.25461
Takero Okajima 1264614012930485632894.280.331.414191
Louis Okoye 429472110063821.223.291.23422
Hiroaki Shimauchi 14148664125345219629787.257.385.477232
Takahiro Shimotsuma 1623240002045.174.296.1744
Ko Shimozuru 610010000004.100.100.1001
Takahiro Shiomi 12000000001.000.000.0000
Ginjiro Sumitani †51105112330380724.219.272.33335
Daichi Suzuki 14355270153193105335251.277.343.377208
Ryota Takinaka 205000000004.000.000.0000
Kazuki Tanaka 61595800030716.136.239.1368
Masahiro Tanaka 232010000001.500.500.5001
Takaya Tanaka 31382102023039.263.317.47418
Ryosuke Tatsumi 1303744984131103265199.225.326.345129
Yasuhito Uchida 2554211201110119.204.220.29616
Ren Wada 78020000014.250.333.2502
Hideaki Wakui 212000000001.000.000.0000
Yoshiaki Watanabe 45991227201701119.273.351.32332
Tsuyoshi Yamasaki 5616829436342441541.256.326.39967
Toshitake Yokoo 30611112003008.180.254.21313
Total：35 players1,2094,6415321,1291782710850845538975.243.329.3631,685
†Denotes player joined the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
‡Denotes player left the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
Bold/italics denotes best in the league [11]

Pitching

2021 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitching statistics [10]
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
Tomohiro Anraku 332.08580256.14513133350
Alan Busenitz 104.97310029321616923
Yuya Fukui 004.43190020.1171010621
Hiroyuki Fukuyama 022.38240022.223661213
Takahisa Hayakawa 973.8624230137.2132595930127
Ryota Ishibashi 013.4633013125564
Yoshinao Kamata 0011.25110485512
Takayuki Kishi 9103.4425250149149625734131
Kazuhisa Makita 003.31170016.11710635
Yuki Matsui 020.63430244322332159
Kohei Morihara 002.78340032.1291010830
Naoto Nishiguchi 523.28331057.24623212355
Takahiro Norimoto 1153.1723230144.2123565135152
Tomohito Sakai 432.28540351.13315132444
Takahiro Shiomi 003.6110552214
Shu Sugahara 0016.881002.225550
Sung Chia-hao 332.23630760.24618152349
Sora Suzuki 0005004.130045
Koichi Takada 001.353106.262116
Hosei Takata 019.394107.2139858
Ryota Takinaka 1053.2120200103.29740372775
Masahiro Tanaka 493.0123230155.2131545229126
Taisei Tsurusaki 005.06110010.2116657
Takuma Uchima 005.91110010.2977416
Hideaki Wakui 685.042117096.111057542676
Yuki Watanabe 005.4900553324
Hayato Yuge 117.2454013.220111166
Total：27 players66623.40566143361,2601,1465074763831,098
†Denotes player joined the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
‡Denotes player left the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
Bold/italics denotes best in the league [12]

Awards and honors

Taiju Life Monthly MVP Award [13]

All-Star Series selections [14]

All-Star Series MVP [15]

Farm team

2021 Eastern League regular season standings [16]
#Team G Tooltip Games playedWL T Pct. GB Tooltip Games behindHomeRoad
1Chiba Lotte Marines10860426.588—33–20–227–22–4
2Yomiuri Giants11656573.4969½33–2923–28–3
3Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles11454555.49549½28–27–326–28–2
4Tokyo Yakult Swallows10449505.49499½24–21–525–29
5Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters10849518.4901031–19–218–32–6
6Yokohama DeNA BayStars11151555.4811124–25–427–30–1
7Saitama Seibu Lions10748536.47511½29–23–319–30–3

Nippon Professional Baseball draft

2021 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles draft selections [17]
RoundNamePositionAffiliationSigned?
1 Soshi Yoshino OutfielderShohei High SchoolYes
2 Yuma Yasuda Catcher Aichi University Yes
3 Ginji Maeda InfielderMishima Minami High SchoolYes
4 Katsutoshi Tai PitcherKamimura Gakuen High SchoolYes
5 Tomotaka Matsui Pitcher Kanazawa Gakuin University Yes
6 Masaya Nishigaki Pitcher Waseda University Yes
7 Yudai Yoshikawa Pitcher JFE WestYes
Development players
1 Satoshi Miyamori Pitcher Kochi Fighting Dogs Yes
2 Ozora Yanagisawa OutfieldNihon University Fujisawa High SchoolYes
3 Sho Okawara OutfielderTokai University Yamagata High SchoolYes

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