2022 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season explained

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Year:	2022
League:	Pacific League
League Place:	4th
Record:	69–71–3 (.493)
Parent Company:	Rakuten
President:	Yosuke Yoneda
General Manager:	Kazuhisa Ishii
Manager:	Kazuhisa Ishii
Field:	Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
Attendance:	18,748
Nickname:	Eagles

The 2022 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the 18th 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 led by Kazuhisa Ishii in his second season as team manager.

Rakuten finished the season with a record of, finishing in fourth place in the PL.

Regular season

Standings

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Team
1	Orix Buffaloes	143	76	65	2	—	37–34	39–31–2
2	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	143	76	65	2	—	40–32	36–33–2
3	Saitama Seibu Lions	143	72	68	3	3½	41–29–2	31–39–1
4	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	143	69	71	3	6½	30–40–1	39–31–2
5	Chiba Lotte Marines	143	69	73	1	7½	34–36–1	35–37
6	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	143	59	81	3	16½	34–35–3	25–46

Record vs. opponents

2022 record vs. opponents
Team	Buffaloes	Eagles	Fighters	Hawks	Lions	Marines	CL
Buffaloes	—	11–13–1	15–9–1	15–10	11–14	16–9	8–10
Eagles	13–11–1	—	16–9	10–15	9–15–1	12–12–1	9–9
Fighters	9–15–1	9–16	—	11–13–1	11–13–1	11–14	8–10
Hawks	10–15	15–10	13–11–1	—	14–10–1	15–10	9–9
Lions	14–11	15–9–1	13–11–1	10–14–1	—	11–14	9–9
Marines	9–16	12–12–1	14–11	10–15	14–11	—	10–8

Interleague

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Team
1	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	18	14	4	0	.778	-	7–2	7–2
2	Hanshin Tigers	18	12	6	0	.667	2	6–3	6–3
3	Chiba Lotte Marines	18	10	8	0	.556	4	6–3	4–5
4	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	18	9	9	0	.500	5	5–4	4–5
5	Saitama Seibu Lions	18	9	9	0	.500	5	6–3	3–6
6	Yokohama DeNA BayStars	18	9	9	0	.500	5	5–4	4–5
7	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	18	9	9	0	.500	5	5–4	4–5
8	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	18	8	10	0	.444	6	6–3	2–7
9	Orix Buffaloes	18	8	10	0	.444	6	2–7	6–3
10	Yomiuri Giants	18	8	10	0	.444	6	5–4	3–6
11	Chunichi Dragons	18	7	11	0	.389	7	5–4	2–7
12	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	18	5	13	0	.279	9	3–6	2–7

Opening Day starting roster

Friday, March 25, 2022 vs. Chiba Lotte Marines^[1]

Order	Player	Position
1	Haruki Nishikawa	Left fielder
2	Tsuyoshi Yamasaki	Shortstop
3	Hideto Asamura	Second baseman
4	Hiroaki Shimauchi	Right fielder
5	Eigoro Mogi	Third baseman
6	Ren Wada	Designated hitter
7	Daichi Suzuki	First baseman
8	Yuma Yasuda	Catcher
9	Hiroto Kobukata	Center fielder
—	Takahiro Norimoto	Starting pitcher

Game log

|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || March 25 || Marines || 0–4 || Ishikawa (1–0) || Norimoto (0–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 20,564 || 0–1–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || March 26 || Marines || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: August 4 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - ^[2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || March 27 || Marines || 6–5 || Matsui (1–0) || Suzuki (0–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,903 || 1–1–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3 || March 29 || @ Buffaloes || 2–1 || Tanaka (1–0) || Kuroki (0–1) || Matsui (1) || Kyocera Dome || 26,237 || 2–1–0 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 4 || March 30 || @ Buffaloes || 6–1 || Hayakawa (1–0) || Vargas (0–1) || - || Kyocera Dome || 17,835 || 3–1–0 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 5 || March 31 || @ Buffaloes || 6–1 || Nishiguchi (1–0) || Hirano (0–1) || Matsui (2) || Kyocera Dome || 15,111 || 4–1–0 || W4|-|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || April 1 || Hawks || 0–1 || Senga (1–0) || Wakui (0–1) || Mori (5) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,111 || 4–2–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 2 || Hawks || colspan=4|Postponed (COVID-19) – Makeup date: August 25 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - ^[2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 3 || Hawks || colspan=4|Postponed (COVID) – Makeup date: September 29 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - ^[2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || April 5 || Lions || 7–3 || Tanaka (2–0) || Sato (1–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,893 || 5–2–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8 || April 6 || Lions || 7–2 || Kishi (1–0) || Matsumoto (1–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,870 || 6–2–0 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 9 || April 8 || @ Fighters || 3–0 || Hayakawa (2–0) || Itoh (0–2) || Matsui (3) || Sapporo Dome || 9,854 || 7–2–0 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 10 || April 9 || @ Fighters || 8–5 || Wakui (1–1) || Kawano (0–2) || - || Sapporo Dome || 13,994 || 8–2–0 || W4|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 11 || April 10 || @ Fighters || 2–3 || Kitayama (2–0) || Matsui (1–1) || - || Sapporo Dome || 12,141 || 8–3–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 12 || Buffaoles || colspan=4|Postponed (COVID) – Makeup date: September 12 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - ^[2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 13 || Buffaoles || colspan=4|Postponed (COVID) – Makeup date: September 13 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - ^[2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 14 || Buffaoles || colspan=4|Postponed (COVID) – Makeup date: October 2 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - ^[2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 12 || April 16 || @ Hawks || 6–5 || Anraku (1–0) || Mori (0–3) || Matsui (4) || Kitakyushi Stadium || 18,709 || 9–3–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13 || April 17 || @ Hawks || 14–4 || Takinaka (1–0) || Higashihama (1–1) || - || Heiwa Lease Field || 17,796 || 10–3–0 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14 || April 19 || Fighters || 0–2 || Kato (2–1) || Tanaka (2–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,119 || 10–4–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 15 || April 20 || Fighters || 4–2 || Kishi (2–0) || Ponce (0–1) || Matsui (5) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 14,453 || 11–4–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 16 || April 21 || Fighters || 8–5 || Ishibashi (1–0) || Tateno (1–2) || Matsui (6) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,131 || 12–4–0 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17 || April 22 || @ Lions || 0–3 || Takahashi (2–2) || Hayakawa (2–1) || Taira (1) || Belluna Dome || 10,224 || 12–5–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 18 || April 23 || @ Lions || 7–3 || Wakui (2–1) || Sumida (1–3) || - || Belluna Dome || 26,257 || 13–5–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19 || April 24 || @ Lions || 3–6 || Hirai (2–1) || Takinaka (1–1) || - || Belluna Dome || 14,901 || 13–6–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 20 || April 26 || @ Marines || 3–2 || Anraku (2–0) || Tojo (0–1) || Matsui (7) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 15,524 || 14–6–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa"| 21 || April 27 || @ Marines || 3–3 || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || Zozo Marine Stadium || 13,258 || 14–6–1 || T1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 22 || April 28 || @ Marines || 2–1 || Fujii (1–0) || Mima (0–3) || Anraku (1) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 17,531 || 15–6–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 29 || Hawks || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: September 30 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - ^[2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 23 || April 30 || Hawks || 7–6 || Anraku (3–0) || Tsumori (1–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 25,602 || 16–6–1 || W2|-|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 24 || May 1 || Hawks || 2–1 || Norimoto (1–1) || Ohzeki (2–2) || Yuge (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 24,250 || 17–6–1 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 25 || May 3 || @ Fighters || 2–1 || Tanaka (3–1) || Kato (2–2) || Matsui (8) || Sapporo Dome || 20,087 || 18–6–1 || W4|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 26 || May 4 || @ Fighters || 5–1 || Wakui (3–1) || Kaneko (0–1) || - || Sapporo Dome || 20,184 || 19–6–1 || W5|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 27 || May 5 || @ Fighters || 8–4 || Kishi (3–0) || Itoh (3–3) || - || Sapporo Dome || 16,420 || 20–6–1 || W6|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 28 || May 6 || @ Buffaloes || 3–2 || Busenitz (1–0) || Hirano (2–2) || Matsui (9) || Kyocera Dome || 16,430 || 21–6–1 || W7|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 29 || May 7 || @ Buffaloes || 7–1 || Hayakawa (3–1) || Yamasaki (0–4) || - || Kyocera Dome || 18,340 || 22–6–1 || W8|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 30 || May 8 || @ Buffaloes || 2–1 || Sung (1–0) || Kuroki (0–2) || Matsui (10) || Kyocera Dome || 16,296 || 23–6–1 || W9|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 31 || May 10 || Marines || 7–0 || Tanaka (4–1) || Ojima (0–4) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,005 || 24–6–1 || W10|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 32 || May 11 || Marines || 1–3 || Kawamura (2–0) || Fujii (1–1) || Masuda (5) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 23,110 || 24–7–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 33 || May 12 || Marines || 2–5 || Mima (1–4) || Kishi (3–1) || Masuda (6) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 20,089 || 24–8–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || May 13 || @ Lions || 2–4 || Takahashi (4–2) || Takinaka (1–2) || Masuda (8) || Belluna Dome || 10,121 || 24–9–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 35 || May 14 || @ Lions || 4–5 || Moriwaki (1–0) || Anraku (3–1) || Masuda (9) || Belluna Dome || 12,091 || 24–10–1 || L4|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 36 || May 15 || @ Lions || 3–1 || Norimoto (2–1) || Enns (2–2) || Matsui (11) || Belluna Dome || 21,224 || 25–10–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 37 || May 17 || @ Marines || 3–6 || Sasaki (1–0) || Tanaka (4–2) || Masuda (7) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 21,001 || 25–11–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 38 || May 18 || @ Marines || 0–1 || Tojo (1–1) || Sakai (0–1) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 20,084 || 25–12–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 39 || May 19 || @ Marines || 7–2 || Kishi (4–1) || Sasaki (1–1) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 19,930 || 26–12–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 40 || May 20 || Buffaloes || 0–1 || Tajima (1–2) || Takinaka (1–3) || Hirano (13) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 17,239 || 26–13–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 41 || May 21 || Buffaloes || 0–6 || Yamamoto (5–2) || Hayakawa (3–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,306 || 26–14–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 42 || May 22 || Buffaloes || 0–6 || Miyagi (3–2) || Norimoto (2–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 17,896 || 26–15–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 43 || May 24 || @ Tigers || 0–1 || Nishi (3–3) || Tanaka (4–3) || Iwazaki (7) || Koshien Stadium || 33,186 || 26–16–1 || L4|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 44 || May 25 || @ Tigers || 6–1 || Karashima (1–0) || Nishi (2–1) || - || Koshien Stadium || 31,493 || 27–16–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 45 || May 26 || @ Tigers || 1–0 || Sung (2–0) || Iwazaki (1–2) || Matsui (12) || Koshien Stadium || 26,255 || 28–16–1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 46 || May 27 || Swallows || 1–8 || Takahashi (4–1) || Takinaka (1–4) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 17,688 || 28–17–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 47 || May 28 || Swallows || 4–11 || Kizawa (3–1) || Hayakawa (3–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 23,629 || 28–18–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 48 || May 29 || Swallows || 3–1 || Norimoto (3–2) || Ishikawa (2–3) || Matsui (13) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,534 || 29–18–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 49 || May 31 || @ Dragons || 0–2 || Ogasawara (3–3) || Tanaka (4–4) || Martínez (13) || Vantelin Dome || 18,827 || 29–19–1 || L1|-|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 50 || June 1 || @ Dragons || 2–0 || Karashima (2–0) || Ueda (0–2) || Matsui (14) || Vantelin Dome || 16,536 || 30–19–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 51 || June 2 || @ Dragons || 2–3 || Matsuba (3–1) || Kishi (4–2) || Martínez (14) || Vantelin Dome || 16,214 || 30–20–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 52 || June 3 || @ BayStars || 0–7 || Ohnuki (4–2) || Takinaka (1–5) || - || Yokohama Stadium || 26,201 || 30–21–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 53 || June 4 || @ BayStars || 1–6 || Kriske (1–1) || Sung (2–1) || - || Yokohama Stadium || 31,130 || 30–22–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 54 || June 5 || @ BayStars || 6–5 || Anraku (4–1) || Yamasaki (0–2) || Matsui (15) || Yokohama Stadium || 27,125 || 31–22–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 55 || June 7 || Carp || 1–3 || Tokoda (6–3) || Tanaka (4–5) || Kuribayashi (12) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 14,558 || 31–23–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 56 || June 8 || Carp || 1–0 || Sung (3–1) || Matsumoto (0–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,044 || 32–23–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 57 || June 9 || Carp || 4–1 || Kishi (5–2) || Kuri (3–4) || Matsui (16) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,186 || 33–23–1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 58 || June 10 || Giants || 1–4 || Togo (7–3) || Fujii (1–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,259 || 33–24–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 59 || June 11 || Giants || 8–1 || Hayakawa (4–3) || Mercedes (5–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 25,585 || 34–24–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 60 || June 12 || Giants || 9–2 || Norimoto (4–2) || Yamasaki (2–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,870 || 35–24–1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 61 || June 17 || @ Hawks || 4–9 || Senga (4–2) || Tanaka (4–6) || - || PayPay Dome || 31,322 || 35–25–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 62 || June 18 || @ Hawks || 1–3 || Matayoshi (2–3) || Matsui (1–2) || - || PayPay Dome || 31,057 || 35–26–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 63 || June 19 || @ Hawks || 1–4 || Wada (2–1) || Hayakawa (4–4) || Moinelo (10) || PayPay Dome || 31,595 || 35–27–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 64 || June 21 || Fighters || 3–0 || Norimoto (5–2) || Yoshida (1–2) || Matsui (17) || Komachi Stadium || 17,128 || 36–27–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 65 || June 22 || Fighters || 6–3 || Nishiguchi (2–0) || Kitayama (3–5) || - || Iwate Stadium || 15,585 || 37–27–1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 66 || June 24 || Lions || 3–4 || Takahashi (6–6) || Tanaka (4–7) || Masuda (19) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,045 || 37–28–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 67 || June 25 || Lions || 0–2 || Hirai (4–4) || Karashima (2–1) || Masuda (20) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 24,914 || 37–29–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 68 || June 26 || Lions || 0–2 || Yoza (5–2) || Hayakawa (4–5) || Moriwaki (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,367 || 37–30–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 69 || June 28 || @ Buffaloes || 4–2 || Norimoto (6–2) || Miyagi (6–4) || Matsui (18) || Hotto Motto Field || 16,961 || 38–30–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 70 || June 29 || @ Buffaloes || 1–6 || Tajima (4–3) || Kishi (5–3) || - || Hotto Motto Field || 17,093 || 38–31–1 || L1|-|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 71 || July 1 || @ Marines || 4–6 || Guerrero (2–2) || Sung (3–2) || Masuda (18) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 20,194 || 38–32–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 72 || July 2 || @ Marines || 1–3 || Osuna (2–0) || Suzuki (0–1) || Masuda (19) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 19,090 || 38–33–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 73 || July 3 || @ Marines || 14–1 || Hayakawa (5–5) || Mima (4–5) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 17,389 || 39–33–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 74 || July 5 || Hawks || 2–6 || Ohzeki (6–3) || Norimoto (6–3) || - || Hirosaki Stadium || 10,191 || 39–34–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 75 || July 7 || Hawks || 5–2 || Kishi (6–3) || Otake (0–2) || Matsui (19) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 20,058 || 40–34–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 76 || July 8 || Lions || 4–8 || Mizukami (2–1) || Suzuki (0–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,605 || 40–35–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 77 || July 9 || Lions || 3–6 || Mizukami (3–1) || Suzuki (0–3) || Masuda (22) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,969 || 40–36–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 78 || July 10 || Lions || 3–6 || Yoza (6–3) || Hayakawa (5–6) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,791 || 40–37–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 79 || July 13 || @ Fighters || 2–3 || Ponce (1–1) || Norimoto (6–4) || Hori (3) || Kusanagi Stadium || 12,535 || 40–38–1 || L4|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 80 || July 14 || @ Fighters || 0–6 || Kato (4–4) || Kishi (6–4) || - || Kusanagi Stadium || 10,449 || 40–39–1 || L5|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 81 || July 16 || Buffaloes || 7–3 || Tanaka (5–7) || Yamamoto (6–4) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,730 || 41–39–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 82 || July 17 || Buffaloes || 3–7 || Tajima (6–3) || Karashima (2–2) || Hirano (23) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,158 || 41–40–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 83 || July 18 || Buffaloes || 8–3 || Sung (4–2) || Suzuki (0–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 17,774 || 42–40–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 84 || July 20 || @ Hawks || 17–3 || Takinaka (2–5) || Ohzeki (6–5) || - || Kitakyushi Stadium || 16,725 || 43–40–1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 85 || July 21 || @ Hawks || 0–7 || Senga (8–3) || Kishi (6–5) || - || PayPay Dome || 29,254 || 43–41–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 86 || July 22 || @ Lions || 4–9 || Watanabe (1–1) || Norimoto (6–5) || - || Belluna Dome || 19,546 || 43–42–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa"| 87 || July 23 || @ Lions || 3–3 || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || Belluna Dome || 26,641 || 43–42–2 || T1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 88 || July 24 || @ Lions || 9–2 || Karashima (3–2) || Hirai (5–5) || - || Belluna Dome || 13,973 || 44–42–2 || W1|- align="center"|colspan="11" bgcolor="#bbffff"|All-Star Break: PL defeats the CL, 2–0|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 89 || July 29 || Fighters || 1–2 || Ponce (2–2) || Takinaka (2–6) || Kitaura (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,057 || 44–43–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 90 || July 30 || Fighters || 7–0 || Tanaka (6–7) || Tanaka (1–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 26,136 || 45–43–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 91 || July 31 || Fighters || 10–5 || Ishibashi (2–0) || Miyanishi (0–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 20,105 || 46–43–2 || W2|-|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 92 || August 2 || Marines || 4–6 || Romero (8–5) || Norimoto (6–6) || Masuda (24) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,560 || 46–44–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 93 || August 3 || Marines || 5–4 || Sakai (1–1) || Sasaki (6–2) || Matsui (20) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,717 || 47–44–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 94 || August 4 || Marines || 10–1 || Kishi (7–5) || Motomae (3–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,038 || 48–44–2 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 95 || August 5 || @ Hawks || 3–7 || Matsumoto (4–0) || Takinaka (2–7) || - || PayPay Dome || 27,439 || 48–45–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 96 || August 6 || @ Hawks || 1–9 || Takeda (1–0) || Tanaka (6–8) || - || PayPay Dome || 29,578 || 48–46–2 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 97 || August 7 || @ Hawks || 7–2 || Miyamori (1–0) || Wada (3–3) || - || PayPay Dome || 29,544 || 49–46–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 98 || August 9 || @ Buffaloes || 1–5 || Tajima (8–3) || Norimoto (6–7) || - || Kyocera Dome || 16,347 || 49–47–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 99 || August 10 || @ Buffaloes || 2–1 || Nishiguchi (3–0) || Waguespack (2–6) || Matsui (21) || Kyocera Dome || 17,766 || 50–47–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 100 || August 11 || @ Buffaloes || 1–6 || Miyagi (7–6) || Yuge (1–0) || - || Kyocera Dome || 24,037 || 50–48–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 101 || August 12 || Lions || 1–5 || Imai (3–1) || Kishi (7–6) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,128 || 50–49–2 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 102 || August 13 || Lions || 4–6 || Yoza (9–3) || Tanaka (6–9) || Smith (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,659 || 50–50–2 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 103 || August 14 || Lions || 4–3 || Nishiguchi (4–0) || Mizukami (4–3) || Matsui (22) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,366 || 51–50–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 104 || August 16 || @ Fighters || 2–1 || Norimoto (7–7) || Nemoto (2–3) || Matsui (23) || Sapporo Dome || 17,859 || 52–50–2 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 105 || August 17 || @ Fighters || 8–2 || Karashima (4–2) || Uehara (3–4) || - || Sapporo Dome || 17,341 || 53–50–2 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 106 || August 18 || @ Fighters || 2–1 || Busenitz (2–0) || Itoh (9–8) || Matsui (24) || Sapporo Dome || 17,632 || 54–50–2 || W4|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 107 || August 19 || Marines || 5–6 || Sasaki (7–3) || Kishi (7–7) || Osuna (2) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,215 || 54–51–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 108 || August 20 || Marines || 5–2 || Tanaka (7–9) || Romero (8–7) || Matsui (25) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,874 || 55–51–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 109 || August 21 || Marines || 1–0 || Fujihira (1–0) || Ojima (2–9) || Matsui (26) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,449 || 56–51–2 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 110 || August 23 || Hawks || 6–15 || Ishikawa (5–7) || Norimoto (7–8) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,801 || 56–52–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 111 || August 24 || Hawks || 3–4 || Kaino (1–0) || Busenitz (2–1) || Tsumori (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,259 || 56–53–2 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 112 || August 25 || Hawks || 7–5 || Suzuki (1–3) || Bandoh (1–1) || Matsui (27) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 14,312 || 57–53–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 113 || August 26 || @ Marines || 0–2 || Sasaki (8–3) || Kishi (7–8) || Osuna (4) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 24,313 || 57–54–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 114 || August 27 || @ Marines || 11–3 || Tanaka (8–9) || Romero (8–8) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 25,912 || 58–54–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 115 || August 28 || @ Marines || 2–9 || Ojima (3–9) || Hayakawa (5–7) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 26,771 || 58–55–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 116 || August 30 || Buffaloes || 3–4 || Higa (4–0) || Matsui (1–3) || Hirano (28) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,901 || 58–56–2 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 117 || August 31 || Buffaloes || 3–8 || Tajima (9–3) || Karashima (4–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 13,017 || 58–57–2 || L3|-|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 118 || September 1 || Buffaloes || 11–8 || Anraku (5–1) || Biddle (4–5) || Matsui (28) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 12,187 || 59–57–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 119 || September 2 || Fighters || 1–3 || Itoh (10–9) || Kishi (7–9) || Ishikawa (4) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,068 || 59–58–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 120 || September 3 || Fighters || 5–4 || Anraku (6–1) || Hori (1–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,625 || 60–58–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 121 || September 4 || Fighters || 2–8 || Kato (6–6) || Hayakawa (5–8) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,748 || 60–59–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 122 || September 6 || @ Hawks || 2–4 || Wada (5–4) || Takinaka (2–8) || Moinelo (20) || PayPay Dome || 25,851 || 60–60–2 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 123 || September 7 || @ Hawks || 4–3 || Karashima (5–3) || Ishikawa (5–9) || Matsui (29) || PayPay Dome || 28,441 || 61–60–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 124 || September 8 || @ Hawks || 7–3 || Wakui (4–1) || Rea (5–5) || - || PayPay Dome || 30,452 || 62–60–2 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 125 || September 10 || Marines || 4–6 || Nishino (2–2) || Tanaka (8–10) || Osuna (7) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,274 || 62–61–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 126 || September 11 || Marines || 3–2 || Kishi (8–9) || Karakawa (2–1) || Matsui (30) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 20,657 || 63–61–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 127 || September 12 || Buffaloes || 8–2 || Norimoto (8–8) || Miyagi (10–7) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 14,115 || 64–61–2 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa"| 128 || September 13 || Buffaloes || 3–3 || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || Rakuten Seimei Park || 12,715 || 64–61–3 || T1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 129 || September 15 || Hawks || 3–7 || Wada (6–4) || Karashima (5–4) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,078 || 64–62–3 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 130 || September 16 || Hawks || 2–6 || Kaino (2–0) || Wakui (4–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,336 || 64–63–3 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 131 || September 17 || @ Lions || 3–0 || Tanaka (9–10) || Matsumoto (6–6) || Matsui (31) || Belluna Dome || 24,167 || 65–63–3 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 132 || September 18 || @ Lions || 4–3 || Norimoto (9–8) || Yoza (10–7) || Matsui (32) || Belluna Dome || 27,471 || 66–63–3 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 133 || September 19 || @ Lions || 6–4 || Busenitz (3–1) || Masuda (2–5) || Miyamori (1) || Belluna Dome || 27,475 || 67–63–3 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 134 || September 20 || @ Lions || 1–4 || Takahashi (11–8) || Takinaka (2–9) || Taira (8) || Belluna Dome || 14,063 || 67–64–3 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 135 || September 23 || Fighters || 3–6 || Rodriguez (3–2) || Miyamori (1–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 23,319 || 67–65–3 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 136 || September 24 || Buffaloes|| 1–9 || Yamamoto (15–5) || Tanaka (9–11) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,332 || 67–66–3 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 137 || September 25 || @ Fighters || 6–0 || Karashima (6–4) || Matsuura (0–1) || - || Sapporo Dome || 22,619 || 68–66–3 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 138 || September 26 || @ Fighters || 2–3 || Kato (8–7) || Hayakawa (5–9) || Itoh (1) || Sapporo Dome || 16,923 || 68–67–3 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 139 || September 27 || @ Buffaloes || 6–1 || Norimoto (10–8) || Miyagi (11–8) || - || Kyocera Dome || 20,092 || 69–67–3 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 140 || September 28 || Lions || 0–1 || Imai (5–1) || Kishi (8–10) || Taira (9) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 17,313 || 69–68–3 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 141 || September 29 || Hawks || 4–5 || Ohzeki (7–6) || Anraku (6–2) || Moinelo (24) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 14,360 || 69–69–3 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 142 || September 30 || Hawks || 1–5 || Wada (7–4) || Wakui (4–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,642 || 69–70–3 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 143 || October 2 || Buffaloes || 2–5 || Udagawa (2–1) || Tanaka (9–12) || Abe (3) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 25,339 || 69–71–3 || L4|-|-| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Postponement
Bold = Eagles team member

Roster

2022 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Player statistics

Batting

Player! width="5%"

	83	238	18	62	6	0	0	26	0	28	31	.261	.335	.286	68
	*143*	532	73	134	17	0	27	86	4	92	*137*	.252	.365	.436	232
	21	62	4	15	2	0	0	8	0	11	25	.242	.365	.274	17
	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	0
	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
^†	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	0
	3	7	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.429	3
	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	0
	12	22	1	3	1	0	1	6	0	1	9	.136	.174	.318	7
	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0
	118	424	54	113	16	5	2	29	21	37	65	.267	.328	.342	145
	17	63	4	14	3	0	0	2	0	7	9	.222	.296	.270	17
	58	202	14	42	6	0	7	28	0	20	68	.208	.278	.342	69
	73	238	26	53	12	1	9	30	4	27	74	.223	.300	.395	94
	47	16	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.188	.235	.188	3
	43	88	11	22	2	3	1	9	1	8	28	.250	.323	.375	33
	108	372	58	81	17	4	7	37	19	68	103	.218	.342	.341	127
	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	0
	10	18	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	2	4	.167	.250	.389	7
	71	145	10	31	4	0	3	18	1	21	46	.214	.325	.303	44
	53	182	20	39	8	3	3	25	2	10	27	.214	.264	.341	62
	6	25	2	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	.200	.200	.200	5
	142	*541*	59	*161*	36	3	14	77	5	63	82	.298	.373	.453	245
	98	253	21	60	4	0	4	18	0	18	52	.237	.293	.300	76
	125	408	39	105	19	0	5	35	4	38	52	.257	.344	.341	139
	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0
	77	63	10	9	3	0	1	5	6	6	25	.143	.229	.238	15
	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0
	18	17	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	.118	.211	.118	2
	120	409	60	111	14	3	11	35	12	42	103	.271	.354	.401	164
	8	10	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	.100	.231	.100	1
	11	29	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	.069	.067	.069	2
	60	153	14	37	1	2	1	17	2	12	24	.242	.295	.294	45
	79	187	19	38	6	5	3	13	15	17	46	.203	.280	.337	63
	5	10	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	.200	.333	.500	5
Total：36 players	143	4738	533	1,150	179	29	101	511	97	535	1,063	.243	.325	.357	1,690

^†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^[3]

Pitching

Player! width="5%"

	6	2	4.38	52	0	1	49.1	51	25	24	12	39
	3	1	2.27	34	0	0	31.2	22	8	8	10	25
	1	0	3.97	8	5	0	22.2	15	11	10	12	17
	1	2	3.38	4	4	0	18.2	16	8	7	10	10
	0	0	4.09	11	0	0	11	14	5	5	4	7
	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	3
	5	9	3.86	19	19	0	107.1	105	48	46	23	86
	2	0	6.12	26	0	0	32.1	35	22	22	12	18
	0	0	6.00	2	2	0	6	10	4	4	3	2
	6	4	3.40	17	17	0	90	86	36	34	24	53
	8	10	3.19	22	22	0	141	116	51	50	28	118
	0	0	6.00	6	0	0	6	9	4	4	5	4
	0	0	9.00	1	1	0	4	6	4	4	2	3
	1	3	1.92	53	0	32	51.2	21	11	11	19	83
^†	1	1	1.54	26	0	1	23.1	12	4	4	12	23
^‡	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	2.1	3	0	0	1	3
	0	0	2.66	24	0	0	23.2	20	7	7	10	15
	4	0	2.26	61	0	0	55.2	39	16	14	26	59
	10	8	3.53	21	21	0	125	127	54	49	38	104
	1	1	3.31	34	0	0	32.2	23	12	12	17	32
	4	2	2.61	54	0	0	51.2	45	18	15	15	38
	1	3	4.03	38	0	0	38	25	17	17	25	35
	0	0	7.11	2	1	0	6.1	8	5	5	4	9
	0	0	7.20	3	0	0	5	5	5	4	5	5
	2	9	4.62	15	15	0	78	94	44	40	27	42
	9	12	3.31	25	25	0	163	*160*	65	60	30	126
	0	0	4.50	11	0	0	12	16	6	6	6	7
	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	4	3	3.54	10	10	0	56	50	23	22	10	35
	0	0	2.13	13	0	0	12.2	7	3	3	4	10
	0	0	1.80	4	0	0	5	3	1	1	1	2
	0	1	3.29	13	1	1	13.2	14	5	5	6	5
Total：32 players	69	71	3.47	143	143	35	1,279.2	1,161	522	493	401	1,018

^†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^[4]

Awards and honors

Taiju Life Monthly MVP Award^[5]

Haruki Nishikawa - March/April (batter)
Hiroaki Shimauchi - August (batter)

Best Nine Award^[6]

Hideto Asamura - second baseman
Hiroaki Shimauchi - outfielder

Mitsui Golden Glove Award^[7]

Ryosuke Tatsumi - outfielder

All-Star Series selections^[8]

Kazuhisa Ishii - coach
Hideto Asamura - second baseman
Takayuki Kishi - pitcher
Hiroto Kobukata - infielder
Yuki Matsui - pitcher
Takahiro Norimoto - pitcher
Hiroaki Shimauchi - outfielder

Speed Up Award^[9]

Hiroto Kobukata (batter)

SKY PerfecTV! Sayonara Award^[10]

Hideto Asamura - March/April (April 30)
Hiroaki Shimauchi - June (June 22)

Farm team

#!scope="col"

Team
1	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	114	69	42	3	.622	-	38–20–2	31–22–1
2	Chiba Lotte Marines	109	61	45	3	.575	5½	34–18–2	27–27–1
3	Yomiuri Giants	125	63	52	10	.548	8	35–26–5	28–26–5
4	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	111	54	56	1	.491	14½	29–22–1	25–34
5	Saitama Seibu Lions	111	47	58	6	.448	19	23–25–3	24–33–3
6	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	99	38	55	6	.409	22	18–33–3	20–22–3
7	Yokohama DeNA BayStars	105	40	62	3	.392	24½	26–27	14–35–3

Nippon Professional Baseball draft

See main article: 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

2022 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles draft selections^[11] !Round!Name!Position!Affiliation!Signed?
Development players
1	Kosei Shoji	Pitcher	Rikkyo University	Yes
2	Ryuji Komago	Pitcher	Saginomiya Seisakusho	Yes
3	Shota Watanabe	Pitcher	Kyushu Sangyo University	Yes
4	Mao Itoh	Pitcher	Tokyo University of Agriculture Okhotsk	Yes
5	Ryuya Taira	Infielder	NTT West	Yes
6	Yuki Hayashi	Pitcher	Seino Transportation	Yes
1	Konosuke Tatsumi	Infielder	Seinan Gakuin University	Yes
2	Kosei Koga	Pitcher	Shimonoseki International High School	Yes
3	Akihiro Takeshita	Pitcher	Hakodate University	Yes
4	Sotaro Nagata	Infielder	National Taiwan University of Sport	Yes

Notes and References

Web site: Friday, March 25, 2022 . . March 26, 2022.
Web site: 振替試合開催日のお知らせ . Announcement of the dates of the make-up games . ja . September 22, 2022 . Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Web site: 2022 Japan Pacific League Batting Leaders . . February 3, 2023.
Web site: 2022 Japan Pacific League Pitching Leaders . . February 3, 2023.
Web site: 2022年度大樹生命月間MVP賞 . 2022 Taiju Life Monthly MVP Award . ja . . September 19, 2022.
Web site: 2022年度表彰選手（パシフィック・リーグ） . 2022 Awarded Players (Pacific League) . ja . . February 3, 2022.
Web site: 2022年度三井ゴールデン・グラブ賞 . 2022 Mitsui Golden Glove Award . ja . . February 3, 2022.
Web site: 出場者 . Participants . ja . . September 19, 2022.
Web site: ローソンチケットスピードアップ賞 . Lawson Ticket Speed Up Award . ja . . February 3, 2023.
Web site: サヨナラ賞 . Goodbye Award . ja . . September 30, 2024.
Web site: 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス選択選手一覧 . Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Selected Player List. . February 3, 2023.