Seibu Lions Lefty Yusei Kikuchi won his 11th straight start against the Rakuten Eagles, who fell 10-3 in a crucial loss on Tuesday.The Eagles defeat left them three games back of the second-place Lions in the race for home-field advantage in the Pacific League playoffs' first stage. The league's second-place team will host the best-of-three series starting on Oct. 14.Kikuchi (16-6) pitched out of some tough spots to allow three runs, one earned, on six hits and five walks, while striking out nine. He improved to 17-4 in his career against the Eagles and hasn't lost to them since he last all…READ FULL ARTICLE
