The 2008 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the fourth season of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles franchise. The Eagles played their home games at Miyagi Baseball Stadium in the city of Sendai as members of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. The team was led by Katsuya Nomura on his third season as team manager.

Rakuten did not qualify for the Climax Series, finishing the season in fifth place with a record of .

Regular season

Standings

Interleague

Record vs. opponents + 2008 record vs. opponentsTeamBuffaloesEaglesFightersHawksLionsMarinesCL Buffaloes — 13–10–1 13–11 14–10 10–14 14–10 11–13 Eagles 10–13–1 — 13–10–1 12–12 10–14 7–16–1 13–11 Fighters 11–13 10–13–1 — 17–7 9–14–1 12–12 14–10 Hawks 10–14 12–12 7–17 — 10–11–3 10–14 15–9 Lions 14–10 14–10 14–9–1 11–10–3 — 13–11 10–14 Marines 10–14 16–7–1 12–12 14–10 11–13 — 10–14

Opening Day roster Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Order Player Pos. 1 Naoto Watanabe SS 2 Teppei Tsuchiya CF 3 Daisuke Kusano 3B 4 José Fernández 1B 5 Takeshi Yamasaki DH 6 Rick Short LF 7 Koichi Isobe RF 8 Yosuke Takasu 2B 9 Akihito Fujii C — Hisashi Iwakuma P

Game log

|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 || March 20 || @ Hawks || 3–4 || Kume (1–0) || Guzmán (0–1) || — || Yahoo Dome || 35,722 || 0–1–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2 || March 22 || @ Hawks || 4–5 (11) || Nitkowski (1–0) || Watanabe (0–1) || — || Yahoo Dome || 31,014 || 0–2–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || March 23 || @ Hawks || 0–4 || Oba (1–0) || Asai (0–1) || — || Yahoo Dome || 31,660 || 0–3–0 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 4 || March 25 || @ Buffaloes || 4–5 || Takagi (1–0) || Ichiba (0–1) || Kato (3) || Kyocera Dome || 34,911 || 0–4–0 || L4 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || March 26 || @ Buffaloes || 11–0 || Nagai (1–0) || Mitsuhara (0–1) || — || Kyocera Dome || 11,052 || 1–4–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || March 27 || @ Buffaloes || 2–0 || Iwakuma (1–0) || Kaneko (1–1) || — || Kyocera Dome || 23,547 || 2–4–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || March 29 || Fighters || 7–2 || Tanaka (1–0) || Hoshino (0–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 20,189 || 3–4–0 || W3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || March 30 || Fighters || 3–1 || Asai (1–1) || Glynn (0–2) || Aoyama (1) || Kleenex Stadium || 19,518 || 4–4–0 || W4

|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 1 || Marines || 7–4 || Koyama (1–0) || Komiyama (0–2) || Aoyama (2) || Kleenex Stadium || 10,927 || 5–4–0 || W5 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 2 || Marines || 6–3 || Nagai (2–0) || Shimizu (0–2) || Aoyama (3) || Kleenex Stadium || 14,285 || 6–4–0 || W6 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 3 || Marines || 9–1 || Iwakuma (2–0) || Kubo (1–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 15,018 || 7–4–0 || W7 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 4 || @ Lions || 2–4 || Hoashi (1–0) || Lin (0–1) || Graman (2) || Shikishima Stadium || 17,599 || 7–5–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 13 || April 5 || @ Lions || 2–4 || Ishii (3–0) || Tanaka (1–1) || Onuma (1) || Seibu Dome || 23,902 || 7–6–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 6 || @ Lions || 3–4 || Kinney (2–1) || Asai (1–2) || Graman (3) || Seibu Dome || 18,213 || 7–7–0 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 8 || @ Fighters || 7–8 || Takeda (3–0) || Lin (0–1) || Nakamura (3) || Sapporo Dome || 20,257 || 7–8–0 || L4 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 9 || @ Fighters || 2–4 || Yoshikawa (1–2) || Nagai (2–1) || Nakamura (4) || Sapporo Dome || 19,044 || 7–9–0 || L5 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 10 || @ Fighters || 0–1 || Yu Darvish (3–0) || Iwakuma (2–1) || — || Sapporo Dome || 25,197 || 7–10–0 || L6 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 11 || Buffaloes || 5–4 (10) || Aoyama (1–0) || Yamaguchi (1–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 10,626 || 8–10–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 12 || Buffaloes || 3–0 || Tanaka (2–1) || Kondo (2–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 15,456 || 9–10–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 13 || Buffaloes || 12–6 || Asai (2–2) || Kawagoe (1–2) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 12,879 || 10–10–0 || W3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 15 || @ Marines || 6–7 || Ono (1–0) || Nagai (2–2) || Ogino (4) || Chiba Marine Stadium || 17,336 || 10–11–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 16 || @ Marines || 1–2 || Shimizu (2–2) || Guzmán (0–2) || — || Chiba Marine Stadium || 16,853 || 10–12–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 17 || @ Marines || 11–2 || Iwakuma (3–1) || Kubo (1–3) || — || Chiba Marine Stadium || 9,211 || 11–12–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || April 19 || Lions || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 4 || Kleenex Stadium || — || — || — |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 24 || April 20 || Lions || 3–4 (10) || Iwasaki (1–0) || Aoyama (1–1) || Graman (6) || Kleenex Stadium || 19,601 || 11–13–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || April 22 || Hawks || 4–3 || Asai (3–2) || Powell (1–1) || Aoyama (4) || Kleenex Stadium || 11,799 || 12–13–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || April 23 || Hawks || 4–0 || Nagai (3–2) || Otonari (2–3) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 12,353 || 13–13–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || April 24 || Hawks || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: September 30 || Kleenex Stadium || — || — || — |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || April 25 || Fighters || 6–1 || Iwakuma (4–1) || Yoshikawa (1–4) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 13,213 || 14–13–0 || W3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || April 26 || Fighters || 6–1 || Guzmán (1–2) || Fujii (1–2) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 16,826 || 15–13–0 || W4 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || April 27 || Fighters || 5–0 || Tanaka (3–1) || Glynn (1–4) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 20,634 || 16–13–0 || W5 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 30 || April 29 || @ Buffaloes || 1–2 || Yamaguchi (2–1) || Asai (3–3) || Kato (7) || Kyocera Dome || 18,571 || 16–14–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || April 30 || @ Buffaloes || 5–4 || Koyama (2–0) || Yamaguchi (2–2) || — || Kyocera Dome || 13,146 || 17–14–0 || W1

|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 1 || @ Buffaloes || 1–6 || Komatsu (3–0) || Ichiba (0–2) || — || Skymark Stadium || 14,003 || 17–15–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 2 || @ Fighters || 1–5 || Tadano (1–0) || Iwakuma (4–2) || Nakamura (9) || Sapporo Dome || 41,124 || 17–16–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 3 || @ Fighters || 5–12 || Sakamoto (1–1) || Kawagishi (0–1) || — || Sapporo Dome || 40,083 || 17–17–0 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 4 || @ Fighters || 7–1 || Tanaka (4–1) || Glynn (1–5) || — || Sapporo Dome || 42,126 || 18–17–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 5 || Hawks || 5–7 (11) || Ogura (4–1) || Koyama (2–1) || Yanase (1) || Kleenex Stadium || 20,572 || 18–18–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 6 || Hawks || 4–8 || Otonari (3–4) || Nagai (3–3) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 20,885 || 18–19–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 7 || Hawks || 9–7 || Asai (4–3) || Takeoka (0–1) || Arime (1) || Kleenex Stadium || 10,667 || 19–19–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 9 || @ Marines || 11–4 || Iwakuma (5–2) || Ono (2–2) || — || Chiba Marine Stadium || 16,849 || 20–19–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || May 10 || @ Marines || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: September 19 || Chiba Marine Stadium || — || — || — |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 11 || @ Marines|| 1–6 || Shimizu (4–3) || Tanaka (4–2) || — || Chiba Marine Stadium || 24,892 || 20–20–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 13 || Buffaloes || 2–8 || Kondo (3–4) || Nagai (3–4) || — || Fukushima Azuma || 7,041 || 20–21–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || May 14 || Buffaloes || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: September 4 || Kleenex Stadium || — || — || — |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 15 || Buffaloes || 1–2 || Komatsu (4–0) || Asai (4–4) || Kato (10) || Kleenex Stadium || 11,581 || 20–22–0 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 16 || Lions || 8–2 || Iwakuma (6–2) || Kishi (4–2) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 12,057 || 21–22–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 17 || Lions || 3–2 (12) || Kawagishi (1–1) || Okamoto (0–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 14,265 || 22–22–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 18 || Lions || 3–7 || Hsu (1–0) || Tanaka (4–3) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 20,253 || 22–23–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-top: solid 2px black; border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 46 || May 20 || Dragons || 6–1 || Nagai (4–4) || Ogasawara (4–3) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 12,964 || 23–23–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 47 || May 21 || Dragons || 1–3 || Yamamoto (3–0) || Asai (4–5) || Iwase (13) || Kleenex Stadium || 15,372 || 23–24–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 48 || May 23 || BayStars || 7–5 || Iwakuma (7–2) || Kobayashi (1–1) || Koyama (1) || Kleenex Stadium || 14,091 || 24–24–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 49 || May 24 || BayStars || 2–1 || Guzmán (2–2) || Oyamada (1–2) || Koyama (2) || Kleenex Stadium || 17,435 || 25–24–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 50 || May 25 || @ Swallows || 10–2 || Tanaka (5–3) || Kamada (0–1) || — || Meiji Jingu Stadium || 22,491 || 26–24–0 || W3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 51 || May 26 || @ Swallows || 5–4 || Nagai (5–4) || Rios (2–6) || Koyama (3) || Meiji Jingu Stadium || 16,483 || 27–24–0 || W4 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 52 || May 28 || @ Giants || 1–6 || Utsumi (3–3) || Hasebe (0–1) || — || Tokyo Dome || 43,132 || 27–25–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 53 || May 29 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Asai (5–5) || Greisinger (5–3) || Koyama (4) || Tokyo Dome || 41,106 || 28–25–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 54 || May 31 || Carp || 8–3 || Iwakuma (8–2) || Takahashi (6–3) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 14,393 || 29–25–0 || W2

|  Win  |    Loss  |    Tie  |    Postponement  |   Bold = Eagles team member

Roster 2008 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Roster Pitchers Catchers

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