It was revealed on the 8th that Seibu Lions pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi (23), who had been training with the second team after injuring his left elbow, will return to the starting lineup for the three-game series against Softbank Hawks starting on the 13th (first game at Kyocera Dome, second and third games at Mizuho PayPay).
Takeuchi joined the team as the 2011 first-round draft pick from Kokugakuin University. In his rookie year last season, he pitched in 21 games with 10 wins and 6 losses, earning the Rookie of the Year award, but injured the same area during his personal training in January. He started in the second-division Oisix game (Belluna D) on the 4th and pitched well, allowing only 2 hit and no runs in 5 innings, and after the game against Softbank on the 7th, manager Nishiguchi also stated that Takeuchi would be pitching sometime next week, marking his first promotion to the first division this season. Considering the rotation of the other starters, he is likely to be promoted to the first division on the 14th or 15th.
The left fielder took part in pitcher practice at the Verna D on the same day, and during hitting practice in preparation for the exchange games starting on June 3, he came to bat in left field and hit a sac fly to right field, "I'm finishing up well," he said, showing his white teeth.
starter are in good form, led by Imai, who had ERA of 0.30 in April, tying the team's all-time high, as well as Sumida, who has four wins in five games, and Takahashi, who ended a 13-game losing streak that had continued since last season, and with Takeuchi joining the team, the team will become even stronger.
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