◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 8-4 Nippon-Ham (29th, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Nippon-Ham pitcher Kohei Arihara threw 112 pitches over 6 innings against his former team, giving up 10 hit 7 runs (5 earned) and suffering his first loss of the season.

In the first inning, they allowed the first run on a timely doble to left-center field by Yanagimachi, and immediately after taking the lead in the second inning, they gave up three runs due to three consecutive hits and a battery error. In the third inning, they gave up timely hits to Kawase, and in the fourth inning, to Yanagida, and continued to runs.

In the 5th and 6th innings, he closer to a three-way retirement, but "He scored a run in a good way, but I couldn't pitch in a way that went with the flow runs. I want to pitch better next time."

When asked about the quality of his pitches, he analyzed, "I want to make my fastballs more likely to result in fouls or make the batters more aware of them. If I can't throw them properly, even if I throw them in a good spot, they'll be able to react well. I want to improve my overall condition even more for the next game."

Manager Shinjo said, "Well, he's a slow starter, so I had him throw over 100 pitches today. I've had him throw over 100 pitches in one inning, so next time I'm hoping he'll throw a Maddux (a complete game shutout game with less than 100 pitches). I'm expecting a 93-pitch Maddux."