Nippon-Ham 's Kohei Arihara pitcher made his first start of the season in the Softbank Hawks game (Mizuho PayPay) on the 29th. The first appearance of the transfer against the old team was 6 innings 10 hit 3 4 Hit by Pitch 7 runs (5 earned), 5 strike out. He suffered his first loss of the season with difficult pitching from the beginning. "He scored points 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."
![[Nippon-Ham] Kohei Arihara in the first pitching appearance of the transfer, was black star in the 6th inning 10 hit 7 runs Manager Takeshi Shinjo: "Next time, he'll do as good as Maddux."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/29/20260329-OHT1I51449-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Kohei Arihara, making his first appearance since returning to his former team, was pulled from the game after 6 innings against the SoftBank lineup, giving up 10 hit 7 runs, 3 Hit by Pitch, and 112 pitches.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/29/20260329-OHT1I51387-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] suffers a shocking three-game losing streak to Softbank Hawks to start the season. Manager Shinjo: "This three-game losing streak will be the reason we were able to reach the top this season." Kohei Arihara runs, a humiliation not seen since 2022, but he remains positive.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/29/20260329-OHT1I51392-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Kohei Arihara 4 innings, allowing only 1 hit and no runs strike out out 5. He said, "I was able to pitch well in the end so I can start the season in good form."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/22/20260322-OHT1I51226-L.jpg)
