◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles: Rakuten vs. Nippon-Ham (June 6th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest team)

Rakuten Eagles announced starting line-up for Nippon-Ham on the 6th.

The starter mound is Kenta Maeda pitcher (38), returning to the NPB after an 11-year absence. ERA In his last start on April 29, he struggled against the Lotte, going 5 hit 5 runs innings in the middle of the fifth inning. The veteran said, "I wasn't very good last time, so I've been working on fine-tuning my form so I don't make the same mistakes again. I think I have made adjustments so that I can go up to the mount in a good condition in my own way.

Nippon-Ham 's starting pitcher will Hiromi Ito. He faced the Nippon-Ham lineup at home on April 7th. "They're a team with hitters who can hit for power and they hit a lot of home run. I think I need to be very careful and pitch cautiously," he said, his gaze sharp.

If they secure win, it will be their first win in 3,869 days, since their game against the Chunichi on October 2, 2015 (at Mazda Stadium).

Below is Rakuten Eagles 's starting line-up.

[Rakuten Eagles]

1st batter, left fielder: Taira

Number 2, Center Fielder: Tatsumi

3rd batter, 2nd baseman: Kurokawa

Number 4, first baseman: Asamura

5th batter, shortstop Murabayashi

Number 6, Right Fielder: Ogo

Number 7, Third Baseman: Shigenaga

Number 8, DH: YG Yasuda

Number 9, catcher Ota

pitcher Ken Maeda