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

Rakuten Eagles 's pitcher Kenta Maeda (38) started the game against Nippon-Ham. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 3 hit 1 runs before being taken out of the game.

He got off to a strong start. After getting the leadoff Castro to grounder to short, Gunji then missed struck out. With two outs, he got Kiyomiya out to second and closer runs no.

In the third inning, when neither team scored a run, Mannami gave up his first hit hit single to left field, but he was unfazed. double play runs In the fourth inning, right after taking a one-run lead, he allowed a runner to reach base when Castro hit a hit single up the middle to lead off the inning, but he got Gunji to ground out double play to end the inning. He threw calmly like a veteran.

In the fifth inning with a one-run lead, they found themselves in a crisis. hit and 2 Walk with no deaths bases loaded. During Mannami's groundout to second double play, third base runner scored, tying the game. Still, with two outs and a runner on third, Mizuno grounded out to first. At least runs was enough to get by. He threw 82 pitches in 5 inning, leaving the mound after 3 hit, 2 Walk, and 1 runs. He was unable to secure his first win in his new team. After being taken out, he commented, "I wanted to hold on in the fifth inning, but it's frustrating. The score is still tied, so I'll do my best to support the team to win."

The right-handed pitcher returned to NPB after 11 years. This season, prior to the game, he had started three games, with a record of 0 wins and 2 losses and an ERA of 5.56. If he were to get a win, it would be his first in 3869 days, since his game against the Chunichi Dragons on October 2, 2015 (at Mazda Stadium).