Nippon-Ham Kohei Arihara vs. Rakuten Eagles 's Kenta Maeda: A showdown between the two league's most wins leaders, a star-studded matchup in the minor leagues, drawing huge cheers from the stands in Kamagaya.

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Kohei Arihara who started in Rakuten Eagles game against Rakuten (Photo by Haruki Kawakami)

◆Farm League: Nippon-Ham vs. Rakuten Eagles (13th, Kamagaya)

Nippon-Ham (33) will make his second start Kohei Arihara pitcher (33) on April 13 against the 2nd Army Rakuten Eagles (Kamagaya) in his second start mound since his demotion to the 2nd Army on April 27. Rakuten Eagles The first starter for the "Mere Old Man" is Kenta Maeda pitcher (38), who has won the Sawamura Award and the most wins twice, and has 165 wins in Japan and the U.S. The two pitchers were a gorgeous pair with Arihara, who has won the most games three times and has 102 total wins in Japan and the U.S. When the battery was introduced, the fans who had come to the event, even though it was a weekday, cheered loudly.

In his last appearance on the 5th against the minor league team DeNA (Kamagaya), Arihara was pulled after 5 innings, hit 3 hits, 4 Walk, and 3 runs on 83 pitches. This season, he has a record of 1 win and 4 losses ERA 8.23 in 5 games. He will be looking to improve his condition from here on out in order to return to the first team.

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Nippon-Ham Kohei Arihara vs. Rakuten Eagles 's Kenta Maeda: A showdown between the two league's most wins leaders, a star-studded matchup in the minor leagues, drawing huge cheers from the stands in Kamagaya.