◆Farm League: Seibu Lions vs. Rakuten Eagles (6th, Carminique)

Rakuten Eagles He started Kenta Maeda pitcher (38) against Seibu Lions in the Farm League and pitched 7 innings, 4 hit no runs and 7 strike out.

Using breaking ball like slider in the high 140 km/h range, he cooked hitter. Up to 6 times, I closer runs with 2 hit sporadic shots. In the seventh inning, with two outs, he gave up consecutive hits and faced a two-out, runners on first and second with two outs, but remained unfazed. He got Akiyama out on a fly out to right. He threw 91 pitches in 7 inning before being pulled.

Kenta Maeda returned to NPB this season after an 11-year absence. So far, he has appeared in 5 games for the first team, with a record of 0 wins and 2 losses and ERA of 4.82. He started the game against Nippon-Ham on May 20th (ES CON FIELD), but was pulled in the middle of the 3rd inning after giving up 4 hit, 3 Walk, and 2 runs. His first win since joining the team was put on hold, and he was removed from the active roster on May 21st.

After joining the second team, he made a start on May 30 against Chunichi in the farm league and was 4 hit 3 runs in the middle of the seventh inning.