Hanshin Tigers Kenta Maeda, who took the mound in the game , pitched five innings, allowing two , and failed to record his first since joining the team. On the July 17 broadcast of Fuji TV ONE’s “Pro News,” commentator Hatsuhiko Tsuji mentioned . Rakuten Eagles runs win baseball Kenta Maeda pitch

A strong start, closer the first inning with three players eliminated in order. However, in the second inning, Yusuke Oyama caught a curveball that was too soft, giving up a solo home run to take the lead. Still, corrections were made from the third time onward. He made effective use of the splitter he had collected low, produced many struck out swings and misses, and marked 6 strike out in 5 inning.

Mr. Tsuji commented, "Considering the pitch count, I would have liked to see it a bit more. It improved to the top of the pitch range." "At first, splitter were in the zone, but from the third round onward, the proportion of fastball increased, and lower splitter started to be awarded pitch," he recalled. He also touched on the decision to be replaced in the sixth inning, commenting, "If the eighth batter hitter had reached base, I thought there might have been an option to continue and bunt the bat. Having improved his form for the second half of the match, he expressed the view that he wished for a longer inning.

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"