◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Seibu Lions (25th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Kenta Maeda (38) started the game against Seibu Lions and pitched seven runs innings, allowing only three hit.

He got off to a strong start in the first inning. He got the leadoff canario out with a 151 km/h fastball to fly to right, and with two outs, he swung Hasegawa at splitter struck out. It started with no runs.

The right-hander continued to pitch well. Twice, he was hit by a left-front hit from Nevin, who led the team, but remained unfazed. He calmly took down the trailing runners. strike Took the lead and didn't allow a single runner in the 3rd to 5th innings. He inning the longest pitching season at 7 hit, throwing a record 114 pitches and finishing with just 3 pitch. He also delivered a series of excellent fielding.

Kenta Maeda returned to NPB after 11 years. Prior to this game, he had appeared in 6 games with a record of 0 wins and 3 losses and an ERA of 4.56.

If they secure a victory, it will be their Chunichi Dragons on October 2, 2015 (at Mazda Stadium).