◇ Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs Orix Buffaloes Game 3 (5th, ES CON FIELD)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's Kohei Arihara pitcher marked his first win after returning to his old club.

In the first inning, he caused a pinch with 2 outs on 1st and 2nd base with Walk in a row, but he hit the follow-up with a triple fly closer runs. In the top of the second inning, although he hit a three-way strikeout, in the top of the third inning, Ryu Sugisawa 's batted ball hit the first base in an unfortunate way, and from second base with no outs, he was hit by Yuma Mune a player with two runs to take the lead.

Still, in the top of the 4th inning, he covered two errors by his teammates, and in the top of the 5th, he retired with three outs. After the 6th inning, he carried the runner for 2 consecutive inning, but he tightened the key points and went down mound with 108 pitches hit 4 Walk 2 strike out 2 runs in the 7th inning. In addition, the batting line tied the score in the bottom of the 6th inning, and in the bottom of the 7th inning, Chusei Mannami player succeeded in winning with 3 runs. With the right to win pitcher, the relievers are holding on to the lead.

pitcher Arihara pitched in three open games and posted a ERA of 5.25. In the Fukuoka Softbank game on March 29th, which was his first appearance of the season, he went 7 runs (earned runs 5 in 6 innings, but the right-hander with the most wins for the second consecutive year and a good track record showed a brilliant correction.

Text: Aoi Yokoyama