On June 25, in the 11th round between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Saitama Seibu Lions held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win 2-0. He achieved three consecutive wins in the same matchup, marking the first time this season.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starter, Kenta Maeda pitcher, gave up his first hit in the top of the second inning to the lead, but thanks in part to his own defense, he managed to nip a crisis in the bud. From the third time onward, three consecutive inning complete pitch. In the top of the sixth, he skillfully handled groundouts and closed the top of the seventh inning with no runs in the top of the seventh, where he threw over 100 pitches for the first time this season, showing the veteran's composure at key moments.

In the bottom of the second, the lineup created a good opportunity with runners on second and third with no outs and runners on second and third thanks to consecutive long-short hits by McCuscar and Yoshiaki Watanabe. Next, player Itsuki Murabayashi hit a sacrifice fly to take the lead, and with one out and runners on second, Daisuke Nakashima connected with a timely hit to score another run.

In the top of the eighth, with the score tied 2-0, the second pitcher, Ren Kajiya pitcher, closer runs, and the top of the ninth was Shoma Fujihira pitcher closed out with all three players retiring in order. Starting pitcher Ken Maeda pitcher pitched 7 innings with 114 pitches, 3 hit no walks, 6 Hit by Pitch 6 strike out no runs. On October 2, 2015, Chunichi, he earned his first NPB win in 3,919 days since the game. In the lineup, McCuscar recorded multiple hit for the second consecutive game. Notably, in this match, manager Masato Yoshii achieved his 200th career win.

For the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions, starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher pitched 8 innings with 95 pitches, 7 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 5 strike out 2 runs. This marks his second complete game since September 16, 2024. On one side, the lineup lost shutout game in front of the opponent's pitcher lineup with scattered 4-hit runs. He couldn't respond to pitcher Takeuchi's strong pitching.

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Nishi ● Natsuki Takeuchi
Rakugo: Kenta Maeda-Ren Kajiya-Shoma Fujihira

Written by Ao Yokoyama