26-04-2025
Baseball: Arihara throws 8 shutout innings as Hawks edge Eagles
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Kohei Arihara hurled eight shutout innings as the SoftBank Hawks won 1-0 to end the Rakuten Eagles' four-game winning run in the Pacific League on Friday.
After a forgettable start to the season, former Texas Ranger Arihara (1-3) earned his first win holding the Eagles to five hits and a walk while striking out one at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi.
The right-hander opened the game with three 1-2-3 innings before putting a runner in scoring position in the fourth, seventh and eighth, but worked around the jam each time to keep the Eagles off the board.
Takahisa Hayakawa fanned 11 as the Eagles starter tossed seven innings of five-hit ball but got no run support. Takahiro Norimoto gave up the crucial run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly from Hawks pinch hitter Hiroki Minei.
In the Central League, the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-1 to win their fifth straight.
