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SoftBank 1, at Seibu 3

 Wednesday, April 22, 2026 · Final
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO -3)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30
Saitama Seibu Lions

80-63-4 · L3 · #4 (1326 ELO +3)

0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 80

Seibu Dome · Tokorozawa, Japan

Attendance: 23,330

Takahashi’s Complete Game Masterpiece Leads Lions Past Hawks in Seibu Dome Pitching Duel

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Kona Takahashi authored a masterful complete-game gem, and the Saitama Seibu Lions capitalized on timely hitting to defeat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3-1 on Wednesday night at Seibu Dome, securing a series victory and defying pregame projections. A crowd of 23,330 watched as Takahashi dominated from start to finish, needing just 2 hours and 28 minutes to silence a Hawks lineup that had been installed as a significant favorite. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 4-3 SoftBank victory, and its ELO system gave the Hawks a 66.2 percent probability to win. Instead, Takahashi rendered those forecasts… Read more...

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 67.8%
Spread SOF +1.5
Projected Score SOF 4 SEI 3
Over/Under 6.5 (Under)

Team Schedules

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

Saitama Seibu Lions