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SoftBank 4, at Seibu 3

Thursday, April 23, 2026 · Final

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Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO +1)

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 91

Saitama Seibu Lions

80-63-4 · L3 · #4 (1326 ELO -1)

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 90

Seibu Dome · Tokorozawa, Japan

Attendance: 22,859

Ohtsu leads SoftBank Hawks past Seibu Lions 4‑3 Thursday night

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Ryosuke Ohtsu pitched seven dominant innings and Takashi Umino delivered a two-run triple in the eighth as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated the Saitama Seibu Lions 4-3 on Thursday night at Seibu Dome. Ohtsu improved to 3-0, allowing five hits and one earned run while striking out nine over seven innings. He retired 10 consecutive batters at one point and leaned on a sharp fastball to keep the Lions off balance. Yuki Matsumoto earned his second save, working a rocky ninth inning in which he allowed two hits and one run but escaped with the lead… Read more...

Top Statlines

Ryosuke Ohtsu SOF 7ip 5h 1er 9k
Shinya Sugai SEI 5ip 6h 1er 5k
Hibiki Shinohara SEI 1ip 0h 0er 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 67.0%

Spread SOF +1.5

Projected Score SOF 5 SEI 4

Over/Under 6.5 (Over)