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SoftBank 6, at Seibu 4

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO +2)

0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 91

Saitama Seibu Lions

80-63-4 · L3 · #4 (1326 ELO -2)

0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 50

Seibu Dome · Tokorozawa, Japan

Attendance: 27,576

Hawks rally past Lions 6‑4 behind five-run fifth

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated the Saitama Seibu Lions 6-4 on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Seibu Dome, bouncing back from a lopsided loss a day earlier. SoftBank scored four runs in the fifth inning to erase a one-run deficit and never trailed again, earning its 17th win against 15 losses. Seibu fell to 16-17-1. SoftBank starter Haru Matsumoto worked 4 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and three earned runs with four strikeouts. The Hawks used five relievers, with Yuki Matsumoto earning his fourth save of the season by pitching a perfect ninth inning with two… Read more...

Top Statlines

Yuki Matsumoto SOF 1ip 0h 0er 2k
Yuto Koga SEI 1/3 1hr 3rbi
Haru Matsumoto SOF 4.1ip 4h 3er 4k

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 63.9%

Spread SOF +1.5

Projected Score SEI 5 SOF 3

Over/Under 7.0 (Over)