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SoftBank 2, at Seibu 10

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 · Final · F/3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO -5)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 60

Saitama Seibu Lions

80-63-4 · L3 · #4 (1326 ELO +5)

0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 182

Seibu Dome · Tokorozawa, Japan

Attendance: 27,459

Lions rout Hawks 10‑2 behind Takahashi’s dominant start

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Kona Takahashi pitched six shutout innings and Seiya Watanabe hit a grand slam in a eight-run second inning as the Saitama Seibu Lions defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 10-2 on Wednesday evening at Seibu Dome. The Lions pounced early, sending 13 batters to the plate in the second inning. Taiga Hirasawa doubled to right with one out, then Yuto Koga doubled to left to drive in the first run. Kazunari Ishii singled, and Natsuo Takizawa singled to shallow center for a second run. After a walk to Alexander Canario loaded the bases, Manaya Nishikawa singled to… Read more...

Top Statlines

Kona Takahashi SEI 6ip 2h 0er 5k
Seiya Watanabe SEI 2/4 1hr 4rbi
Natsuo Takizawa SEI 4/4 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 64.4%

Spread SOF +1.5

Projected Score SEI 5 SOF 3

Over/Under 6.5 (Over)