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SoftBank 5, at Lotte 4

Saturday, July 18, 2026 · Final

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Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO +1)

0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 80

Chiba Lotte Marines

64-77-3 · L2 · #9 (1273 ELO -1)

1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 100

Chiba Marine Stadium · Chiba, Japan

Attendance: 28,634

SoftBank Hawks rally past Lotte Marines 5‑4 in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan (Interstat) — Ryosuke Ohtsu pitched five innings of three-run ball and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks held off a late rally to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-4 on Saturday evening at Chiba Marine Stadium. The Hawks scored three runs in the third inning and two in the fourth to build a 5-1 lead, then survived a two-run fifth by the Marines and a tense ninth inning that saw Lotte bring the tying run to third base before Kazuki Sugiyama closed the door for his 19th save. Ohtsu, a right-hander, improved to 9-2 on the season, allowing seven hits… Read more...

Top Statlines

Koshiro Sakamoto CLM 2ip 1h 0er 4k
Fumiya Ono CLM 2ip 0h 0er 3k
Ryosuke Ohtsu SOF 5ip 7h 3er 4k

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 64.0%

Spread CLM +1.5

Projected Score SOF 5 CLM 3

Over/Under 7.5 (Over)