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SoftBank 5, at Seibu 2

Friday, August 7, 2026 · Final

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Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO +2)

0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 5 90

Saitama Seibu Lions

80-63-4 · L3 · #4 (1326 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 60

Seibu Dome · Tokorozawa, Japan

Attendance: 27,219

Matsumoto strikes out 10 as SoftBank Hawks down Seibu Lions

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Haru Matsumoto struck out 10 over seven innings and the SoftBank Hawks defeated the Seibu Lions 5-2 on Friday, Aug. 7, at Seibu Dome. SoftBank took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Yuudai Yamamoto’s RBI double, then broke open the game with two runs in the seventh on Tatsuru Yanagimachi’s two-run triple. Yamamoto added a two-run triple in the eighth. Seibu’s Sena Tsuge homered in the fifth, and An-Ko Lin doubled in a run in the eighth. Matsumoto allowed one earned run and three hits while improving to 7-2. Ryosuke Moriwaki took the loss after… Read more...

Top Statlines

Haru Matsumoto SOF 7ip 3h 1er 10k
Kona Takahashi SEI 6ip 4h 1er 6k
Yuudai Yamamoto SOF 2/4 3rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 62.5%

Spread SOF +1.5

Projected Score SOF 7 SEI 3

Over/Under 7.5 (Under)