NPB

Yomiuri 0, at Yakult 5

Thursday, September 18, 2025 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Yomiuri Giants

70-71-4 · L2 · #3 (1342 ELO -4)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

57-80-7 · W2 · #9 (1259 ELO +4)

1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 80

Meiji Jingu Stadium · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 28,478

Yomiuri at Yakult

TOKYO (Interstat) — The Yomiuri Giants will look to build on a series-opening victory when they face the Tokyo Yakult Swallows again on Thursday evening at Meiji Jingu Stadium. The Giants (64-66-3) took the first game of this two-game set on Wednesday, winning 4-2 behind a strong start from Shosei Togo and a two-run home run from first baseman Richard Sunagawa. The Swallows (48-76-6), long eliminated from postseason contention, will try to salvage a series split against their Central League rivals. Yomiuri has won four of the last five meetings between the two clubs, though Yakult delivered a stunning 12-1,… Read more...

Top Statlines

Keiji Takahashi YAK 6ip 5h 0er 8k
Hidetaka Namiki YAK 2/4
Tetsuto Yamada YAK 1/3 1hr 1rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability YOM 58.0%

Projected Score YOM 4 YAK 3