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Nippon-Ham 8, at Seibu 5

Friday, September 26, 2025 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

87-61-3 · L1 · #5 (1321 ELO +2)

0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 8 150

Saitama Seibu Lions

63-77-4 · L2 · #10 (1257 ELO -2)

3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 70

Seibu Dome · Tokorozawa, Japan

Attendance: 27,597

Nippon-Ham at Seibu

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Tatsuki Mizuno’s three-run home run in the fifth inning broke open a tight game Friday night, powering the Nippon-Ham Fighters to an 8-5 victory over the Seibu Lions at Seibu Dome. The Fighters (79-57-3) overcame an early three-run deficit, erupting for 15 hits to even the series after the Lions (61-72-4) had taken the opener. A crowd of 27,597 watched the contest, which lasted 3 hours, 13 minutes. Seibu struck first, capitalizing on a leadoff triple from Manaya Nishikawa in the bottom of the first inning. Natsuo Takizawa’s groundout brought Nishikawa home, and after a walk… Read more...

Top Statlines

Tatsuki Mizuno HOK 2/4 1hr 3rbi
Tyler Nevin SEI 2/4 1hr 1rbi
Yuta Nakamura SEI 2ip 1h 0er 4k

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOK 60.2%

Projected Score HOK 4 SEI 3

Money Line SEI -200/HOK 165