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Orix 4, at Nippon-Ham 5

Sunday, October 12, 2025 · Final · First Stage Game 2 (HOK wins 2-0)

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Orix Buffaloes

74-68-3 · L2 · #6 (1319 ELO -2)

0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 60

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

87-61-3 · L1 · #5 (1321 ELO +2)

0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 120

Es Con Field Hokkaido · Kitahiroshima, Japan

Attendance: 35,024

Orix Buffaloes vs. Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan (Interstat) — In a dramatic comeback, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the Orix Buffaloes 5-4 on Sunday, taking a pivotal playoff victory in front of a sold-out crowd of 35,024 at Sapporo Dome. The win, which took 3 hours and 20 minutes, gives the Fighters a commanding lead in the series after they shut out the Buffaloes 2-0 a day earlier. Orix appeared to be in control for much of the game, building a 4-1 lead by the third inning. The Buffaloes broke a… Read more...

Top Statlines

Aren Kuri ORX 4ip 4h 0er 2k
Yukiya Saito HOK 1ip 0h 0er 2k
Kotaro Kurebayashi ORX 2/4 1hr 3rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOK 59.0%

Projected Score ORX 6 HOK 5

Over/Under 6.0 (Over)