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Nippon-Ham 5, at SoftBank 6

Friday, March 27, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

81-66-3 · L3 · #2 (1357 ELO -2)

3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 90

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO +2)

0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 112

Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome · Fukuoka, Japan

Attendance: 40,122

Hawks Edge Fighters in Season Opener Behind Late Rally

FUKUOKA, Japan (Interstat) — The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, powered by a relentless offense that chipped away at an early deficit, edged the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 6-5 on Friday night in a season opener that lived up to its billing as a nail-biter. A crowd of 40,122 at the Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome watched the Fighters explode for three first-inning runs off Hawks starter Naoyuki Uwasawa, only to see the home side methodically rally and finally seize the lead for good in the eighth inning. Nippon-Ham’s opening salvo was immediate and dramatic. After leadoff hitter Shun Mizutani reached on a two-out error… Read more...

Top Statlines

Naoyuki Uwasawa SOF 5ip 6h 2er 5k
Kazuki Sugiyama SOF 1ip 0h 0er 1k
Kenta Uehara HOK 1.1ip 0h 0er 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 57.8%

Spread SOF -1.5

Projected Score SOF 6 HOK 5

Over/Under 6.5 (Over)