NPB

Hiroshima 3, at Yakult 8

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

61-79-4 · L2 · #11 (1246 ELO -3)

0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 61

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO +3)

0 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 8 122

Meiji Jingu Stadium · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 28,284

Swallows Remain Unbeaten, Overpower Carp Behind Masuda’s Blast

TOKYO (Interstat) — The Tokyo Yakult Swallows remained perfect on the young season, using a balanced offensive attack and a key two-run homer from Shu Masuda to defeat the Hiroshima Carp 8-3 on Tuesday night at Meiji Jingu Stadium. A crowd of 28,284 watched as the Swallows improved to 4-0, while the Carp fell to 3-1. The game time was 3 hours, 29 minutes. Yakult starter Yasuhiro Ogawa earned the win, navigating 5 2/3 innings while allowing three runs on three hits. He struck out two. Hiroshima’s Masato Morishita took the loss, surrendering two runs on three hits over four… Read more...

Top Statlines

Shu Masuda YAK 2/2 1hr 2rbi
Yasuhiro Ogawa YAK 5.2ip 3h 3er 2k
Masato Morishita HIR 4ip 3h 2er 5k

Forecasting

ELO Probability YAK 55.6%

Spread YAK -1.5

Projected Score YAK 5 HIR 3

Over/Under 6.5 (Over)