NPB

Yomiuri 6, at Chunichi 5

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 · Final

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Yomiuri Giants

76-67-3 · L5 · #6 (1310 ELO +2)

3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 100

Chunichi Dragons

61-81-2 · W1 · #10 (1266 ELO -2)

0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 91

Nagoya Dome · Nagoya, Japan

Attendance: 36,647

Tanaka, Sasaki Lead Giants Past Dragons in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan (Interstat) — On a night where their ace provided stability and their offense struck early, the Yomiuri Giants weathered a furious late rally by the Chunichi Dragons to escape Nagoya Dome with a 6-5 victory on Wednesday evening. A crowd of 36,647 watched as the Giants (3-2) jumped on Chunichi starter Masaki Nakanishi for three first-inning runs and never trailed, handing the Dragons (0-5) their fifth consecutive loss to open the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season. The game’s most critical sequence unfolded in the bottom of the seventh inning, transforming a potential blowout into a nail-biter. Leading 6-1,… Read more...

Top Statlines

Shunsuke Sasaki YOM 2/4 1hr 3rbi
Masahiro Tanaka YOM 5.2ip 6h 2er 4k
Taisei Ota YOM 1ip 0h 0er 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability YOM 55.4%

Spread CHU +1.5

Projected Score YOM 4 CHU 3

Over/Under 6.0 (Over)