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Lotte 4, at Nippon-Ham 2

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Chiba Lotte Marines

64-77-3 · L2 · #9 (1273 ELO +3)

0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 51

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

81-66-3 · L3 · #2 (1357 ELO -3)

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 51

Es Con Field Hokkaido · Kitahiroshima, Japan

Attendance: 29,819

Soto’s 3-Run Blast Powers Marines Past Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan (Interstat) — Neftali Soto’s three-run homer in the fourth inning provided all the necessary offense and Andre Jackson delivered five dominant innings on the mound as the Chiba Lotte Marines rebounded from a shutout loss to defeat the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 4-2 on Wednesday evening at Sapporo Dome. A crowd of 29,819 watched the Marines even their season record at 3-2, while the Fighters fell to a Pacific League-worst 1-4, their early-season struggles continuing despite a late rally that fell short. The most important sequence of the game unfolded in the top of the fourth inning against Fighters… Read more...

Top Statlines

Andre Jackson CLM 5ip 1h 0er 5k
Koki Kitayama HOK 5.2ip 3h 4er 6k
Neftali Soto CLM 1/4 1hr 3rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOK 67.0%

Spread CLM -1.5

Projected Score HOK 4 CLM 3

Over/Under 6.5 (Under)