NPB

Yokohama 3, at Hanshin 4

Thursday, April 2, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Yokohama BayStars

78-69-3 · W9 · #3 (1351 ELO -2)

0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 62

Hanshin Tigers

79-66-2 · L4 · #4 (1326 ELO +2)

3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 90

Osaka Dome · Osaka, Japan

Attendance: 36,174

Hanshin Tigers Hold Off Yokohama BayStars 4‑3 Behind Early Offensive Surge

OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — A fast start and a strong bullpen effort propelled the Hanshin Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Yokohama BayStars on Thursday night, securing a series win at a packed Osaka Dome. A crowd of 36,174 watched the Tigers improve to 4-2, while the BayStars fell to a disappointing 1-5 to open the Central League season. The game’s decisive moment came early, as Hanshin’s offense erupted against Yokohama starter Yu Takeda in the bottom of the first inning. After a groundout and a single by Takumu Nakano, Shota Morishita worked a walk to set the table.… Read more...

Top Statlines

Takato Ihara HAN 5ip 1h 1er 3k
Suguru Iwazaki HAN 1ip 1h 0er
Tatsuya Hashimoto YOK 2ip 1h 0er 3k

Forecasting

ELO Probability HAN 58.8%

Spread YOK -1.5

Projected Score HAN 5 YOK 2

Over/Under 6.0 (Over)