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SoftBank 4, at Lotte 3

 Sunday, April 5, 2026 · Final
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO +1)

0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 80
Chiba Lotte Marines

64-77-3 · L2 · #9 (1273 ELO -1)

1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 81

Chiba Marine Stadium · Chiba, Japan

Attendance: 29,514

Hawks Edge Marines 4‑3 Behind Stewart Jr.’s Strong Start

CHIBA, Japan (Interstat) — Carter Stewart Jr. delivered six strong innings and the SoftBank Hawks capitalized on a pair of middle-inning rallies to edge the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-3 on Sunday, securing a series victory in their Pacific League clash at Chiba Marine Stadium. A crowd of 29,514 watched as the Hawks, overcoming an early deficit, scored twice in both the fourth and fifth innings and then held off a late push by the Marines to improve their early-season record to 7-2. Lotte fell to 4-5. The most critical sequence of the game unfolded in the bottom of the eighth… Read more...

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 67.5%
Spread CLM +1.5
Projected Score SOF 8 CLM 4
Over/Under 7.5 (Under)

Team Schedules

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

Chiba Lotte Marines