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Chunichi 5, at Yakult 7

Sunday, April 5, 2026 · Final

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Chunichi Dragons

61-81-2 · W1 · #10 (1266 ELO -2)

0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 111

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 100

Meiji Jingu Stadium · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 29,328

Swallows Rally With Seven-Run Seventh Inning to Stun Dragons, Complete Series Victory

TOKYO (Interstat) — In a stunning reversal that defied both the game’s flow and the odds, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Sunday afternoon to erase a five-run deficit and stun the Chunichi Dragons 7-5 at Meiji Jingu Stadium. A crowd of 29,328 watched the Swallows (6-2) complete a three-game series victory and solidify their strong early-season form, while the Dragons (3-6) were left to ponder a devastating collapse after holding a commanding lead for most of the contest. The game’s defining, and most important, sequence unfolded with shocking swiftness in… Read more...

Top Statlines

Hirotoshi Takanashi YAK 5.1ip 7h 2er 5k
Jose Quijada YAK 1ip 0h 0er
Hiroto Takahashi CHU 6+ip 8h 3er 8k

Forecasting

ELO Probability YAK 57.0%

Spread YAK +1.5

Projected Score YAK 7 CHU 2

Over/Under 6.5 (Over)