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Lotte 2, at Seibu 5

Saturday, April 11, 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 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 50

Saitama Seibu Lions

80-63-4 · L3 · #4 (1326 ELO +3)

4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 90

Seibu Dome · Tokorozawa, Japan

Attendance: 27,263

Lions Ride Early Offensive Burst Past Marines to Even Series

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — The Saitama Seibu Lions, powered by a four-run first inning and a dominant start from right-hander Natsuki Takeuchi, defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-2 on Saturday evening at Seibu Dome to even their three-game series. A crowd of 27,263 watched as the Lions immediately seized control against Lotte starter Haruya Tanaka. After a leadoff groundout, Sosuke Genda and Taiga Kojima hit back-to-back singles. Seiya Watanabe followed with an RBI single to shallow left, plating Genda for the game’s first run. Tanaka nearly escaped further damage after a force out and a walk loaded the bases with… Read more...

Top Statlines

Natsuki Takeuchi SEI 7ip 4h 1er 2k
Alexander Canario SEI 2/3 3rbi
Hakua Iwaki SEI 1ip 0h 0er

Forecasting

ELO Probability CLM 50.6%

Spread CLM -1.5

Projected Score SEI 3 CLM 1

Over/Under 5.5 (Over)