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Seibu 1, at Orix 5

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · Final

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Saitama Seibu Lions

80-63-4 · L3 · #4 (1326 ELO -2)

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 103

Orix Buffaloes

65-76-2 · L5 · #8 (1276 ELO +2)

0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 50

Osaka Dome · Osaka, Japan

Attendance: 21,863

Sotani, Buffaloes’ Bats Power Past Lions

OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — A chaotic four-run third inning, fueled by a pair of costly Seibu errors, propelled the Orix Buffaloes to a 5-1 victory over the Saitama Seibu Lions on Tuesday night at Osaka Dome. A crowd of 21,863 watched as the Buffaloes (8-7) capitalized on the Lions’ defensive miscues to break open a scoreless pitchers’ duel and claim the opener of a three-game series. The win moved Orix above .500, while the Lions fell to 6-9-1 on the young season. For five innings, the game was a tense, low-hit affair dominated by the starting pitchers. Orix right-hander Ryuhei… Read more...

Top Statlines

Ryuhei Sotani ORX 5ip 5h 1er 4k
Chihiro Sumida SEI 5ip 4h 1er 4k
Yuta Nakamura SEI 2ip 0h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability ORX 61.2%

Spread ORX -1.5

Projected Score ORX 5 SEI 3

Over/Under 5.5 (Over)