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Nippon-Ham 2, at Orix 3

Friday, April 24, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

81-66-3 · L3 · #2 (1357 ELO -2)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50

Orix Buffaloes

65-76-2 · L5 · #8 (1276 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 70

Osaka Dome · Osaka, Japan

Attendance: 28,715

Buffaloes rally past Fighters behind Espinoza’s strong start

OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Anderson Espinoza pitched seven strong innings and Bob Seymour delivered a two-run home run in the seventh as the Orix Buffaloes rallied past the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 3-2 on Friday night at Osaka Dome. The victory before 28,715 fans lifted Orix to 14-9 on the season while Nippon-Ham dropped to 11-13. The game lasted 2 hours 39 minutes. Hiromi Itoh took the loss despite a dominant outing for the Fighters, allowing three runs on seven hits over eight innings with seven strikeouts. Itoh fell to 2-2 on the season after a complete-game effort that saw… Read more...

Top Statlines

Anderson Espinoza ORX 7ip 3h 1er 7k
Hiromi Itoh HOK 8ip 7h 3er 7k
Bob Seymour ORX 1/3 1hr 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOK 52.6%

Spread HOK +1.5

Projected Score ORX 6 HOK 4

Over/Under 6.0 (Under)