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Nippon-Ham 4, at Orix 9

Sunday, April 26, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

81-66-3 · L3 · #2 (1357 ELO -3)

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 41

Orix Buffaloes

65-76-2 · L5 · #8 (1276 ELO +3)

3 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 90

Osaka Dome · Osaka, Japan

Attendance: 30,990

Orix Buffaloes complete sweep of Fighters with 9‑4 win

OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Allen Kuri pitched eight strong innings and Haruto Watanabe hit a three-run homer as the Orix Buffaloes defeated the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 9-4 on Sunday afternoon at Osaka Dome before 30,990 fans. The victory completed a three-game sweep for the Buffaloes, who improved to 16-9 and extended their winning streak to four games. The Fighters dropped to 11-15 with their fourth consecutive loss. Orix took control early with a four-run fourth inning that broke open a tie game. After Nippon-Ham had rallied to even the score in the top of the third, the Buffaloes answered… Read more...

Top Statlines

Allen Kuri ORX 8ip 4h 4er 6k
Haruto Watanabe ORX 1/3 1hr 3rbi
Bob Seymour ORX 2/4 1hr 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOK 51.2%

Spread ORX +1.5

Projected Score ORX 7 HOK 4

Over/Under 6.0 (Over)