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Nippon-Ham 2, at Seibu 1

 Tuesday, April 28, 2026 · Final
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Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

81-66-3 · L3 · #2 (1357 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 51
Saitama Seibu Lions

80-63-4 · L3 · #4 (1326 ELO -2)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11

Seibu Dome · Tokorozawa, Japan

Attendance: 26,010

Castro homers twice, Fighters edge Lions 2‑1

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Rodolfo Castro hit two home runs, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the ninth inning, and Haruki Hosono pitched 7 2/3 innings of one-hit ball as the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Saitama Seibu Lions 2-1 on Tuesday night at Seibu Dome. The victory lifted Nippon-Ham to 12-15, while Seibu dropped to 12-14-1. Attendance was 26,010, and the game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes. Castro provided the decisive blow in the top of the ninth, hammering a 1-0 pitch from Seibu reliever Hakua Iwaki over the left-center field wall. It was Castro’s second homer of the… Read more...

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOK 59.9%
Spread SEI +1.5
Projected Score SEI 5 HOK 3
Over/Under 6.0 (Under)

Team Schedules

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

Saitama Seibu Lions