NPB

Orix 1, at Nippon-Ham 5

Friday, May 1, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Orix Buffaloes

65-76-2 · L5 · #8 (1276 ELO -3)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 82

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

81-66-3 · L3 · #2 (1357 ELO +3)

0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 70

Es Con Field Hokkaido · Kitahiroshima, Japan

Attendance: 29,639

Fighters beat Buffaloes 5‑1 behind Katoh, Castro homer

SAPPORO, Japan (Interstat) — The Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Orix Buffaloes 5-1 on Friday evening at Sapporo Dome, snapping a three-game skid against their Pacific League rival behind a three-run homer from Rodolfo Castro and a steady outing from starter Takayuki Katoh. The win improved the Fighters to 14-16 while the Buffaloes dropped to 17-11 before a crowd of 29,639. The game lasted 2 hours, 48 minutes. Orix jumped ahead in the first inning against Katoh. Yuma Mune singled to shallow left and moved to second when Haruto Watanabe grounded out to third. Ryoma Nishikawa doubled to left-center, scoring Mune… Read more...

Top Statlines

Takayuki Katoh HOK 5.2ip 7h 1er 1k
Rodolfo Castro HOK 1/4 1hr 3rbi
Ryuhei Sotani ORX 6ip 6h 2er 6k

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOK 56.3%

Spread HOK -1.5

Projected Score ORX 7 HOK 3

Over/Under 7.5 (Under)