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Yakult 5, at Yomiuri 1

Monday, May 4, 2026 · Final

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Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO +4)

0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 60

Yomiuri Giants

76-67-3 · L5 · #6 (1310 ELO -4)

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 70

Tokyo Dome · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 42,310

Suzuki’s four RBIs lead Swallows past Giants 5‑1

TOKYO (Interstat) — Kyo Suzuki snapped out of a prolonged slump with a three-run home run in the third inning and added an RBI double in the fifth, powering the Yakult Swallows to a 5-1 victory over the Yomiuri Giants on Monday evening before 42,310 at Tokyo Dome. The Swallows improved to 20-12, while the Giants fell to 16-15 in the opener of a three-game series between the Central League rivals. The game lasted 2 hours, 48 minutes. Yakult seized control in the top of the third inning against Yomiuri starter Shosei Togo. Hidetaka Namiki led off with an infield… Read more...

Top Statlines

Kyo Suzuki YAK 2/3 1hr 4rbi
Yasunobu Okugawa YAK 6ip 7h 1er 5k
Kenshin Hotta YOM 2ip 0h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability YOM 56.7%

Spread YAK -1.5

Projected Score YOM 5 YAK 4

Over/Under 6.0 (Under)