NPB

Yakult 2, at Yomiuri 3

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · Final

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Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 60

Yomiuri Giants

76-67-3 · L5 · #6 (1310 ELO +2)

0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 20

Tokyo Dome · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 42,228

Giants edge Swallows 3‑2 behind Akahoshi, Ohshiro homer

TOKYO (Interstat) — Takumi Ohshiro’s three-run home run in the fourth inning proved decisive as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Yakult Swallows 3-2 on Tuesday afternoon at Tokyo Dome in front of 42,228 fans. The game, which lasted 2 hours 25 minutes, saw Yomiuri improve to 17-15 on the season while Yakult fell to 20-13. The win gave the Giants a measure of revenge after losing to the Swallows 5-1 the previous day in the opener of a two-game series. Yomiuri starter Yuji Akahoshi earned his third victory against one loss, working five innings and allowing three hits and no… Read more...

Top Statlines

Yuji Akahoshi YOM 5ip 3h 0er 3k
Kojiro Yoshimura YAK 8ip 2h 3er 4k
Raidel Martinez YOM 1ip 0h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability YOM 55.6%

Spread YOM -1.5

Projected Score YAK 5 YOM 4

Over/Under 6.5 (Under)