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Nippon-Ham 2, at Orix 0

Sunday, May 10, 2026 · Final

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Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

81-66-3 · L3 · #2 (1357 ELO +2)

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 70

Orix Buffaloes

65-76-2 · L5 · #8 (1276 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71

Osaka Dome · Osaka, Japan

Attendance: 34,472

Kitayama fires eight shutout innings, Fighters top Buffaloes

OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Koki Kitayama pitched eight scoreless innings, Franmil Reyes hit a two-run home run in the first inning and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Orix Buffaloes 2-0 on Sunday evening at Osaka Dome. Kitayama allowed seven hits, struck out seven and walked none for his third win of the season. The right-hander has now won consecutive starts against Orix after he threw a complete-game shutout against them on May 3. Taisei Yanagawa pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts for his eighth save. Anderson Espinoza took the loss despite a solid start. He allowed two… Read more...

Top Statlines

Koki Kitayama HOK 8ip 7h 0er 7k
Anderson Espinoza ORX 6ip 6h 2er 5k
Taisei Yanagawa HOK 1ip 0h 0er 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOK 50.9%

Spread HOK +1.5

Projected Score ORX 7 HOK 4

Over/Under 6.5 (Under)