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Yakult 4, at Yomiuri 3

 Tuesday, June 30, 2026 · Final
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Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 51
Yomiuri Giants

76-67-3 · L5 · #6 (1310 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 74

Tokyo Dome · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 10,596

Swallows edge Giants 4‑3 in Tokyo Dome thriller

TOKYO (Interstat) — Taichi Yamano pitched five scoreless innings and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows rallied from a one-run deficit with a two-run eighth inning to beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-3 on Tuesday evening at Tokyo Dome. Yamano allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked none, lowering his earned-run average to 1.20 over his last two starts. The right-hander has not permitted an earned run in his past 11 innings after throwing six shutout innings against Hanshin on June 23. Yakult improved to 38-31-1, moving one game ahead of the second-place Giants in the Central League standings. Yomiuri fell to… Read more...

Forecasting

ELO Probability YOM 57.0%
Spread YAK -1.5
Projected Score YAK 5 YOM 4
Over/Under 5.5 (Over)

Team Schedules

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Yomiuri Giants