NPB

Seibu 1, at SoftBank 3

Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Final

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Saitama Seibu Lions

80-63-4 · L3 · #4 (1326 ELO -2)

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 41

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

98-50-3 · W7 · #1 (1455 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 60

Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome · Fukuoka, Japan

Attendance: 40,122

SoftBank Hawks edge Seibu Lions 3‑1 behind Ohtsu

FUKUOKA, Japan (Interstat) — Ryoya Kurihara and Tomoya Masaki drove in the key runs, and Ryosuke Ohtsu pitched seven strong innings as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated the Saitama Seibu Lions 3-1 on Thursday evening at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. Ohtsu allowed one run on three hits with four strikeouts to earn his eighth win against two losses. Natsuki Takeuchi took the loss for Seibu, allowing three runs on five hits with seven strikeouts over six innings. Kazuki Sugiyama recorded his 14th save, pitching a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts. SoftBank improved to 44-29-1, moving one game ahead of Seibu in… Read more...

Top Statlines

Ryosuke Ohtsu SOF 7ip 3h 1er 4k
Natsuki Takeuchi SEI 6ip 5h 3er 7k
Kazuki Sugiyama SOF 1ip 1h 0er 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 66.1%

Spread SOF -1.5

Projected Score SOF 5 SEI 2

Over/Under 6.5 (Under)