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Yomiuri 4, at Yakult 5

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 · Final

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Yomiuri Giants

76-67-3 · L5 · #6 (1310 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 70

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 120

Meiji Jingu Stadium · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 29,198

Swallows rally past Giants 5‑4 in Tokyo thriller

TOKYO (Interstat) — Taichi Yamano struck out nine over seven innings and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows rallied past the Yomiuri Giants 5-4 on Tuesday evening at Meiji Jingu Stadium, overcoming a three-run homer by Hayato Sakamoto to split the two-game series and pull within one game of their Central League rivals. Yakult improved to 41-39-1, while Yomiuri slipped to 42-37-2. The Swallows erased a 3-0 deficit with a three-run sixth inning, then answered Sakamoto’s blast with two more runs in the bottom of the seventh. Jose Quijada worked a scoreless ninth for his 21st save. The game drew 29,198 fans… Read more...

Top Statlines

Taichi Yamano YAK 7ip 5h 3er 9k
Jose Quijada YAK 1ip 0h 0er 1k
Iori Yamasaki YOM 5.2ip 5h 3er 5k

Forecasting

ELO Probability YOM 52.4%

Spread YOM +1.5

Projected Score YOM 4 YAK 2

Over/Under 6.0 (Over)