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SoftBank 7, at Seibu 3

Friday, July 24, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO +2)

0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 7 130

Saitama Seibu Lions

80-63-4 · L3 · #4 (1326 ELO -2)

0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 50

Seibu Dome · Tokorozawa, Japan

Attendance: 26,707

SoftBank Hawks top Seibu Lions behind Kamichatani’s strong start

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated the Saitama Seibu Lions 7-3 on Friday evening at Seibu Dome, powered by a decisive three-run home run from Ryoya Kurihara in the fourth inning and a two-run shot from Kensuke Kondoh in the seventh. SoftBank improved to 57-34-1, while Seibu fell to 52-39-2 in front of 26,707 fans. The game lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes. Seibu struck first in the second inning when Tyler Nevin launched a solo home run to left field off SoftBank starter Taiga Kamichatani, giving the Lions a 1-0 lead. Kamichatani settled in after that, retiring… Read more...

Top Statlines

Taiga Kamichatani SOF 6ip 3h 3er 5k
Ryoya Kurihara SOF 2/4 1hr 3rbi
Yutaro Watanabe SEI 6ip 7h 4er 7k

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 61.3%

Spread SOF +1.5

Projected Score SOF 7 SEI 6

Over/Under 7.5 (Over)