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Chunichi 3, at Hiroshima 4

Sunday, August 2, 2026 · Final

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Chunichi Dragons

61-81-2 · W1 · #10 (1266 ELO -2)

0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 100

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

61-79-4 · L2 · #11 (1246 ELO +2)

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 100

Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium · Hiroshima, Japan

Attendance: 28,045

Shogo Akiyama’s two-run homer lifts Hiroshima Carp past Chunichi Dragons

HIROSHIMA (Interstat) — Shogo Akiyama hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Hiroshima Carp to a 4-3 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Sunday evening at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium. Akiyama’s blast off Seiya Yoshida capped the scoring after Chunichi had taken a 3-2 lead in the seventh on Yuta Ishii’s RBI double. Minoru Ohmori also homered for Hiroshima, which had 10 hits. Atsushi Endoh (2-2) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for the win, and Daisuke Moriura worked the ninth for his 13th save. Chunichi (39-57-1) scored twice in the third on Seishu Higuchi’s RBI single… Read more...

Top Statlines

Yuya Yanagi CHU 6ip 6h 2er 2k
Kenya Suzuki HIR 3ip 1h 0er
Daisuke Moriura HIR 1ip 1h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability CHU 50.1%

Spread CHU -1.5

Projected Score CHU 4 HIR 3

Over/Under 7.5 (Under)