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Rakuten 1, at Orix 3

 Wednesday, August 5, 2026 · Final
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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

58-84-1 · W1 · #7 (1281 ELO -2)

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 90
Orix Buffaloes

65-76-2 · L5 · #8 (1276 ELO +2)

1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 50

Osaka Dome · Osaka, Japan

Attendance: 26,729

Orix Buffaloes down Golden Eagles behind Espinoza’s strong start

OSAKA (Interstat) — Anderson Espinoza pitched seven innings of one-run ball as the Orix Buffaloes beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3-1 on Wednesday night at the Osaka Dome. Espinoza (10-3) allowed one earned run on nine hits and struck out four. Ryota Takinaka (5-5) took the loss, surrendering three runs on five hits over seven innings. Ryoma Nishikawa homered in the first inning to open the scoring. Orix added a run in the fourth on Keita Nakagawa’s groundout and another in the seventh on Kenya Wakatsuki’s sacrifice fly. Carson McCusker delivered a two-out single in the third to drive… Read more...

Forecasting

ELO Probability ORX 59.4%
Spread RAK -1.5
Projected Score ORX 4 RAK 2
Over/Under 7.5 (Under)

Team Schedules

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Orix Buffaloes