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Rakuten 3, at Orix 1

Thursday, August 6, 2026 · Final

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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

58-84-1 · W1 · #7 (1281 ELO +3)

2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 31

Orix Buffaloes

65-76-2 · L5 · #8 (1276 ELO -3)

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21

Osaka Dome · Osaka, Japan

Attendance: 25,871

McCusker homer lifts Golden Eagles past Orix

OSAKA (Interstat) — Takayuki Kishi pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and Carson McCusker hit a two-run homer, leading the visiting Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 3-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Thursday night, Aug. 6, 2026, at Osaka Dome. The Golden Eagles had dropped the first two games of the series. Kishi allowed one earned run and struck out three, improving to 3-3. McCusker homered to left with two outs in the first inning, scoring two runs. Rui Muneyama added a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning for a 3-0 lead. Orix scored in the seventh on Ryoma… Read more...

Top Statlines

Takayuki Kishi RAK 7ip 2h 1er 3k
Daiki Tajima ORX 5ip 3h 3er 3k
Shoma Fujihira RAK 1ip 0h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability ORX 59.9%

Spread ORX -1.5

Projected Score ORX 4 RAK 2

Over/Under 7.5 (Under)