NPB

Yakult 3, at Yomiuri 7

Sunday, August 9, 2026 · Final

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Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO -2)

0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 70

Yomiuri Giants

76-67-3 · L5 · #6 (1310 ELO +2)

0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 7 120

Tokyo Dome · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 42,399

Ogasawara’s strong start lifts Yomiuri Giants past Yakult Swallows 7‑3

TOKYO (Interstat) — Shinnosuke Ogasawara threw six innings of three-run ball to earn the win Sunday as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Yakult Swallows 7-3 at Tokyo Dome. Ogasawara scattered six hits and struck out four to improve to 2-2. Kengo Matsumoto took the loss, allowing five earned runs over 5 1/3 innings, falling to 5-4. Yakult grabbed a 3-0 lead in the fourth. Montell Higuma delivered a sacrifice fly and Kyo Suzuki followed with a two-run home run. Yomiuri answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth on a run-scoring double by Bobby Dalbec and an RBI… Read more...

Top Statlines

Shinnosuke Ogasawara YOM 6ip 6h 3er 4k
Kota Nakagawa YOM 1ip 0h 0er 2k
Kyo Suzuki YAK 1/4 1hr 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability YOM 63.7%

Spread YOM -1.5

Projected Score YOM 4 YAK 2

Over/Under 6.5 (Over)