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Orix 2, at Rakuten 7

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Orix Buffaloes

65-76-2 · L5 · #8 (1276 ELO -4)

0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 70

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

58-84-1 · W1 · #7 (1281 ELO +4)

0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 7 110

Kleenex Stadium Miyagi · Sendai, Japan

Attendance: 22,689

McCusker’s grand slam powers Rakuten past Orix 7‑2

SENDAI (Interstat) — Carson McCusker hit a grand slam and drove in four runs as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles defeated the Orix Buffaloes 7-2 on Wednesday night at Kleenex Stadium Miyagi. Rakuten trailed 2-0 before erupting for five runs in the sixth. Fumiya Kurokawa opened the inning with a solo homer, and McCusker followed with his bases-loaded shot to left. Rui Muneyama added a solo homer in the eighth, and Yuma Yasuda capped the scoring with a run-scoring single. Kenta Maeda (3-3) earned the win, throwing seven innings of two-run ball with four strikeouts. Katsutoshi Tai and Ren Kajiya… Read more...

Top Statlines

Carson McCusker RAK 3/4 1hr 4rbi
Kenta Maeda RAK 7ip 7h 2er 4k
Rui Muneyama RAK 3/4 1hr 1rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability ORX 53.7%

Spread ORX +1.5

Projected Score ORX 3 RAK 2

Over/Under 6.5 (Over)