NPB

Yokohama 1, at Yakult 2

Sunday, August 16, 2026 · Final

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Yokohama BayStars

78-73-3 · L4 · #3 (1346 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 102

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO +2)

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 70

Meiji Jingu Stadium · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 28,993

Hideki Nagaoka’s two-run homer lifts Yakult Swallows over BayStars

TOKYO (Interstat) — Hideki Nagaoka hit a two-run home run in the third inning, and the Yakult Swallows held on to beat the Yokohama BayStars 2-1 on Sunday evening at Meiji Jingu Stadium. Nagaoka’s blast to right field in the bottom of the third gave Yakult a 2-0 lead, and that proved to be enough as the Swallows won their third straight game against their Central League rivals. The victory improved Yakult’s season record to 49-55-1, while Yokohama fell to 48-56-3 with the loss. Yakult starting pitcher Kengo Matsumoto earned the win, improving to 6-4. He worked more than five… Read more...

Top Statlines

Hiromi Katayama YOK 5.1ip 5h 1er 4k
Kengo Matsumoto YAK 5+ip 8h 1er 4k
Noboru Shimizu YAK 1ip 0h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability YOK 55.9%

Spread YAK +1.5

Projected Score YOK 6 YAK 3

Over/Under 8.5 (Under)