NPB

Yomiuri 8, at Yakult 6

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Yomiuri Giants

76-67-3 · L5 · #6 (1310 ELO +2)

3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 90

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO -2)

1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 161

Meiji Jingu Stadium · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 28,663

Dalbec leads Giants past Swallows with three-run homer

TOKYO (Interstat) — Bobby Dalbec hit a three-run home run in the first inning and the Yomiuri Giants held off the Yakult Swallows 8-6 on Tuesday night at Meiji Jingu Stadium. Yomiuri scored three runs in the first, two in the second, two in the fourth and one in the ninth. Yakult answered with single runs in the first and second, two in the third and two in the fifth. The Giants had nine hits, while the Swallows had 16. Yomiuri also had two sacrifice hits. Hideki Nagaoka went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for Yakult. Shunsuke… Read more...

Top Statlines

Hideki Nagaoka YAK 2/4 1hr 2rbi
Raidel Martinez YOM 1ip 1h 0er 2k
Yuki Ishihara YAK 1ip 0h 0er 3k

Forecasting

ELO Probability YOM 57.0%

Projected Score YOM 5 YAK 4