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Rakuten 12, at Orix 4

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

58-84-1 · W1 · #7 (1281 ELO +5)

1 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 150

Orix Buffaloes

65-76-2 · L5 · #8 (1276 ELO -5)

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 90

Osaka Dome · Osaka, Japan

Attendance: 23,690

Maeda leads Golden Eagles to 12‑4 victory over Buffaloes

OSAKA (Interstat) — Kenta Maeda pitched six innings of three-hit ball as the Rakuten Golden Eagles defeated the Orix Buffaloes 12-4 on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at Osaka Dome. Rakuten took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, then broke the game open with nine runs in the third. Carson McCusker finished 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs. Yuma Yasuda and Fumiya Kurokawa each drove in two runs, and Rui Muneyama had one RBI. Rakuten added single runs in the sixth and ninth innings. Maeda allowed three hits, no earned runs and struck… Read more...

Top Statlines

Kenta Maeda RAK 6ip 3h 0er 1bb 7k
Carson McCusker RAK 3/4 1hr 3rbi
Fumiya Kurokawa RAK 2/5 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability ORX 57.6%

Projected Score RAK 4 ORX 3