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Hiroshima 4, at Chunichi 5

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

61-79-4 · L2 · #11 (1246 ELO -2)

1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 70

Chunichi Dragons

61-81-2 · W1 · #10 (1266 ELO +2)

0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 110

Nagoya Dome · Nagoya, Japan

Attendance: 36,664

Chunichi Dragons rally past Hiroshima Carp behind Fukunaga’s three RBIs

NAGOYA (Interstat) — Hiroki Fukunaga homered in the sixth inning and hit a two-run triple in the seventh, lifting the Chunichi Dragons to a 5-4 victory over the Hiroshima Carp on Wednesday night at Nagoya Dome. Fukunaga finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs. Hiroshima took the lead in the first on Shogo Sakakura’s RBI double, then Keisuke Sato smacked a three-run homer in the fifth for a 4-0 advantage. Chunichi answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth, Fukunaga’s solo shot in the sixth made it 4-2, and his two-run triple with two outs in the seventh… Read more...

Top Statlines

Hiroki Fukunaga CHU 3/4 1hr 3rbi
Shinya Matsuyama CHU 1ip 0h 0er 2k
Keisuke Sato HIR 1/4 1hr 3rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability CHU 55.3%

Projected Score CHU 5 HIR 4