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Hiroshima 5, at Chunichi 2

Thursday, September 3, 2026 · Final

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Hiroshima Toyo Carp

61-79-4 · L2 · #11 (1246 ELO +3)

0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 100

Chunichi Dragons

61-81-2 · W1 · #10 (1266 ELO -3)

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 80

Nagoya Dome · Nagoya, Japan

Attendance: 36,658

Kuribayashi strikes out 10 as Hiroshima Carp beat Dragons 5‑2

NAGOYA (Interstat) — Ryoji Kuribayashi struck out 10 over seven innings and led the Hiroshima Carp to a 5-2 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Thursday night at Nagoya Dome. Kuribayashi allowed six hits and two earned runs, and improved to 6-5. Daisuke Moriura worked a one-hit ninth, striking out three, for his 19th save. Chunichi took a 2-0 lead in the third inning when Takaya Ishikawa homered to left-center with a runner aboard. Hiroshima answered with three runs in the fourth. Tai Sasaki doubled in a run, and Minoru Ohmori singled home two. The Carp extended the lead in… Read more...

Top Statlines

Ryoji Kuribayashi HIR 7ip 6h 2er 2bb 10k
Yumeto Kanemaru CHU 6ip 5h 3er 5bb 6k
Daisuke Moriura HIR 1ip 1h 0er 3k

Forecasting

ELO Probability CHU 55.9%

Projected Score CHU 5 HIR 4