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Hanshin 9, at Yakult 7

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Final · F/11

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R HE

Hanshin Tigers

79-67-2 · L5 · #5 (1322 ELO +2)

4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 130

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO -2)

2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 121

Meiji Jingu Stadium · Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 29,328

Tigers outlast Swallows in 11-inning slugfest at Meiji Jingu

TOKYO (Interstat) — Teruaki Sato homered and drove in three runs, and the Hanshin Tigers scored twice in the 11th inning to beat the Yakult Swallows 9-7 on Tuesday night at Meiji Jingu Stadium. The game, played before an announced attendance of 29,328, lasted 4 hours, 30 minutes. Hanshin improved to 74-58-1, while Yakult fell to 57-75-2. The visiting Tigers built an early lead, saw the Swallows rally to tie, and then pulled away in extra innings. Hanshin finished with 13 hits, and Yakult had 12. Hanshin struck quickly against the Yakult pitching staff. Koji Chikamoto singled to shallow center… Read more...

Top Statlines

Teruaki Sato HAN 2/6 1hr 3rbi
Shota Maruyama YAK 2.2ip 1h 0er 4k
Nash Walters YAK 2ip 1h 0er 1bb 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability HAN 62.8%

Spread HAN +1.5

Projected Score HAN 1 YAK 3

Over/Under 7.5 (Over)