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Orix 5, at SoftBank 12

Sunday, September 27, 2026 · Final

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Orix Buffaloes

65-76-2 · L5 · #8 (1276 ELO -2)

0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 80

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO +2)

3 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 12 210

Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome · Fukuoka, Japan

Attendance: 39,894

Imamiya, Kondoh power Hawks past Buffaloes in afternoon rout

FUKUOKA (Interstat) — Kenta Imamiya went 4 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, Kensuke Kondoh added three hits and three RBIs, and SoftBank defeated Orix 12-5 on Sunday afternoon at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Japan. The Hawks finished with 21 hits and the Buffaloes had eight. SoftBank improved to 89-48-3, while Orix dropped to 65-74-2. Attendance was 39,894, and the game took 3 hours, 15 minutes. SoftBank grabbed the lead in the first. Tomoya Masaki walked to open the inning, Tatsuru Yanagimachi grounded out to third, and Kondoh homered to right-center for two runs. Yuki Yanagita… Read more...

Top Statlines

Kenta Imamiya SOF 4/4 1hr 3rbi
Kensuke Kondoh SOF 3/4 1hr 3rbi
Kotaro Kurebayashi ORX 2/4 1hr 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 73.4%

Projected Score SOF 7 ORX 5