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Chunichi 3, at Yakult 1

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Final

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Chunichi Dragons

61-81-2 · W1 · #10 (1266 ELO +2)

0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 50

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

61-80-2 · W1 · #12 (1230 ELO -2)

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 82

Meiji Jingu Stadium

Attendance: 29,328

Takahashi, Matsuyama lead Dragons past Swallows at Meiji Jingu

TOKYO (Interstat) — Hiroto Takahashi earned the win and Shinya Matsuyama recorded the save as the Chunichi Dragons defeated the Yakult Swallows 3-1 on Saturday evening at Meiji Jingu Stadium. The Dragons scored two runs in the first inning and added another run in the sixth. The Swallows scored once in the third but could not close the gap. Chunichi improved to 61-81-2. Yakult fell to 60-79-2. A crowd of 29,328 watched the game, which lasted 2 hours, 54 minutes. Takahashi was credited with the victory and moved to 5-7 on the season. Hirotoshi Takanashi took the loss for Yakult… Read more...

Top Statlines

Hirotoshi Takanashi YAK 7ip 5h 1er 2bb 7k
Hiroto Takahashi CHU 7ip 8h 1er 6k
Shinya Matsuyama CHU 1ip 0h 0er 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability CHU 51.9%

Projected Score CHU 6 YAK 5