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SoftBank 8, at Rakuten 2

Thursday, October 1, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO +2)

3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 110

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

58-84-1 · W1 · #7 (1281 ELO -2)

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 81

Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi

Attendance: 24,563

SoftBank at Rakuten

SENDAI (Interstat) — The date of the game will be Thursday. The SoftBank Hawks will be the visiting team against the Rakuten Golden Eagles. The forecast calls for 75 degrees at game time. SoftBank enters with a record of 89-48-3. Rakuten is 56-82-1. SoftBank has won its past three games. SoftBank has won the most recent meeting between the teams, 4-0, but Rakuten won the previous two games at home, 5-3 and 5-2. SoftBank has a better season record, while Rakuten has one tie. Kenta Imamiya is a player to watch for SoftBank. In his latest game, a 12-5 win… Read more...

Top Statlines

Naoyuki Uwasawa SOF 7ip 6h 1er 8k
Chiharu Tanaka RAK 4ip 1h 1er 8k
Yuki Yanagita SOF 2/5 1hr 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 69.5%

Projected Score SOF 10 RAK 6