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Yokohama 2, at Hanshin 0

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · Final · Climax Series Game 1 (YOK leads 1-0)

Climax Series Game 1 (YOK leads 1-0) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Yokohama BayStars

78-69-3 · W9 · #3 (1351 ELO +4)

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 31

Hanshin Tigers

79-66-2 · L4 · #4 (1326 ELO -4)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71

Hanshin Koshien Stadium

Attendance: 42,645

BayStars Take Playoff Opener as Taira Silences Tigers

NISHINOMIYA, Japan (Interstat) — Kentaro Taira pitched five and two-thirds scoreless innings, Keita Sano homered and the Yokohama BayStars opened their playoff series with a 2-0 victory over the Hanshin Tigers on Wednesday night at Hanshin Koshien Stadium. The BayStars, the visiting team, lead the series 1-0 after Game 1. Yokohama scored once in the first inning and added another run in the sixth. Hanshin, the home team, collected seven hits but could not push a run across. Yokohama finished with three hits, drew key walks and grounded into two double plays. The game lasted 3 hours, 11 minutes and… Read more...

Top Statlines

Kentaro Taira YOK 5.2ip 3h 0er 2bb 6k
Shoki Murakami HAN 6ip 3h 2er 2bb 5k
Sean Reynolds YOK 1ip 2h 0er

Forecasting

ELO Probability HAN 53.0%

Projected Score YOK 6 HAN 4