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Nippon-Ham 4, at SoftBank 6

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

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

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

81-66-3 · L3 · #2 (1357 ELO -3)

0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 112

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

94-50-3 · W3 · #1 (1446 ELO +3)

1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 80

Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka

Attendance: 39,894

Hawks edge Fighters in playoff opener, take 1‑0 series lead

FUKUOKA (Interstat) — Gota Suzuki earned the win in relief and Kazuki Sugiyama closed it out as the SoftBank Hawks beat the Nippon-Ham Fighters 6-4 on Wednesday evening in Game 1 of their playoff series at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka. SoftBank leads the series 1-0. Suzuki improved to 5-1, while Sugiyama earned his 36th save. Sachiya Yamasaki took the loss, falling to 5-2. Haruki Hosono pitched four innings of two-hit relief for Nippon-Ham, striking out four and walking one. Yuya Gunji went 2 for 5 with a home run and one RBI. Kensuke Kondoh went 2 for 4 with one… Read more...

Top Statlines

Haruki Hosono HOK 4ip 2h 0er 1bb 4k
Kazuki Sugiyama SOF 1ip 1h 0er 1k
Kensuke Kondoh SOF 2/4 1rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOF 62.8%

Projected Score SOF 7 HOK 6