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Nippon Ham Fighters vs Orix Buffaloes

Match details
NPB· 2026JapanBaseball · League() UTC Final
Nippon Ham FightersHome
6 : 9Final score
Orix BuffaloesAway
Full time · Away win
Result Confirmed · odds are for reference
DataFeed 0

Lineups · Absences

Confirmed batting order
Confirmed batting order Source: NPB · Starters 9
#PosPlayerAVGHRRBI
1Left fielderYoshida Kengo.269819
2ShortstopMizuno Tatsuki.2891158
3Designated hitterShibata Reo.35513
4Center fielderNomura Yuki.2571761
5Right fielderMannami Chusei.2572155
6First basemanKiyomiya Kotaro.2372365
7Third basemanOhtsuka Ruan.181616
8CatcherShintoh Yuya.211818
9Second basemanNarama Taiki.249524
This season
Starting pitchersArihara Kohei
Confirmed batting order Source: NPB · Starters 9
#PosPlayerAVGHRRBI
1Left fielderNishikawa Ryoma.2721354
2Center fielderKita Ryoto.263943
3First basemanOhta Ryo.281950
4Designated hitterSugimoto Yutaro.16405
5Third basemanMune Yuma.2451465
6ShortstopKurebayashi Kotaro.2621860
7Right fielderYamanaka Ryoma.259226
8Second basemanNoguchi Tomoya.223421
9CatcherHori Shuna.16001
This season
Starting pitchersTakashima Taito
Confirmed out · Doubtful
This competition does not provide absence information
NPB official · As of Sep 30 01:30

Match result

Final
Final score
6 : 9
Result
Away win Final
Hits 8 : 15Errors 0 : 1
Period score123456789Total
Nippon Ham Fighters0110020026
Orix Buffaloes3200300109
Hits 8-15

Player stats · This match

Source: NPB
Batters 13 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Yoshida Kengo30—0——
No. 2Mizuno Tatsuki51—0——
No. 3Shibata Reo51—1——
No. 4Nomura Yuki41—1——
No. 5Mannami Chusei40—0——
No. 6Kiyomiya Kotaro22—2——
No. 7Ohtsuka Ruan41—0——
No. 8Shintoh Yuya31—0——
No. 9Narama Taiki31—0——
Hosokawa Ryohei10—0——
Tamiya Yua10—1——
Gunji Yuya00—0——
Mizutani Shun00—1——
Pitchers 5 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
Tanaka Seigi210022—
Uehara Kenta131110—
Shimamoto Hiroya111110—
Miyanishi Naoki100000—
StarterArihara Kohei—107711L
Batters 12 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Nishikawa Ryoma52—3——
No. 2Kita Ryoto51—0——
No. 3Ohta Ryo43—1——
No. 4Sugimoto Yutaro31—0——
No. 5Mune Yuma42—3——
No. 6Kurebayashi Kotaro52—1——
No. 7Yamanaka Ryoma31—0——
No. 8Noguchi Tomoya42—1——
No. 9Hori Shuna41—0——
Watanabe Haruto00—0——
Mugitani Yusuke00—0——
Ikeda Ryoma10—0——
Pitchers 5 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterTakashima Taito674414W
Higashiyama Reiji100002—
Mukunoki Ren100000—
Andres Machado100011SV
Saiki Kaito—12220—

Odds

Final odds before kickoff

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Last 20 matches

By team · Incl. exhibition and postseason
Recent match metrics
Nippon Ham FightersLWLWDLLLWW10W 2D 8L
Orix BuffaloesWLLLWWLLLL7W 0D 13L
Nippon Ham Fighters
Based on 20 games		Orix Buffaloes
Based on 20 games
20Games20
10W 2D 8LW · D · L7W 0D 13L
50%Win rate35%
10%Draw rate0%
4.25Scored per game2.75
3.85Conceded per game4.85
+8Score difference-42
0/20 gamesScoreless games6/20 games
8.1Hits per game8.2
0.6Errors per game0.6
1.6Early runs scored (innings 1-3)0.9
1.2Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.8
0.5Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.8
1.1Late runs allowed (7th inning on)1.0
8.1Average combined score7.6
35%One-run game rate15%
Nippon Ham Fighters
Based on 8 games		Home matches onlyOrix Buffaloes
Based on 17 games
8Games17
5W 1D 2LW · D · L6W 0D 11L
62%Win rate35%
12%Draw rate0%
4.62Scored per game2.76
4.12Conceded per game4.94
+4Score difference-37
0/8 gamesScoreless games5/17 games
7.5Hits per game8.1
0.8Errors per game0.5
1.4Early runs scored (innings 1-3)0.9
1.1Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.9
0.5Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.7
0.9Late runs allowed (7th inning on)1.1
8.8Average combined score7.7
38%One-run game rate18%
Nippon Ham Fighters
Based on 12 games		Away matches onlyOrix Buffaloes
Based on 3 games
12Games3
5W 1D 6LW · D · L1W 0D 2L
42%Win rate33%
8%Draw rate0%
4.00Scored per game2.67
3.67Conceded per game4.33
+4Score difference-5
0/12 gamesScoreless games1/3 games
8.4Hits per game8.7
0.4Errors per game1.0
1.7Early runs scored (innings 1-3)0.7
1.3Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)0.7
0.5Late runs scored (7th inning on)1.3
1.3Late runs allowed (7th inning on)0.7
7.7Average combined score7.0
33%One-run game rate0%
Recent matches
As of Oct 17 21:04

Head-to-head

Same season · 22 matches
14Nippon Ham Fighters W
0D
8Orix Buffaloes W
8.9Average combined score
Nippon Ham Fighters Reference
Scored : Conceded
126 : 70
At home
8W 0D 2L
Away
6W 0D 6L
LOrix Buffaloes6:2Nippon Ham FightersAug 14, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LOrix Buffaloes3:0Nippon Ham FightersJul 20, 2026 04:00 · NPB 2026WNippon Ham Fighters9:1Orix BuffaloesJul 2, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WNippon Ham Fighters6:0Orix BuffaloesJul 1, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WNippon Ham Fighters9:2Orix BuffaloesJun 30, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LOrix Buffaloes4:3Nippon Ham FightersMay 8, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WNippon Ham Fighters3:0Orix BuffaloesMay 3, 2026 04:00 · NPB 2026WNippon Ham Fighters5:1Orix BuffaloesMay 1, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LOrix Buffaloes9:4Nippon Ham FightersApr 26, 2026 04:00 · NPB 2026LOrix Buffaloes4:2Nippon Ham FightersApr 25, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026LOrix Buffaloes3:2Nippon Ham FightersApr 24, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WNippon Ham Fighters8:2Orix BuffaloesApr 5, 2026 04:00 · NPB 2026WNippon Ham Fighters6:3Orix BuffaloesApr 4, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026WNippon Ham Fighters12:3Orix BuffaloesApr 3, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026
Match info · Related matches

Nippon Ham Fighters and Orix Buffaloes met in NPB on 20 Sep 2026 05:00 UTC.

The match ended Nippon Ham Fighters 6-9 Orix Buffaloes.

Nippon Ham Fighters are 3rd in the table and Orix Buffaloes are 4th.

Nippon Ham Fighters won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches.

Orix Buffaloes won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches.

In their last 22 meetings, Nippon Ham Fighters won 14, Orix Buffaloes won 8 and 0 ended level.

Arihara Kohei starts on the mound for Nippon Ham Fighters.

Nippon Ham Fighters's lineup includes Shibata Reo, Nomura Yuki.

Takashima Taito starts on the mound for Orix Buffaloes.

Orix Buffaloes's lineup includes Ohta Ryo, Sugimoto Yutaro.

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