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Nippon Ham Fighters vs Orix Buffaloes

Match details
NPB· 2026JapanBaseball · League() UTC Final
Nippon Ham FightersHome
5 : 3Final score
Orix BuffaloesAway
Full time · Home win
Result Confirmed · odds are for reference
DataFeed 0

Lineups · Absences

Confirmed batting order
Confirmed batting order Source: NPB · Starters 9
#PosPlayerAVGHRRBI
1Center fielderNishikawa Haruki.19416
2Designated hitterShibata Reo.35513
3First basemanKiyomiya Kotaro.2372365
4Third basemanNomura Yuki.2571761
5CatcherGunji Yuya.251728
6Right fielderMannami Chusei.2572155
7Left fielderMizutani Shun.239623
8ShortstopOhtsuka Ruan.181616
9Second basemanYamagata Shu.22705
This season
Starting pitchersKatoh Takayuki
Confirmed batting order Source: NPB · Starters 9
#PosPlayerAVGHRRBI
1Left fielderNishikawa Ryoma.2721354
2Center fielderKita Ryoto.263943
3First basemanOhta Ryo.281950
4Right fielderSugimoto Yutaro.16405
5Third basemanMune Yuma.2451465
6ShortstopKurebayashi Kotaro.2621860
7Second basemanNoguchi Tomoya.223421
8Designated hitterNaito Ho.18201
9CatcherHori Shuna.16001
This season
Starting pitchersYamaguchi Reo
Confirmed out · Doubtful
This competition does not provide absence information
NPB official · As of Sep 30 01:30

Match result

Final
Final score
5 : 3
Result
Home win Final
Hits 10 : 6Errors 1 : 0
Period score123456789Total
Nippon Ham Fighters20011010—5
Orix Buffaloes0000300003
Hits 10-6

Player stats · This match

Source: NPB
Batters 12 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Nishikawa Haruki31—1——
No. 2Shibata Reo51—0——
No. 3Kiyomiya Kotaro51—1——
No. 4Nomura Yuki52—1——
No. 5Gunji Yuya20—0——
No. 6Mannami Chusei43—1——
No. 7Mizutani Shun11—0——
No. 8Ohtsuka Ruan30—0——
No. 9Yamagata Shu31—0——
Narama Taiki00—0——
Isobata Ryota00—0——
Mizuno Tatsuki00—1——
Pitchers 4 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterKatoh Takayuki633325W
Sun Yi-Lei110001HLD
Hori Mizuki120001HLD
Yanagawa Taisei100000SV
Batters 9 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Nishikawa Ryoma40—0——
No. 2Kita Ryoto41—0——
No. 3Ohta Ryo40—0——
No. 4Sugimoto Yutaro30—0——
No. 5Mune Yuma31—0——
No. 6Kurebayashi Kotaro41—0——
No. 7Noguchi Tomoya42—3——
No. 8Naito Ho40—0——
No. 9Hori Shuna31—0——
Pitchers 6 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterYamaguchi Reo342251—
Tomiyama Ryoga1⅓00002—
Suzuki Hiroshi121112—
Iriyama Kaito111100—
Saiki Kaito100000—
Yamaoka Taisuke⅔31102L

Odds

Final odds before kickoff

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No odds for this match

Last 20 matches

By team · Incl. exhibition and postseason
Recent match metrics
Nippon Ham FightersLLWLWDLLLW10W 2D 8L
Orix BuffaloesWWLLLWWLLL8W 0D 12L
Nippon Ham Fighters
Based on 20 games		Orix Buffaloes
Based on 20 games
20Games20
10W 2D 8LW · D · L8W 0D 12L
50%Win rate40%
10%Draw rate0%
4.40Scored per game3.15
4.10Conceded per game4.90
+6Score difference-35
0/20 gamesScoreless games6/20 games
8.2Hits per game8.7
0.5Errors per game0.7
1.5Early runs scored (innings 1-3)1.1
1.5Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.9
0.6Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.8
1.1Late runs allowed (7th inning on)1.1
8.5Average combined score8.1
30%One-run game rate15%
Nippon Ham Fighters
Based on 9 games		Home matches onlyOrix Buffaloes
Based on 16 games
9Games16
5W 1D 3LW · D · L6W 0D 10L
56%Win rate38%
11%Draw rate0%
4.78Scored per game2.88
4.67Conceded per game4.94
+1Score difference-33
0/9 gamesScoreless games5/16 games
7.6Hits per game8.2
0.7Errors per game0.6
1.4Early runs scored (innings 1-3)0.9
1.6Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)2.1
0.7Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.8
0.9Late runs allowed (7th inning on)1.1
9.4Average combined score7.8
33%One-run game rate19%
Nippon Ham Fighters
Based on 11 games		Away matches onlyOrix Buffaloes
Based on 4 games
11Games4
5W 1D 5LW · D · L2W 0D 2L
45%Win rate50%
9%Draw rate0%
4.09Scored per game4.25
3.64Conceded per game4.75
+5Score difference-2
0/11 gamesScoreless games1/4 games
8.6Hits per game10.2
0.3Errors per game1.0
1.5Early runs scored (innings 1-3)1.8
1.5Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.0
0.5Late runs scored (7th inning on)1.2
1.3Late runs allowed (7th inning on)1.0
7.7Average combined score9.0
27%One-run game rate0%
Recent matches
As of Oct 17 21:04

Head-to-head

Same season · 23 matches
14Nippon Ham Fighters W
0D
9Orix Buffaloes W
9.2Average combined score
Nippon Ham Fighters Reference
Scored : Conceded
132 : 79
At home
8W 0D 3L
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 21 Sep 2026 05:00 UTC.

The match ended Nippon Ham Fighters 5-3 Orix Buffaloes.

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

Nippon Ham Fighters won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches.

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

In their last 23 meetings, Nippon Ham Fighters won 14, Orix Buffaloes won 9 and 0 ended level.

Katoh Takayuki starts on the mound for Nippon Ham Fighters.

Nippon Ham Fighters's lineup includes Kiyomiya Kotaro, Nomura Yuki.

Yamaguchi Reo starts on the mound for Orix Buffaloes.

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

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