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Orix Buffaloes vs Nippon Ham Fighters

Match details
NPB· 2026JapanBaseball · League() UTC Final
Orix BuffaloesHome
0 : 2Final score
Nippon Ham FightersAway
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 fielderNishikawa Ryoma.2721354
2Center fielderKita Ryoto.263943
3First basemanOhta Ryo.281950
4Designated hitterSugimoto Yutaro.16405
5Third basemanMune Yuma.2451465
6ShortstopKurebayashi Kotaro.2621860
7Second basemanNishino Masahiro.21802
8Right fielderYamanaka Ryoma.259226
9CatcherWakatsuki Kenya.224219
This season
Starting pitchersAnderson EspinozaRHP
Confirmed batting order Source: NPB · Starters 9
#PosPlayerAVGHRRBI
1ShortstopMizuno Tatsuki.2891158
2CatcherTamiya Yua.266730
3Left fielderMizutani Shun.239623
4First basemanGunji Yuya.251728
5Designated hitterKiyomiya Kotaro.2372365
6Right fielderMannami Chusei.2572155
7Third basemanArizono Naoki.227111
8Second basemanOhtsuka Ruan.181616
9Center fielderYazawa Kota.21735
This season
Starting pitchersItoh Hiromi
Confirmed out · Doubtful
This competition does not provide absence information
NPB official · As of Sep 29 12:17

Match result

Final
Final score
0 : 2
Result
Away win Final
Hits 4 : 6Errors 1 : 0
Period score123456789Total
Orix Buffaloes0000000000
Nippon Ham Fighters0000000112
Hits 4-6

Player stats · This match

Source: NPB
Batters 10 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Nishikawa Ryoma40—0——
No. 2Kita Ryoto40—0——
No. 3Ohta Ryo40—0——
No. 4Sugimoto Yutaro41—0——
No. 5Mune Yuma30—0——
No. 6Kurebayashi Kotaro30—0——
No. 7Nishino Masahiro32—0——
No. 8Yamanaka Ryoma30—0——
No. 9Wakatsuki Kenya31—0——
Noguchi Tomoya00—0——
Pitchers 3 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterAnderson Espinoza851107L
Mukunoki Ren⅔11101—
Yamada Nobuyoshi⅓00000—
Batters 12 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Mizuno Tatsuki20—0——
No. 2Tamiya Yua41—1——
No. 3Mizutani Shun10—0——
No. 4Gunji Yuya40—0——
No. 5Kiyomiya Kotaro31—1——
No. 6Mannami Chusei40—0——
No. 7Arizono Naoki40—0——
No. 8Ohtsuka Ruan30—0——
No. 9Yazawa Kota33—0——
Nomura Yuki21—0——
Isobata Ryota00—0——
Narama Taiki00—0——
Pitchers 2 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterItoh Hiromi840006W
Yanagawa Taisei100002SV

Odds

Final odds before kickoff

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Last 20 matches

By team · Incl. exhibition and postseason
Recent match metrics
Orix BuffaloesLWWLWWLLLW8W 0D 12L
Nippon Ham FightersLLWWLLWLWD10W 2D 8L
Orix Buffaloes
Based on 20 games		Nippon Ham Fighters
Based on 20 games
20Games20
8W 0D 12LW · D · L10W 2D 8L
40%Win rate50%
0%Draw rate10%
2.90Scored per game4.20
4.70Conceded per game4.50
-36Score difference-6
6/20 gamesScoreless games1/20 games
8.1Hits per game8.2
0.7Errors per game0.7
0.8Early runs scored (innings 1-3)1.4
1.7Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.5
0.8Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.7
1.1Late runs allowed (7th inning on)1.4
7.6Average combined score8.7
15%One-run game rate30%
Orix Buffaloes
Based on 13 games		Home matches onlyNippon Ham Fighters
Based on 12 games
13Games12
4W 0D 9LW · D · L6W 1D 5L
31%Win rate50%
0%Draw rate8%
2.38Scored per game4.25
5.08Conceded per game4.75
-35Score difference-6
5/13 gamesScoreless games1/12 games
7.7Hits per game7.7
0.8Errors per game0.9
0.6Early runs scored (innings 1-3)0.9
1.9Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.4
0.5Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.8
1.2Late runs allowed (7th inning on)1.2
7.5Average combined score9.0
15%One-run game rate33%
Orix Buffaloes
Based on 7 games		Away matches onlyNippon Ham Fighters
Based on 8 games
7Games8
4W 0D 3LW · D · L4W 1D 3L
57%Win rate50%
0%Draw rate12%
3.86Scored per game4.12
4.00Conceded per game4.12
-1Score difference+0
1/7 gamesScoreless games0/8 games
8.7Hits per game9.0
0.6Errors per game0.4
1.1Early runs scored (innings 1-3)2.0
1.3Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.6
1.1Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.6
0.9Late runs allowed (7th inning on)1.6
7.9Average combined score8.2
14%One-run game rate25%
Recent matches
As of Oct 17 21:04

Head-to-head

Same season · 24 matches
9Orix Buffaloes W
0D
15Nippon Ham Fighters W
9.1Average combined score
Orix Buffaloes Reference
Scored : Conceded
82 : 137
At home
6W 0D 6L
Away
3W 0D 9L
LNippon Ham Fighters5:3Orix BuffaloesSep 21, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026WOrix Buffaloes6:2Nippon Ham FightersAug 14, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WOrix Buffaloes3:0Nippon Ham FightersJul 20, 2026 04:00 · NPB 2026LNippon Ham Fighters9:1Orix BuffaloesJul 2, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LNippon Ham Fighters6:0Orix BuffaloesJul 1, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LNippon Ham Fighters9:2Orix BuffaloesJun 30, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WOrix Buffaloes4:3Nippon Ham FightersMay 8, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LNippon Ham Fighters3:0Orix BuffaloesMay 3, 2026 04:00 · NPB 2026LNippon Ham Fighters5:1Orix BuffaloesMay 1, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WOrix Buffaloes9:4Nippon Ham FightersApr 26, 2026 04:00 · NPB 2026WOrix Buffaloes4:2Nippon Ham FightersApr 25, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026WOrix Buffaloes3:2Nippon Ham FightersApr 24, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LNippon Ham Fighters8:2Orix BuffaloesApr 5, 2026 04:00 · NPB 2026LNippon Ham Fighters6:3Orix BuffaloesApr 4, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026LNippon Ham Fighters12:3Orix BuffaloesApr 3, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026
Match info · Related matches

Orix Buffaloes and Nippon Ham Fighters met in NPB on 26 Sep 2026 05:00 UTC.

The match ended Orix Buffaloes 0-2 Nippon Ham Fighters.

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

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

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

In their last 24 meetings, Orix Buffaloes won 9, Nippon Ham Fighters won 15 and 0 ended level.

Anderson Espinoza starts on the mound for Orix Buffaloes.

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

Itoh Hiromi starts on the mound for Nippon Ham Fighters.

Nippon Ham Fighters's lineup includes Mizutani Shun, Gunji Yuya.

Orix Buffaloes · Previous match: Orix Buffaloes vs Fukuoka S. Hawks (25 Sep 2026) · Next match: Fukuoka S. Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes (27 Sep 2026)

Nippon Ham Fighters · Previous match: Nippon Ham Fighters vs Rakuten Gold. Eagles (24 Sep 2026) · Next match: Chiba Lotte Marines vs Nippon Ham Fighters (27 Sep 2026)

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