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Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons

Match details
NPB· 2026JapanBaseball · League() UTC Final
Yakult SwallowsHome
5 : 4Final score
Chunichi DragonsAway
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
1ShortstopNagaoka Hideki.249839
2Right fielderMasuda Shu.293940
3Second basemanTanaka Haruto.21128
4Left fielderNishimura Ruito.287115
5Third basemanMatsushita Ayuto.245211
6Center fielderIwata Yukihiro.256124
7First basemanAkahane Yoshihiro.241630
8CatcherSuzuki Kyo.192215
9PitcherYamano Taichi———
This season
Starting pitchersYamano Taichi
Confirmed batting order Source: NPB · Starters 9
#PosPlayerAVGHRRBI
1Second basemanFukunaga Hiroki.2831034
2ShortstopMuramatsu Kaito.259642
3Left fielderHosokawa Seiya.2282571
4First basemanMiguel Sano.2222352
5Center fielderHanada Asahi.241412
6Third basemanIshikawa Takaya.2491142
7Right fielderFukumoto Yuma.30605
8CatcherIshii Yuta.261731
9PitcherKanemaru Yumeto.04200
This season
Starting pitchersKanemaru Yumeto
Confirmed out · Doubtful
This competition does not provide absence information
NPB official · As of Sep 30 01:40

Match result

Final
Final score
5 : 4
Result
Home win Final
Hits 11 : 5Errors 1 : 0
Period score123456789Total
Yakult Swallows40010000—5
Chunichi Dragons2020000004
Hits 11-5

Player stats · This match

Source: NPB
Batters 16 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Nagaoka Hideki41—0——
No. 2Masuda Shu21—0——
No. 3Tanaka Haruto42—0——
No. 4Nishimura Ruito41—1——
No. 5Matsushita Ayuto42—1——
No. 6Iwata Yukihiro20—0——
No. 7Akahane Yoshihiro42—2——
No. 8Suzuki Kyo31—1——
No. 9Yamano Taichi31—0——
Namiki Hidetaka00—0——
Itoh Ryui00—0——
Yamada Tetsuto10—0——
Maruyama Kazuya00—0——
Hoshi Tomoya00—0——
Jose Osuna10—0——
Nash Walters00—0——
Pitchers 3 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterYamano Taichi754234W
Hoshi Tomoya100000HLD
Nash Walters100010SV
Batters 16 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Fukunaga Hiroki41—0——
No. 2Muramatsu Kaito41—1——
No. 3Hosokawa Seiya40—1——
No. 4Miguel Sano41—2——
No. 5Hanada Asahi41—0——
No. 6Ishikawa Takaya40—0——
No. 7Fukumoto Yuma40—0——
No. 8Ishii Yuta20—0——
No. 9Kanemaru Yumeto10—0——
Okabayashi Yuki00—0——
Sugiura Toshihiro00—0——
Abe Toshiki11—0——
Higuchi Seishu00—0——
Yoshida Seiya00—0——
Mori Hiroto00—0——
Itayama Yutaro10—0——
Pitchers 4 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterKanemaru Yumeto5105515L
Sugiura Toshihiro110022—
Yoshida Seiya100013—
Mori Hiroto100012—

Odds

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Last 20 matches

By team · Incl. exhibition and postseason
Recent match metrics
Yakult SwallowsLLLLWLLLWW6W 1D 13L
Chunichi DragonsLLWWLLWWWL8W 1D 11L
Yakult Swallows
Based on 20 games		Chunichi Dragons
Based on 20 games
20Games20
6W 1D 13LW · D · L8W 1D 11L
30%Win rate40%
5%Draw rate5%
3.25Scored per game3.40
4.75Conceded per game3.65
-30Score difference-5
1/20 gamesScoreless games2/20 games
8.1 (18 games)Hits per game7.9 (19 games)
0.7 (18 games)Errors per game0.4 (19 games)
0.7 (18 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)1.3 (19 games)
2.1 (18 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.1 (19 games)
1.1 (18 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.8 (19 games)
1.5 (18 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)0.6 (19 games)
8.0Average combined score7.0
15%One-run game rate30%
Yakult Swallows
Based on 11 games		Home matches onlyChunichi Dragons
Based on 6 games
11Games6
2W 1D 8LW · D · L3W 0D 3L
18%Win rate50%
9%Draw rate0%
3.18Scored per game5.17
5.18Conceded per game4.17
-22Score difference+6
1/11 gamesScoreless games0/6 games
8.3 (10 games)Hits per game9.3
0.4 (10 games)Errors per game0.5
0.9 (10 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)2.5
2.2 (10 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.0
0.8 (10 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)1.2
1.8 (10 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)1.5
8.4Average combined score9.3
9%One-run game rate33%
Yakult Swallows
Based on 9 games		Away matches onlyChunichi Dragons
Based on 14 games
9Games14
4W 0D 5LW · D · L5W 1D 8L
44%Win rate36%
0%Draw rate7%
3.33Scored per game2.64
4.22Conceded per game3.43
-8Score difference-11
0/9 gamesScoreless games2/14 games
7.8 (8 games)Hits per game7.2 (13 games)
1.0 (8 games)Errors per game0.3 (13 games)
0.5 (8 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)0.8 (13 games)
2.0 (8 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.1 (13 games)
1.5 (8 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.6 (13 games)
1.1 (8 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)0.2 (13 games)
7.6Average combined score6.1
22%One-run game rate29%
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As of Oct 12 03:15

Head-to-head

Same season · 24 matches
8Yakult Swallows W
1D
15Chunichi Dragons W
8.3Average combined score
Yakult Swallows Reference
Scored : Conceded
89 : 111
At home
4W 1D 4L
Away
4W 0D 11L
DYakult Swallows1:1Chunichi DragonsSep 4, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons3:2Yakult SwallowsAug 23, 2026 04:30 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons5:4Yakult SwallowsAug 22, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons3:0Yakult SwallowsAug 21, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons5:0Yakult SwallowsAug 6, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons4:1Yakult SwallowsAug 5, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons4:3Yakult SwallowsAug 4, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WYakult Swallows8:5Chunichi DragonsJul 22, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WYakult Swallows4:3Chunichi DragonsJun 28, 2026 08:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons8:0Yakult SwallowsMay 16, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons3:0Yakult SwallowsApr 26, 2026 04:30 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons5:2Yakult SwallowsApr 25, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons6:4Yakult SwallowsApr 24, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WYakult Swallows7:5Chunichi DragonsApr 5, 2026 04:30 · NPB 2026WYakult Swallows11:6Chunichi DragonsApr 4, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026
LChunichi Dragons3:1Yakult SwallowsMar 11, 2026 · NPB 2026
As of Sep 29 09:27
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Yakult Swallows and Chunichi Dragons met in NPB on 25 Sep 2026 09:00 UTC.

The match ended Yakult Swallows 5-4 Chunichi Dragons.

Yakult Swallows are 5th in the table and Chunichi Dragons are 6th.

Yakult Swallows won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 matches.

Chunichi Dragons won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches.

In their last 24 meetings, Yakult Swallows won 8, Chunichi Dragons won 15 and 1 ended level.

Yamano Taichi starts on the mound for Yakult Swallows.

Yakult Swallows's lineup includes Tanaka Haruto, Nishimura Ruito.

Kanemaru Yumeto starts on the mound for Chunichi Dragons.

Chunichi Dragons's lineup includes Hosokawa Seiya, Miguel Sano.

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