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Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons

Match details
NPB· 2026JapanBaseball · League() UTC Final
Yakult SwallowsHome
5 : 3Final 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 fielderMaruyama Kazuya.331414
7CatcherKoga Yudai.259133
8First basemanAkahane Yoshihiro.241630
9PitcherTakanashi Hirotoshi.15403
This season
Starting pitchersTakanashi Hirotoshi
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
6Right fielderItayama Yutaro.235624
7Third basemanMori Shunta.20013
8CatcherIshii Yuta.261731
9PitcherWakui Hideaki.00000
This season
Starting pitchersWakui Hideaki
Confirmed out · Doubtful
This competition does not provide absence information
NPB official · As of Sep 29 12:17

Match result

Final
Final score
5 : 3
Result
Home win Final
Hits 8 : 10Errors 0 : 0
Period score123456789Total
Yakult Swallows0003000025
Chunichi Dragons0003000003
Hits 8-10

Player stats · This match

Source: NPB
Batters 16 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Nagaoka Hideki40—0——
No. 2Masuda Shu31—0——
No. 3Tanaka Haruto40—0——
No. 4Nishimura Ruito42—0——
No. 5Matsushita Ayuto32—1——
No. 6Maruyama Kazuya21—1——
No. 7Koga Yudai40—1——
No. 8Akahane Yoshihiro20—0——
No. 9Takanashi Hirotoshi10—0——
Hoshi Tomoya00—0——
Nash Walters00—0——
Yamada Tetsuto11—2——
Ishihara Yuki00—0——
Shimizu Noboru00—0——
Domingo Santana00—0——
Iwata Yukihiro11—0——
Pitchers 5 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterTakanashi Hirotoshi5⅓73326—
Shimizu Noboru110000HLD
Hoshi Tomoya100010HLD
Nash Walters110010W
Ishihara Yuki⅔10000HLD
Batters 18 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Fukunaga Hiroki42—0——
No. 2Muramatsu Kaito52—0——
No. 3Hosokawa Seiya40—0——
No. 4Miguel Sano41—0——
No. 5Hanada Asahi21—0——
No. 6Itayama Yutaro32—0——
No. 7Mori Shunta41—3——
No. 8Ishii Yuta41—0——
No. 9Wakui Hideaki20—0——
Yoshida Seiya00—0——
Katoh Takuma00—0——
Higuchi Seishu00—0——
Hashimoto Yuki00—0——
Sakurai Yorinosuke00—0——
Kawagoe Seiji10—0——
Mori Hiroto00—0——
Saitoh Kohki00—0——
Okabayashi Yuki10—0——
Pitchers 6 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterWakui Hideaki453326—
Sakurai Yorinosuke210010HLD
Yoshida Seiya100021HLD
Saitoh Kohki⅔00000HLD
Mori Hiroto⅓00021HLD
Hashimoto Yuki⅓22200L

Odds

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Last 20 matches

By team · Incl. exhibition and postseason
Recent match metrics
Yakult SwallowsWLLLLWLLLW6W 1D 13L
Chunichi DragonsLLLWWLLWWW8W 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%
3.05Scored per game3.60
4.90Conceded per game3.85
-37Score difference-5
1/20 gamesScoreless games1/20 games
7.9 (18 games)Hits per game7.9 (19 games)
0.7 (18 games)Errors per game0.3 (19 games)
0.9 (18 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)1.5 (19 games)
2.3 (18 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.2 (19 games)
0.9 (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 score7.5
20%One-run game rate30%
Yakult Swallows
Based on 12 games		Home matches onlyChunichi Dragons
Based on 6 games
12Games6
3W 1D 8LW · D · L3W 0D 3L
25%Win rate50%
8%Draw rate0%
3.33Scored per game5.17
5.08Conceded per game4.17
-21Score difference+6
1/12 gamesScoreless games0/6 games
8.5 (11 games)Hits per game9.3
0.5 (11 games)Errors per game0.5
1.2 (11 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)2.5
2.4 (11 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.0
0.7 (11 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)1.2
1.6 (11 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)1.5
8.4Average combined score9.3
17%One-run game rate33%
Yakult Swallows
Based on 8 games		Away matches onlyChunichi Dragons
Based on 14 games
8Games14
3W 0D 5LW · D · L5W 1D 8L
38%Win rate36%
0%Draw rate7%
2.62Scored per game2.93
4.62Conceded per game3.71
-16Score difference-11
0/8 gamesScoreless games1/14 games
6.9 (7 games)Hits per game7.2 (13 games)
1.0 (7 games)Errors per game0.2 (13 games)
0.4 (7 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)1.1 (13 games)
2.3 (7 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.3 (13 games)
1.1 (7 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.6 (13 games)
1.3 (7 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)0.2 (13 games)
7.2Average combined score6.6
25%One-run game rate29%
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As of Oct 12 03:15

Head-to-head

Same season · 25 matches
9Yakult Swallows W
1D
15Chunichi Dragons W
8.4Average combined score
Yakult Swallows Reference
Scored : Conceded
94 : 115
At home
5W 1D 4L
Away
4W 0D 11L
WYakult Swallows5:4Chunichi DragonsSep 25, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026DYakult 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
Match info · Related matches

Yakult Swallows and Chunichi Dragons met in NPB on 26 Sep 2026 09:00 UTC.

The match ended Yakult Swallows 5-3 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 25 meetings, Yakult Swallows won 9, Chunichi Dragons won 15 and 1 ended level.

Takanashi Hirotoshi starts on the mound for Yakult Swallows.

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

Wakui Hideaki starts on the mound for Chunichi Dragons.

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

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