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Yakult Swallows vs Yomiuri Giants

Match details
NPB· 2026JapanBaseball · League() UTC Final
Yakult SwallowsHome
5 : 1Final score
Yomiuri GiantsAway
Full time · Home win
Moneyline Final odds before kickoff Featured bookmaker ·
Result Confirmed · odds are for reference
DataFeed 0

Lineups · Absences

Confirmed batting order
Confirmed batting order Source: NPB · Starters 9
#PosPlayerAVGHRRBI
1ShortstopNagaoka Hideki.249839
2Center fielderIwata Yukihiro.256124
3Right fielderMasuda Shu.293940
4First basemanYamada Tetsuto.27826
5Left fielderNishimura Ruito.287115
6Second basemanTanaka Haruto.21128
7Third basemanMatsushita Ayuto.245211
8CatcherSuzuki Kyo.192215
9PitcherYamano Taichi———
This season
Starting pitchersYamano TaichiLHP
Confirmed batting order Source: NPB · Starters 9
#PosPlayerAVGHRRBI
1Right fielderHirayama Kota.248311
2Center fielderMatsumoto Go.274325
3ShortstopIzuguchi Yuta.264849
4CatcherOhshiro Takumi.2601043
5Third basemanRichard Sunagawa.17637
6Second basemanYoshikawa Naoki.241111
7First basemanMasuda Riku.236616
8Left fielderSasahara Misaki.212215
9PitcherYamasaki Iori.09100
This season
Starting pitchersYamasaki IoriRHP
Confirmed out · Doubtful
This competition does not provide absence information
NPB official · As of Oct 2 12:30

Match result

Final
Final score
5 : 1
Result
Home win Final
Hits 13 : 2Errors 1 : 0
Period score123456789Total
Yakult Swallows00100004—5
Yomiuri Giants0100000001
Hits 13-2

Player stats · This match

Source: NPB
Batters 16 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Nagaoka Hideki51—0——
No. 2Iwata Yukihiro30—0——
No. 3Masuda Shu41—1——
No. 4Yamada Tetsuto41—2——
No. 5Nishimura Ruito42—1——
No. 6Tanaka Haruto31—0——
No. 7Matsushita Ayuto42—0——
No. 8Suzuki Kyo42—1——
No. 9Yamano Taichi22—0——
Maruyama Kazuya00—0——
Akahane Yoshihiro00—0——
Namiki Hidetaka00—0——
Hoshi Tomoya00—0——
Sawai Ren11—0——
Nash Walters00—0——
Uchiyama Souma20—0——
Pitchers 3 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterYamano Taichi711117—
Hoshi Tomoya110020W
Nash Walters100001—
Batters 18 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Hirayama Kota30—0——
No. 2Matsumoto Go40—0——
No. 3Izuguchi Yuta30—0——
No. 4Ohshiro Takumi40—0——
No. 5Richard Sunagawa41—1——
No. 6Yoshikawa Naoki31—0——
No. 7Masuda Riku20—0——
No. 8Sasahara Misaki20—0——
No. 9Yamasaki Iori10—0——
Maru Yoshihiro00—0——
Morita Shunya00—0——
Heinai Ryuta00—0——
Norimoto Takahiro00—0——
Funabasama Hiromasa00—0——
Ishizuka Yusei10—0——
Hotta Kenshin00—0——
Nakagawa Kota00—0——
Sasaki Shunsuke10—0——
Pitchers 7 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterYamasaki Iori451104—
Funabasama Hiromasa110000HLD
Hotta Kenshin100001HLD
Nakagawa Kota110002HLD
Norimoto Takahiro⅔00001—
Morita Shunya⅓23301L
Heinai Ryuta—41100—

Odds

Final odds before kickoff · Updated

Reference odds. No real-money wager can be placed here.

MoneylineHome2.12Away1.79Pinnacle · Bookmaker 7Home2.152.12Away1.771.79
Odds flowReference Pinnacle · Through the last odds before kickoff
Changed atHomeAway
2.12▼1.79
2.13▲1.79▼
2.111.80▼
2.11▼1.81▲
2.12▼1.79
2.131.79▲
2.13▼1.78
2.15▼1.78▲
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2.16▲1.77
First2.151.77
Odds by bookmaker
BookmakerHomeAway
Pinnacle2.121.79
Betfair2.101.67
bet3652.001.71
Marathon2.021.71
1xBet2.001.86
Betano2.071.70
BetVictor2.001.73
Asian handicap1.5Home +1.51.57Away -1.52.49Pinnacle · Bookmaker 7Home1.601.57Away2.432.49
Odds flowReference Pinnacle · Line 1.5 · Through the last odds before kickoff
Changed atHomeAway
1.57▼2.49▲
1.582.48▲
1.582.47▼
1.582.49▲
1.582.47▼
1.582.48▲
1.58▼2.47▲
1.59▼2.46▲
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1.60▼2.44▲
1.61▲2.42▼
First1.602.43
Odds by bookmaker
BookmakerHome +1.5Away -1.5
Pinnacle1.572.49
Betfair1.532.38
bet3651.572.32
Marathon1.532.30
1xBet1.612.41
Betano1.552.40
BetVictor1.532.38
Over/Under6Over 61.88Under 61.95Pinnacle · Bookmaker 4Over1.811.88Under2.051.95
Odds flowReference Pinnacle · Line 6 · Through the last odds before kickoff
Changed atOverUnder
1.88▲1.95▼
Line changed · 6.5 → 6
1.87▲1.96▼
1.82▼2.03▲
1.83▼2.02▲
1.84▼2.00▲
1.85▲1.98▼
1.84▲2.00▼
See more · 6 casesCollapse
1.83▲2.01▼
1.822.02▼
1.822.03▲
1.82▼2.02▲
1.83▲2.01▼
First1.812.05
Odds by bookmaker
BookmakerOver 6Under 6
Pinnacle1.881.95
bet3651.741.95
Marathon1.781.88
1xBet1.781.88
Line explanation · Handicap · Over/Under
  • Handicap is from the home team's side · The final score including overtime decides the result
  • Over/Under is based on the combined score of both teams including overtime

Last 20 matches

By team · Incl. exhibition and postseason
Recent match metrics
Yakult SwallowsLLWWLLLLWL6W 1D 13L
Yomiuri GiantsDWWLLWLWWW12W 1D 7L
Yakult Swallows
Based on 20 games		Yomiuri Giants
Based on 20 games
20Games20
6W 1D 13LW · D · L12W 1D 7L
30%Win rate60%
5%Draw rate5%
2.90Scored per game3.70
5.15Conceded per game2.50
-45Score difference+24
3/20 gamesScoreless games2/20 games
7.2 (18 games)Hits per game7.3
0.5 (18 games)Errors per game0.7
0.7 (18 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)1.2
2.5 (18 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.2
0.8 (18 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.7
1.4 (18 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)0.5
8.1Average combined score6.2
20%One-run game rate30%
Yakult Swallows
Based on 11 games		Home matches onlyYomiuri Giants
Based on 9 games
11Games9
3W 1D 7LW · D · L8W 0D 1L
27%Win rate89%
9%Draw rate0%
3.45Scored per game4.89
5.00Conceded per game1.22
-17Score difference+33
1/11 gamesScoreless games1/9 games
8.4 (10 games)Hits per game7.0
0.5 (10 games)Errors per game0.1
0.9 (10 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)1.8
2.4 (10 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)0.2
0.8 (10 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.4
1.4 (10 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)0.1
8.5Average combined score6.1
18%One-run game rate22%
Yakult Swallows
Based on 9 games		Away matches onlyYomiuri Giants
Based on 11 games
9Games11
3W 0D 6LW · D · L4W 1D 6L
33%Win rate36%
0%Draw rate9%
2.22Scored per game2.73
5.33Conceded per game3.55
-28Score difference-9
2/9 gamesScoreless games1/11 games
5.8 (8 games)Hits per game7.6
0.5 (8 games)Errors per game1.1
0.4 (8 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)0.7
2.6 (8 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)2.1
0.9 (8 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.9
1.5 (8 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)0.8
7.6Average combined score6.3
22%One-run game rate36%
Recent matches
As of Oct 25 21:01

Head-to-head

Same season · 27 matches
11Yakult Swallows W
0D
16Yomiuri Giants W
6.5Average combined score
Yakult Swallows Reference
Scored : Conceded
68 : 107
At home
4W 0D 7L
Away
7W 0D 9L
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As of Sep 29 03:59
Match info · Related matches

Yakult Swallows and Yomiuri Giants met in NPB on 2 Oct 2026 09:00 UTC.

The match ended Yakult Swallows 5-1 Yomiuri Giants.

Yakult Swallows are 5th in the table and Yomiuri Giants are 2nd.

Yakult Swallows won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches.

Yomiuri Giants won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches.

In their last 27 meetings, Yakult Swallows won 11, Yomiuri Giants won 16 and 0 ended level.

Yamano Taichi starts on the mound for Yakult Swallows.

Yakult Swallows's lineup includes Masuda Shu, Yamada Tetsuto.

Yamasaki Iori starts on the mound for Yomiuri Giants.

Yomiuri Giants's lineup includes Izuguchi Yuta, Ohshiro Takumi.

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