Final
2026-08-0913:00Tokyo Dome
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | 12 | 0 |
Pitcher–Batter Matchups
Right-handed
Matsumoto, Kengo
ERA
3.39
WHIP
1.18
W-L
5-3
IP
77.0
K/9
7.8
BB/9
2.2
Opponent AVG
Lvs L AVG0.286
Rvs R AVG0.164
Last 10 outings
| Date | IP | ER | R | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 80 |
| 2026-07-11 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 103 |
| 2026-07-04 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 98 |
| 2026-06-20 | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 96 |
| 2026-06-09 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 111 |
| 2026-06-02 | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 94 |
| 2026-05-26 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 92 |
| 2026-05-17 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 2026-05-09 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| 2026-05-01 | 6.0 | 3 | 5 | 94 |
Yomiuri Giants Starting Lineup
| Batter | Season | Last 10 | Pitcher Splits | Last 5 SeasonsiBatter-versus-pitcher results from the current and previous four seasons, before this game. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bats | # | Batter | Status | Pos | AVG | OPS | OPS+ | AVG | OPS | vs LHP | vs RHP | AVG | AB | H | HR |
| L | 1 | Urata, Shunsuke#32 | 2B | 0.281 | 0.667 | 98 | 0.255 | 0.526 | 0.274 | 0.285 | - | - | - | - | |
| R | 2 | Matsumoto, Go#9 | 🔥 | LF | 0.275 | 0.668 | 98 | 0.325 | 0.797 | 0.265 | 0.284 | 0.500 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| L | 3 | Izuguchi, Yuta#35 | SS | 0.248 | 0.696 | 105 | 0.275 | 0.677 | 0.239 | 0.254 | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Dalbec, Bobby#29 | 1B | 0.266 | 0.822 | 139 | 0.289 | 0.878 | 0.252 | 0.275 | - | - | - | - | |
| L | 5 | Ohshiro, Takumi#24 | C | 0.271 | 0.833 | 144 | 0.207 | 0.668 | 0.250 | 0.279 | - | - | - | - | |
| L | 6 | Sasaki, Shunsuke#44 | 🔥 | CF | 0.259 | 0.760 | 122 | 0.324 | 0.984 | 0.172 | 0.289 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 7 | Ishizuka, Yusei#23 | 🔥 | 3B | 0.255 | 0.680 | 102 | 0.344 | 0.854 | 0.250 | 0.258 | - | - | - | - |
| L | 8 | Okada, Yuki#38 | RF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| L | 9 | 小笠原慎之介#98 | 🔥 | P | 0.333 | 1.000 | 187 | 0.333 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.500 | - | - | - | - |
Bench / Reserve Batters8 players
| Batter | Season | Last 10 | Pitcher Splits | Last 5 SeasonsiBatter-versus-pitcher results from the current and previous four seasons, before this game. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bats | # | Batter | Status | Pos | AVG | OPS | OPS+ | AVG | OPS | vs LHP | vs RHP | AVG | AB | H | HR |
| L | 5 | Chinen, Taisei#94 | PR | 0.308 | 0.731 | 114 | 0.280 | 0.680 | 0.500 | 0.222 | - | - | - | - | |
| R | 9 | Sasahara, Misaki#95 | ❄️ | RF | 0.247 | 0.724 | 111 | 0.172 | 0.433 | 0.270 | 0.222 | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | Kishida, Yukinori#27 | 0.247 | 0.654 | 93 | 0.200 | 0.520 | 0.192 | 0.287 | 0.500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| R | - | Kohama, Yuto#33 | 0.213 | 0.636 | 86 | 0.200 | 0.659 | 0.250 | 0.174 | - | - | - | - | ||
| R | - | Masuda, Daiki#0 | 0.286 | 0.571 | 70 | 0.286 | 0.571 | 0.333 | 0.200 | - | - | - | - | ||
| L | 9 | Maru, Yoshihiro#8 | ❄️ | PH | 0.153 | 0.548 | 62 | 0.083 | 0.298 | 0.000 | 0.177 | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| R | - | Sakamoto, Hayato#6 | 🔥 | 0.147 | 0.532 | 56 | 0.176 | 0.851 | 0.182 | 0.083 | - | - | - | - | |
| R | 5 | Kobayashi, Seiji#22 | C | 0.111 | 0.495 | 49 | 0.111 | 0.495 | 0.000 | 0.125 | - | - | - | - | |