Final
2026-08-1513:01Kyocera Dome
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Ham Fighters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Pitcher–Batter Matchups
Left-handed
Katoh, Takayuki
ERA
2.86
WHIP
1.05
W-L
10-2
IP
91.1
K/9
4.9
BB/9
0.9
Opponent AVG
Lvs L AVG0.233
Rvs R AVG0.219
Last 10 outings
| Date | IP | ER | R | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | 6.1 | 2 | 4 | 105 |
| 2026-08-01 | 5.1 | 2 | 3 | 106 |
| 2026-07-25 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 71 |
| 2026-07-15 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 89 |
| 2026-07-08 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 77 |
| 2026-07-01 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 2026-06-24 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 79 |
| 2026-06-10 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 103 |
| 2026-06-03 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2026-05-27 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 77 |
Orix Buffaloes 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 | Mune, Yuma#6 | 🔥 | 3B | 0.233 | 0.701 | 107 | 0.222 | 0.840 | 0.269 | 0.218 | 0.281 | 32 | 9 | 0 |
| R | 2 | Ohshiro, Koji#10 | DH | 0.313 | 0.750 | 121 | 0.313 | 0.750 | 0.455 | 0.000 | 0.286 | 14 | 4 | 2 | |
| L | 3 | Nishikawa, Ryoma#7 | 🔥 | LF | 0.290 | 0.761 | 123 | 0.317 | 0.992 | 0.287 | 0.291 | 0.281 | 32 | 9 | 1 |
| R | 4 | Ohta, Ryo#1 | 🔥 | 2B | 0.290 | 0.809 | 138 | 0.395 | 1.070 | 0.284 | 0.293 | 0.045 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| R | 5 | Kurebayashi, Kotaro#24 | 🔥 | SS | 0.265 | 0.792 | 132 | 0.342 | 0.996 | 0.273 | 0.263 | 0.226 | 31 | 7 | 1 |
| L | 6 | Yamanaka, Ryoma#50 | 1B | 0.292 | 0.754 | 123 | 0.229 | 0.660 | 0.260 | 0.308 | 0.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| L | 7 | Kita, Ryoto#38 | 🔥 | RF | 0.270 | 0.724 | 112 | 0.308 | 0.957 | 0.190 | 0.294 | 0.200 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| L | 8 | Mugitani, Yusuke#8 | CF | 0.121 | 0.439 | 27 | 0.120 | 0.379 | 0.000 | 0.143 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Wakatsuki, Kenya#2 | ❄️ | C | 0.214 | 0.554 | 64 | 0.154 | 0.302 | 0.232 | 0.205 | 0.292 | 24 | 7 | 1 |
Bench / Reserve Batters7 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 |
| R | 9 | Nakagawa, Keita#67 | ❄️ | PH | 0.243 | 0.651 | 92 | 0.069 | 0.275 | 0.252 | 0.239 | 0.154 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| L | - | Watanabe, Haruto#0 | ❄️ | 0.234 | 0.643 | 91 | 0.154 | 0.368 | 0.240 | 0.231 | 0.400 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| L | - | Noguchi, Tomoya#9 | 0.206 | 0.598 | 75 | 0.118 | 0.603 | 0.156 | 0.229 | 0.200 | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| L | - | Hiranuma, Shota#61 | 0.212 | 0.530 | 57 | 0.133 | 0.388 | 0.000 | 0.269 | 0.286 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| L | - | Nishino, Masahiro#5 | 0.188 | 0.489 | 45 | 0.200 | 0.566 | 0.067 | 0.214 | 0.100 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| R | - | Fukunaga, Sho#32 | 0.129 | 0.414 | 20 | 0.136 | 0.492 | 0.200 | 0.095 | - | - | - | - | ||
| R | 9 | Ishikawa, Ryo#37 | ❄️ | C | 0.000 | 0.000 | -100 | 0.000 | 0.000 | - | 0.000 | - | - | - | - |