Higashi grinds through outing, DeNA wins 1-0
On August 19, 2026, at Yokohama, DeNA beat the Yomiuri Giants 1-0 in the 18th meeting. Ramón Encarnación drove in the game’s lone run with a center RBI double in the first inning, and starter Higashi held the line to earn his 10th win (10-5). Inoue took the loss (10-7) and Reynolds recorded his 10th save. Attendance: 32,632.
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Oyama’s sac fly in 10th lifts Hanshin to 2-1 win
On August 19, 2026 at Kyocera Dome Osaka, Hanshin defeated Yakult 2-1 in 10 innings. After Yakult tied the game in the ninth, Oyama delivered a left-field sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th to win it. Kudo earned the victory (3-0) and Hoshi took the loss (1-4). The game lasted 3 hours 50 minutes with 36,175 in attendance.
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Fabian’s early two-run blast helps Hiroshima to 4-1 win
On August 19, 2026 at Mazda Stadium, Hiroshima beat Chunichi 4-1. Fabian opened the scoring with his 16th homer, a two-run blast in the first inning, and Mochimaru added a solo shot in the fourth. Starter Suzuki earned the win (1-2) and Moriura recorded his 15th save. Attendance: 23,208. Game time: 3 hours 10 minutes.
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Imagawa, Mizuno power Fighters to dramatic 8-7 comeback
On August 19, 2026 at Es Con Field, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham rallied past SoftBank 8-7. SoftBank took the lead with Hirose’s three-run homer in the fourth, but Nippon-Ham answered: pinch-hitter Imagawa hit a three-run shot in the fifth and Mizuno belted a grand slam in the seventh to take the lead. In the 10th, Kiyomiya delivered a go-ahead RBI single. Fukushima got the win (4-4); Hernandez took the loss. Attendance: 31,443.
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Kishi sharp as Rakuten beats Lotte 5-2
On August 19, 2026 at Rakuten Mobile Park, Rakuten defeated Lotte 5-2. Starter Kishi picked up his fourth win (4-3), and Horiuchi’s two-run homer in the second gave Rakuten an early advantage. Lotte’s Yamaguchi hit a two-run blast in the ninth but it wasn’t enough. Attendance: 24,476. Game time: 3 hours 28 minutes.
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Nevin ties it; Genda’s walk-off RBI lifts Seibu 3-2
On August 19, 2026 at Belluna Dome, Seibu stunned Orix with a ninth-inning comeback to win 3-2. Nevin hit a 17th-inning (17th-season?) solo homer in the ninth to even the score, and Geneda (Genda) followed with a game-winning RBI single to right for the walk-off. Kuroki earned his first win (1-0); Machado took the loss (2-1). Attendance: 26,286. Game time: 2 hours 55 minutes.
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