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TEAM Hitting

SP Career

SP Season

Team

Starting Pitcher

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RPG (12)

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Rank (12)

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ERA

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WHIP

Swallows

YOSHIMURA

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11

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7.7

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4.27

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1.25

Carp

KURIBAYASHI

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12

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1.2

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1.38

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0.47

Ryoji Kuribayashi vs Kojiro Yoshimura

Kuribayashi has turned into a major weapon as a starter: 1.38 ERA in 11 games overall and 0.69 ERA in two games against Yakult. Yoshimura is at 4.27 overall, although he has been considerably better against Hiroshima at 3.15.

Kuribayashi's older opponent data also points in the same direction, although it needs a role adjustment. As a reliever in 2025 he faced Yakult eight times and allowed zero earned runs in 7⅔ innings with a 0.39 WHIP and .115 opponent average. Yoshimura had a 3.15 ERA but a much shakier 1.45 WHIP and .291 opponent average against Hiroshima in 2025.

Offensively, neither club deserves much trust right now. Over Aug. 3–9:

• Yakult: .209 AVG/.537 OPS, 10 runs

• Hiroshima: .241/.611, 15 runs

Both went 1-5.

1st 5 Projection: Hiroshima 1, Yakult 0

• Hiroshima win: 63.5%

• Fair Hiroshima ML: -174

• Market: -172

• Projected total: 5.4