SMBC Japan Series 2026 Game 3: Softbank Hawks 2X-1 DeNA (10th extra inning) (27th, Mizuho PayPay)

Pacific League record 8 walk-off wins. The Softbank Hawks achieved a walk-off win. This marks the 43rd walk-off game in Japan Series history since the Hanshin Tigers secured a walk-off win against the Orix Buffaloes in Game 4 of 2023. This is the 8th walk-off win for the team since Yanagita hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning of Game 5 in 2018. The record for the most walk-off wins in the series is 10 by The Giants. The Softbank Hawks' 8th win surpasses the Seibu Lions' 7 wins to become the most in the Pacific League.

The team's 5th walk-off home run. In the 10th extra inning, Masaki (SoftBank) hit a walk-off home run. This marks the 19th time by 18 different players that a walk-off home run has been hit since Masataka Yoshida (Orix) in Game 5 of 2022. For the team, he is the 4th player to achieve this, following Hadley in 1964 and 1966, Akira Nakamura in 2014, and Yuki Yanagita in 2018, making it the 5th such home run. By team, this is the second most frequent, following The Giants' 6 home runs.

- First time for three consecutive extra inning games from the start: In this series, games 1 through 3 have all gone into extra innings. Three consecutive extra inning games is...

Year = Round / Game Central-Pacific

1992 = Games 5 to 7, Yakult vs. Seibu

1995 = Games 2 to 4 vs. Yakult/Orix

Year 26 = (1) to (3) Games: Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

The third time. In both 1992 and 1995, Yakult had 2 wins and 1 loss, but the Softbank Hawks are the first to win three in a row. Furthermore, the Softbank Hawks are currently on a 7-game winning streak in extra innings, including one draw. (Tomoki Fukuyama)