Swallows Starting Lineup - Mitsuru Manaka LF, Shinya Miyamoto SS, Atsunori Inaba RF, Roberto Petagine 1B, Atsuya Furuta C, Akinori Iwamura 3B, Alex Ramirez DH, Katsuyuki Dobashi 2B, Tetsuya Ida CF, Kazuhisa Ishii LHP.

  Buffaloes Starting Lineup - Naoyuki Omura CF, Eiji Mizuguchi 2B, Tuffy Rhodes LF, Norihiro Nakamura 3B, Koichi Isobe RF, Yuji Yoshioka 1B, Hirotoshi Kitagawa DH, Shawn Gilbert SS, Kenji Furukubo C, Jeremy Powell RHP.

  Swallows 1st: Manaka walked. S.Miyamoto sacrificed, pitcher Powell unassisted, Manaka to second. Inaba struck out swinging. Petagine fouled out to left fielder Rhodes.

  Buffaloes 1st: Omura grounded out bunting, pitcher K.Ishii to first baseman Petagine. Mizuguchi walked. Rhodes fouled out to shortstop S.Miyamoto. Nakamura struck out looking.

  Swallows 2nd: Furuta doubled to right. Iwamura singled to right, Furuta scored, Iwamura to second on right fielder Isobe's throwing error. Ramirez hit by pitch. Dobashi sacrificed, pitcher Powell to first baseman Yoshioka, Iwamura to third, Ramirez to second. Ida grounded into fielder's choice to second, Iwamura thrown out at home, second baseman Mizuguchi to catcher Furukubo, Ramirez to third. Ida stole second. Manaka grounded out, second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Yoshioka.

  Buffaloes 2nd: Isobe grounded out, shortstop S.Miyamoto to first baseman Petagine. Yoshioka grounded out, third baseman Iwamura to first baseman Petagine. Kitagawa struck out swinging.

  Swallows 3rd: S.Miyamoto singled to center. Inaba struck out swinging. S.Miyamoto stole second. Petagine grounded out, second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Yoshioka, S.Miyamoto to third. Furuta struck out, catcher Furukubo to first baseman Yoshioka.

  Buffaloes 3rd: Gilbert lined out to right fielder Inaba. Furukubo grounded out, second baseman Dobashi to first baseman Petagine. Omura struck out swinging.

  Swallows 4th: Iwamura doubled to right. Ramirez grounded out, third baseman Nakamura to first baseman Yoshioka. Dobashi struck out looking. Ida popped out to second baseman Mizuguchi.

  Buffaloes 4th: Mizuguchi walked. Rhodes struck out swinging. Nakamura struck out looking. Isobe popped out to second baseman Dobashi.

  Swallows 5th: Manaka flied out to center fielder Omura. S.Miyamoto singled to right. Inaba grounded into a double play, first baseman Yoshioka to shortstop Gilbert, S.Miyamoto out.

  Buffaloes 5th: Yoshioka flied out to center fielder Ida. Kitagawa walked. Gilbert struck out swinging. Furukubo struck out swinging.

  Swallows 6th: Petagine struck out swinging. Furuta walked. Iwamura singled to right, Furuta to third. Ramirez homered to left center, Furuta scored, Iwamura scored. Dobashi grounded out, second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Yoshioka. Ida grounded out, pitcher Powell to first baseman Yoshioka.

  Buffaloes 6th: Omura flied out to center fielder Ida. Mizuguchi flied out to right fielder Inaba. Rhodes walked. Nakamura struck out swinging.

  Swallows 7th: LHP Iori Sekiguchi relieved Powell. Manaka grounded out, second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Yoshioka. S.Miyamoto struck out swinging. Inaba struck out swinging.

  Buffaloes 7th: Isobe struck out looking. Yoshioka walked. Kitagawa singled to right, Yoshioka to second. Gilbert struck out swinging. Fumitoshi Takano hit for Furukubo. Takano grounded out, shortstop S.Miyamoto to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 8th: Tetsuya Matoyama in as C, batting 9th. LHP Kazuya Shibata relieved Sekiguchi. Petagine grounded out, first baseman Yoshioka unassisted. Furuta homered to center. Iwamura grounded out, second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Yoshioka. RHP Hisashi Aikyo relieved Shibata. Ramirez struck out swinging.

  Buffaloes 8th: Omura struck out swinging. Mizuguchi flied out to right fielder Inaba. Rhodes struck out swinging.

  Swallows 9th: Tadatoki Maeda in as SS, batting 2nd. Gilbert in as 2B. Dobashi singled to right. Hajime Miki ran for Dobashi. Ida singled to center, Miki to third. Ida stole second. Manaka doubled to center, Miki scored, Ida scored, Manaka thrown out at third, center fielder Omura to third baseman Nakamura. S.Miyamoto struck out swinging. LHP Katsuhiko Maekawa relieved Aikyo. Inaba flied out to center fielder Omura.

  Buffaloes 9th: Miki in as 2B. RHP Ryu Kawabata relieved K.Ishii. Nakamura grounded out, third baseman Iwamura to first baseman Petagine. Isobe grounded out, second baseman Miki to first baseman Petagine. Yoshioka fouled out to first baseman Petagine.