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, Shugo Fujii 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, Hisashi Iwakuma RHP.

  Swallows 1st: Manaka fouled out to left fielder Rhodes. S.Miyamoto flied out to center fielder Omura. Inaba struck out swinging.

  Buffaloes 1st: Omura grounded out, second baseman Dobashi to first baseman Petagine. Mizuguchi flied out to right fielder Inaba. Rhodes doubled to left. Nakamura grounded out, shortstop S.Miyamoto to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 2nd: Petagine flied out to right fielder Isobe. Furuta walked. Iwamura singled to right, Furuta to second. Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to second baseman, Iwamura forced out at second, second baseman Mizuguchi to shortstop Gilbert, Furuta to third. Dobashi infield singled to shortstop, Furuta scored, Ramirez to second. Ida flied out to right fielder Isobe.

  Buffaloes 2nd: Isobe grounded out, shortstop S.Miyamoto to first baseman Petagine. Yoshioka grounded out, shortstop S.Miyamoto to first baseman Petagine. Kitagawa singled to center. Gilbert flied out to right fielder Inaba.

  Swallows 3rd: Manaka doubled to right. S.Miyamoto sacrificed, pitcher Iwakuma to first baseman Yoshioka, Manaka to third. Inaba doubled to center, Manaka scored. Petagine walked. Furuta hit by pitch, Inaba to third, Petagine to second. LHP Iori Sekiguchi relieved Iwakuma. Iwamura hit by pitch, Inaba scored, Petagine to third, Furuta to second. RHP Hiroki Yamamura relieved Sekiguchi. Ramirez fouled out to first baseman Yoshioka. Dobashi grounded out, shortstop Gilbert to first baseman Yoshioka.

  Buffaloes 3rd: Furukubo flied out to right fielder Inaba. Omura flied out to left fielder Manaka. Mizuguchi walked. Rhodes struck out swinging.

  Swallows 4th: Ida flied out to right fielder Isobe. Manaka homered to right. S.Miyamoto singled to right. Inaba grounded into a double play, shortstop Gilbert to first baseman Yoshioka, S.Miyamoto out.

  Buffaloes 4th: Nakamura homered to left. Isobe lined out to first baseman Petagine. Yoshioka fouled out to first baseman Petagine. Kitagawa singled to center. Gilbert popped out to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 5th: LHP Katsuhiko Maekawa relieved Yamamura. Petagine grounded out, third baseman Nakamura to first baseman Yoshioka. Furuta walked. Iwamura popped out to shortstop Gilbert. Ramirez doubled to right, Furuta to third. On pitcher Maekawa's wild pitch, Furuta scored, Ramirez to third. Dobashi walked. Ida flied out to right fielder Isobe.

  Buffaloes 5th: Furukubo walked. Omura singled to left, Furukubo to second. Mizuguchi sacrificed, pitcher Fujii to first baseman Petagine, Furukubo to third, Omura to second. Rhodes hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Manaka, Furukubo scored. Nakamura was intentionally walked. Isobe grounded out, second baseman Dobashi to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 6th: Manaka flied out to center fielder Omura. S.Miyamoto doubled to left. Inaba walked. Petagine singled to right, S.Miyamoto scored, Inaba to third. RHP Koichi Misawa relieved Maekawa. Furuta lined out to right fielder Isobe, Inaba thrown out at home, right fielder Isobe to catcher Furukubo.

  Buffaloes 6th: Yoshioka struck out swinging. Kitagawa doubled to right. Gilbert fouled out to first baseman Petagine. Fumitoshi Takano hit for Furukubo. Takano walked. Omura singled to center, Kitagawa scored, Takano to third. RHP Naoya Shimada relieved Fujii. Mizuguchi homered to left, Takano scored, Omura scored. LHP Tatsuki Yamamoto relieved Shimada. Rhodes hit by pitch. Nakamura fouled out to third baseman Iwamura.

  Swallows 7th: Akihito Fujii in as C, batting 9th. Iwamura grounded out, second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Yoshioka. Ramirez doubled to right. Dobashi popped out to second baseman Mizuguchi. Ida struck out swinging.

  Buffaloes 7th: Isobe grounded out, second baseman Dobashi to first baseman Petagine. Yoshioka struck out swinging. Kitagawa struck out looking.

  Swallows 8th: Manaka flied out to center fielder Omura. S.Miyamoto flied out to right fielder Isobe. Inaba walked. On pitcher Misawa's wild pitch, Inaba to second. Petagine was intentionally walked. RHP Akira Okamoto relieved Misawa. Furuta fouled out to third baseman Nakamura.

  Buffaloes 8th: RHP Ryota Igarashi relieved Yamamoto. Daisuke Masuda hit for Gilbert. Masuda struck out swinging. Fujii walked. Omura lined out to right fielder Inaba. Mizuguchi singled to right center, Fujii to third. Rhodes homered to right center, Fujii scored, Mizuguchi scored. Nakamura flied out to left fielder Manaka.

  Swallows 9th: Tadatoki Maeda in as SS, batting 9th. Tetsuya Matoyama in as C, batting 8th. RHP Akinori Otsuka relieved Okamoto. Iwamura struck out swinging. Ramirez struck out swinging. Dobashi popped out to first baseman Yoshioka.