Buffaloes Starting Lineup - Naoyuki Omura CF, Eiji Mizuguchi 2B, Tuffy Rhodes LF, Norihiro Nakamura SS, Hirotoshi Kitagawa 1B, Yuji Yoshioka 3B, Koichi Isobe RF, Tetsuya Matoyama C, Katsuhiko Maekawa LHP.

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

  Buffaloes 1st: Omura singled to center. Mizuguchi sacrificed, pitcher Maeda to first baseman Petagine, Omura to second. Omura picked off second, pitcher Maeda to shortstop S.Miyamoto. Rhodes struck out swinging.

  Swallows 1st: Manaka hit by pitch. S.Miyamoto sacrificed, pitcher Maekawa to first baseman Kitagawa, Manaka to second. Inaba struck out looking. Petagine struck out swinging.

  Buffaloes 2nd: Nakamura struck out swinging. Kitagawa struck out swinging. Yoshioka struck out swinging.

  Swallows 2nd: Furuta grounded out, third baseman Yoshioka to first baseman Kitagawa. Iwamura singled to center. Ramirez hit by pitch, Iwamura to second. Dobashi grounded into a double play, second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Kitagawa, Ramirez out.

  Buffaloes 3rd: Isobe grounded out, first baseman Petagine unassisted. Matoyama struck out looking. Maekawa fouled out to third baseman Iwamura.

  Swallows 3rd: Maeda grounded out, shortstop Nakamura to first baseman Kitagawa. Manaka flied out to center fielder Omura. S.Miyamoto flied out to right fielder Isobe.

  Buffaloes 4th: Omura flied out to right fielder Inaba. Mizuguchi popped out to second baseman Dobashi. Rhodes homered to center. Nakamura walked. Kitagawa lined out to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 4th: Inaba flied out to right fielder Isobe. Petagine walked. Furuta singled to left, Petagine to second. Petagine thrown out at third, left fielder Rhodes to shortstop Nakamura to third baseman Yoshioka. Iwamura walked, Furuta to second. Ramirez struck out swinging.

  Buffaloes 5th: Yoshioka lined out to third baseman Iwamura. Isobe grounded out, third baseman Iwamura to first baseman Petagine. Matoyama grounded out, pitcher Maeda to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 5th: Dobashi walked. Maeda out for bunting foul on third strike. Manaka grounded out, second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Kitagawa, Dobashi to second. S.Miyamoto singled to center, Dobashi scored, S.Miyamoto to second on the throw home. Inaba flied out to center fielder Omura.

  Buffaloes 6th: Maekawa flied out to right fielder Inaba. Omura grounded out, second baseman Dobashi to first baseman Petagine. Mizuguchi flied out to center fielder Manaka.

  Swallows 6th: Petagine infield singled to shortstop. Furuta walked, Petagine to second. Iwamura bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Petagine forced out at third, pitcher Maekawa to third baseman Yoshioka, Furuta to second. RHP Akira Okamoto relieved Maekawa, batting 9th. Ramirez struck out swinging. Dobashi grounded out, second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Kitagawa.

  Buffaloes 7th: LHP Alan Newman relieved Maeda, batting 9th. Rhodes walked. Nakamura flied out to left fielder Ramirez. Rhodes stole second. Rhodes caught stealing third, pitcher Newman to third baseman Iwamura. Kitagawa grounded out, third baseman Iwamura to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 7th: Kota Soejima hit for Newman. Soejima homered to left. Manaka popped out to second baseman Mizuguchi. S.Miyamoto bunt singled to first. LHP Kazuya Shibata relieved Okamoto, batting 9th. S.Miyamoto caught stealing second, catcher Matoyama to shortstop Nakamura. Inaba lined out to shortstop Nakamura.

  Buffaloes 8th: RHP Ryu Kawabata pitching, batting 9th. Yoshioka struck out swinging. LHP Tatsuki Yamamoto relieved Kawabata, batting 9th. Isobe grounded out, second baseman Dobashi to first baseman Petagine. Shawn Gilbert hit for Matoyama. Gilbert grounded out, second baseman Dobashi to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 8th: Gilbert in as SS. Nakamura in as 3B. Kitagawa in as C. Yoshioka in as 1B. Petagine popped out to second baseman Mizuguchi. RHP Koichi Misawa relieved Shibata, batting 9th. Furuta singled to right. Iwamura singled to center, Furuta to second. Ramirez grounded into a double play, shortstop Gilbert to second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Yoshioka, Iwamura out.

  Buffaloes 9th: RHP Shingo Takatsu relieved Yamamoto, batting 7th. Tetsuya Ida in as CF, batting 9th. Manaka in as LF. Daisuke Masuda hit for Misawa. Masuda grounded out, second baseman Dobashi to first baseman Petagine. Omura struck out looking. Kenshi Kawaguchi hit for Mizuguchi. Kawaguchi grounded out, pitcher Takatsu to first baseman Petagine.