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

  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, Kevin Hodges RHP.

  Buffaloes 1st: Omura grounded out, first baseman Petagine unassisted. Mizuguchi grounded out, second baseman Dobashi to first baseman Petagine. Rhodes singled to center. Nakamura grounded out, first baseman Petagine unassisted.

  Swallows 1st: Manaka singled to left. S.Miyamoto sacrificed, pitcher Powell to first baseman Kitagawa, Manaka to second. Inaba singled to right, Manaka scored. Inaba stole second. Petagine walked. Furuta walked, Inaba to third, Petagine to second. Iwamura singled to center, Inaba scored, Petagine scored, Furuta to third. Iwamura stole second. Ramirez safe on third baseman Nakamura's fielding error. Dobashi flied out to center fielder Omura. Hodges grounded out, second baseman Mizuguchi to first baseman Kitagawa.

  Buffaloes 2nd: Kawaguchi struck out swinging. Kitagawa singled to center. On pitcher Hodges' wild pitch, Kitagawa to second. Gilbert flied out to center fielder Manaka. Furukubo walked. Daisuke Masuda hit for Powell. Masuda struck out swinging.

  Swallows 2nd: LHP Kazuya Shibata pitching, batting 9th. Manaka popped out to shortstop Gilbert. S.Miyamoto struck out looking. Inaba fouled out to first baseman Kitagawa.

  Buffaloes 3rd: Omura grounded out, first baseman Petagine unassisted. Mizuguchi grounded out, shortstop S.Miyamoto to first baseman Petagine. Rhodes popped out to shortstop S.Miyamoto.

  Swallows 3rd: Petagine walked. Furuta doubled to left center, Petagine to third. Iwamura popped out to shortstop Gilbert. RHP Koichi Misawa relieved Shibata, batting 9th. Ramirez was intentionally walked. Dobashi grounded into a double play, third baseman Nakamura to first baseman Kitagawa, Furuta out.

  Buffaloes 4th: Nakamura struck out swinging. Kawaguchi grounded out, pitcher Hodges to first baseman Petagine. Kitagawa grounded out, shortstop S.Miyamoto to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 4th: RHP Sean Bergman relieved Misawa, batting 9th. Hodges infield singled to third. Manaka singled to left, Hodges to second. S.Miyamoto bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Hodges forced out at third, pitcher Bergman to third baseman Nakamura, Manaka to second. Inaba doubled to left, Manaka scored, S.Miyamoto to third. Petagine was intentionally walked. Furuta grounded into fielder's choice to third baseman, S.Miyamoto forced out at home, third baseman Nakamura to catcher Furukubo, Inaba to third, Petagine to second. Petagine picked off second, pitcher Bergman to shortstop Gilbert.

  Buffaloes 5th: Gilbert struck out swinging. Furukubo singled to center. Bergman struck out swinging. Omura singled to center, Furukubo to second. Mizuguchi hit by pitch, Furukubo to third, Omura to second. LHP Alan Newman relieved Hodges, batting 9th. Rhodes singled to center, Furukubo scored, Omura scored, Mizuguchi to second. Nakamura grounded out, third baseman Iwamura to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 5th: Iwamura singled to center. Ramirez flied out to left fielder Kawaguchi. Iwamura stole second. Dobashi popped out to first baseman Kitagawa. Kota Soejima hit for Newman. Soejima flied out to left fielder Kawaguchi.

  Buffaloes 6th: RHP Ryu Kawabata pitching, batting 9th. Kawaguchi flied out to right fielder Inaba. Kitagawa singled to left. Gilbert grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kitagawa forced out at second, shortstop S.Miyamoto to second baseman Dobashi. Furukubo grounded out, pitcher Kawabata to first baseman Petagine.

  Swallows 6th: LHP Katsuhiko Maekawa relieved Bergman, batting 9th. Manaka flied out to left fielder Kawaguchi. S.Miyamoto safe on shortstop Gilbert's fielding error. Inaba flied out to right fielder Rhodes. Petagine infield singled to second, S.Miyamoto to third. RHP Akira Okamoto relieved Maekawa, batting 7th. Yuji Yoshioka in as 3B, batting 9th. Nakamura in as SS. Furuta walked, Petagine to second. Iwamura struck out swinging.

  Buffaloes 7th: Yoshioka grounded out, third baseman Iwamura to first baseman Petagine. LHP Tatsuki Yamamoto relieved Kawabata, batting 9th. Omura singled to left. Mizuguchi struck out swinging. Rhodes struck out swinging.

  Swallows 7th: Ramirez struck out swinging. Dobashi infield singled to pitcher. Hajime Miki ran for Dobashi. Yamamoto sacrificed, pitcher Okamoto to first baseman Kitagawa, Miki to second. Manaka was intentionally walked. S.Miyamoto singled to left, Miki to third, Manaka to second. RHP Akinori Otsuka relieved Okamoto, batting 2nd. Kei Ichihara in as 2B, batting 7th. Inaba struck out looking.

  Buffaloes 8th: Miki in as 2B. Tetsuya Ida in as CF, batting 7th. Manaka in as LF. Nakamura lined out to left fielder Manaka. Kawaguchi struck out swinging. Kitagawa singled to center. Fumitoshi Takano hit for Ichihara. Takano struck out swinging.

  Swallows 8th: Tadatoki Maeda in as 2B, batting 7th. Petagine singled to right. Furuta flied out to right fielder Rhodes. Iwamura struck out swinging. Ida struck out swinging.

  Buffaloes 9th: RHP Shingo Takatsu relieved Yamamoto, batting 9th. Koichi Isobe hit for Furukubo. Isobe grounded out, shortstop S.Miyamoto to first baseman Petagine. Yoshioka grounded out, second baseman Miki to first baseman Petagine. Omura singled to center. Akihito Fujii hit for Otsuka. Fujii fouled out to catcher Furuta.