July 8th, 2008
Yokohama Baystars 0
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 
Streak: Won 2.  Last 5:LLDWW
(Meiji Jingu Stadium)
Yakult starter Ryo Kawashima put in a dominating performance and Hatakeyama and Aoki chipped in with a combined 5 hits and 3 RBIs between them as Tokyo eased to a comfortable victory against Yokohama.
Kawashima had a superb outing, no-hitting the Baystars over the first five innings, and ending up shutting [...]

The results from the first two stages of All-Star voting have been announced, but how many of Tokyo’s players made the cut?
Well, not many. So far anyway. The first two stages of voting are the usual fan votes, which determine the starters in each position for the opening game, and this year for the first [...]