This falls firmly into the category of things that really don’t make up for a loss, much less two in a row, at home, to struggling Yokohama, but that we here at Tsubamegun: The Tokyo Yakult Swallows kind of have to at least mention:
Tonight was the 1,000th game for mascot Tsubakurou (つばくろう), who started with [...]

July 10th, 2008
Yokohama BayStars 6 
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2  
Streak: Lost 2. Last 5:DWWLL
(Meiji Jingu Stadium)
Yokohama third baseman Murata hit two home runs and drove in all six Baystar runs as Yakult lost the second straight game against the Central League’s cellar dwellers.