Shugo Fujii pitched four shutout innings and Greg Larocca hit an RBI single among his two hits as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Orix Buffaloes 5-2 in a preseason exhibition game Friday.
Kenshin Kawakami of the Chunichi Dragons pitches against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters at Nagoya Dome.
It marked the first win for the team guided by player-manager Atsuya Furuta this spring. Orix right-hander Masato Yoshii, who pitched in the major leagues from 1998 to 2002, allowed two runs and four hits in five innings of work at Skymark Stadium.
The scheduled game between the Yokohama BayStars and the Lotte Marines at Yokohama Stadium was rained out.
Eagles 2, Giants 1
Rakuten right-hander Yasuhiro Ichiba held Yomiuri scoreless for six innings, scattering four hits with three walks and five strikeouts.
Yomiuri right-hander Masumi Kuwata allowed a solo homer to Jose Fernandez, but limited Rakuten to one run and two hits in five innings at Osaka Dome.
Dragons 1, Fighters 1 (9)
At Nagoya Dome, Tsuyoshi Shinjo tied the game for Nippon Ham in the seventh with an RBI single. Chunichi right-hander Kenshin Kawakami pitched five scoreless innings, allowing only a walk and striking out two.