At Goodwill Dome, Yu Darvish pitched one-run ball over seven effective innings to set the pace as the Pacific-League leading Nippon Ham Fighters edged the Seibu Lions 3-2.
Buffaloes at Hawks — ppd.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Giants 2, BayStars 0
At Yokohama Stadium, Hisanori Takahashi threw seven shutout innings and Tomohiro Nioka hit his second home run in as many games.
Tigers 6, Swallows 5
At Koshien Stadium, Norihiro Akahoshi drove in four runs with an infield single and a double for Hanshin.
Dragons at Carp — ppd.