Seth Greisinger entered the Yomiuri Giants' game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in need of a win.
Turns out facing the Swallows was just what the doctor ordered.
Greisinger threw eight shutout innings and Michihiro Ogasawara and Yoshinobu Takahashi homered to lead the Giants to a 6-1 win in front of 37,058 fans on Thursday at Tokyo Dome.
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