The Tokyo Yakult Swallows faced the Yomiuri Giants 24 times this season and for the first time in 11 years proved themselves to be the better team.
If they don't do it again, it'll be all for naught.
The crosstown rivals will meet in the first-stage of the Central League Climax Series, a three-game showdown that begins Saturday at Jingu Stadium.
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