The final regular-season meeting between the Chunichi Dragons and Tokyo Yakult Swallows was a largely uneventful affair.
When they get together again next month, the stakes will be much higher.
Takahiro Donoue drove in a pair of runs, and the Dragons got off to a fast start in a 4-0 win over the Swallows on Saturday night at Jingu Stadium, in a game that served as a dress rehearsal for the first stage of the Central League Climax Series.