The Tokyo Yakult Swallows held onto the lead this time.
Keiji Takahashi made sure of that himself.
Takahashi threw a shutout and got all the support he needed from a pair of late runs as the Swallows edged the Orix Buffaloes 2-0 in Game 2 of the Japan Series at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Sunday night.
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