The Tokyo Yakult Swallows wrapped up a series that saw them play in three cities on three consecutive nights. The only constants were a barrage of hits and victories over the Yomiuri Giants at every stop.
Kazuhiro Hatakeyama and Yuhei Takai each hit two-run home runs to back a solid effort by starter Ryohei Kiya as the Swallows spoiled Frederich Cepeda's debut with an 11-4 rout of the Giants on Thursday night at Tokyo Dome.
"Our bats really came alive in this series," Swallows manager Junji Ogawa said. "I hope we can keep this up."
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.