Roberto Petagine hit a two-run homer and Kenjiro Kawasaki pitched eight strong innings Friday to beat the Yomiuri Giants and Darrell May 3-2, ending the Central League leaders' five-game winning streak.
Daisuke Motoki homered leading off the game, but the Swallows quickly turned the tables on Petagine's 23rd homer of the season in the bottom of the first inning and then made it 3-1 on Satoshi Takahashi's solo homer in the fourth at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.
Kawasaki (7-9) picked up his fourth win against Yomiuri this season, allowing six hits with six strikeouts and two walks.