Pinch-hitter Hirofumi Watarai singled home two runs in the seventh inning to spark a four-run rally for Yakult on Sunday as the Swallows came from behind to defeat the Yomiuri Giants 7-4 and widen their lead to five games in the Central League pennant race.
Shinya Miyamoto went 3-for-5 and scored three times and Roberto Petagine drove in a pair of runs as the Swallows salvaged a win in the last game of a three-game set at Tokyo Dome.
Carp 8, BayStars 0