Roberto Petagine swung the big bat for Yakult, going 4-for-4 with six RBIs to help the Swallows defeat the Chunichi Dragons 9-2 at the Nagoya Dome on Tuesday.
Central League WonLostTiedPct.GB Yakult 71 52 5 .577 - Yomiuri 75 59 2 .560 1.5 Hiroshima 59 61 7 .492 10.5 Yokohama 60 63 3 .488 11.0 Chunichi 59 67 4 .468 13.5 Hanshin 53 75 1 .414 20.5 Pacific League WonLostTiedPct.GB Kintetsu 75 58 2 .564 - Seibu 73 63 0 .537 3.5 Daiei 72 63 1 .533 4.0 Orix 66 63 4 .512 7.0 Lotte 62 70 2 .470 12.5 Nippon Ham 50 81 3 .382 24.0
With the win, Yakult put a halt to its losing skid at four and lowered its magic number to eight with 12 games remaining.
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