Akinori Iwamura went 4-for-6 with a two-run single to highlight a nine-run outburst in the second inning as the Yakult Swallows lashed out 22 hits to crush the Chunichi Dragons 20-7 Monday night at Jingu Stadium.
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The Swallows rapped out nine consecutive hits in the bottom of the second, capped by a three-run homer by Atsuya Furuta as Yakult sent 12 batters to the plate and turned the game around after the visitors took a 2-0 lead on two homers.