Ryuji Miyade hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Alex Ramirez drove in four runs, leading the Yakult Swallows to an 8-4 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines in interleague action Friday.
Tohoku Rakuten's Akihito Fujii scores a go-ahead run on a single by Rick Short in the fifth against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Friday. The Eagles won 7-3.
Miyade's drive over the opposite right-field wall gave Yakult a 3-2 lead in the second inning and Ramirez extended the lead to 7-2 with an RBI double in the third and a three-run homer in the fourth at Jingu Stadium.
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