The Yomiuri Giants played small ball to get back into their game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They made things simple and just hit the ball over the fence when they were ready to win it.
Takuya Kimura and Alex Ramirez led a two-inning, four-home run explosion and the Giants rallied from a four-run deficit to rout the Swallows 12-4 in front of 45,187 fans on Saturday at Tokyo Dome.
Ramirez homered in consecutive at-bats, capping a 4-for-4, six RBI night, to lead Yomiuri's 18-hit attack. Ramirez now has 29 home runs this season, equaling the number he hit last season.
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