TOKYO (Interstat) — The Yakult Swallows erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning to overcome a five-run deficit and defeat the Chunichi Dragons 7-5 on Sunday afternoon at Meiji Jingu Stadium.

Chunichi built its lead with a run in the fourth and four in the sixth. Yakult sent 11 batters to the plate in the decisive seventh, capped by Domingo Santana’s two-run homer. Yu Hirosawa earned the win in relief. Kohki Saitoh took the loss after failing to record an out in the seventh.

The Swallows improved to 7-1. The Dragons fell to 2-7. Attendance was 29,328. The game time was 3 hours, 23 minutes.