Chunichi 3, at Yakult 5

TOKYO (Interstat) — Tetsuto Yamada hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Yakult Swallows defeated the Chunichi Dragons 5-3 on Saturday evening at Meiji Jingu Stadium. Yamada drove a pitch to left field after Yukihiro Iwata opened the inning with a single and Hideki Nagaoka moved him into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. The blast ended a back-and-forth game that featured three-run bursts from both teams and a strong finish from the Yakult bullpen. The Swallows improved to 59 wins, 76 losses and 2 ties. The Dragons fell to 59 wins,… Read more...