The Tokyo Yakult Swallows wrapped up a series that saw them play in three cities on three consecutive nights. The only constants were a barrage of hits and victories over the Yomiuri Giants at every stop.

Kazuhiro Hatakeyama and Yuhei Takai each hit two-run home runs to back a solid effort by starter Ryohei Kiya as the Swallows spoiled Frederich Cepeda's debut with an 11-4 rout of the Giants on Thursday night at Tokyo Dome.

"Our bats really came alive in this series," Swallows manager Junji Ogawa said. "I hope we can keep this up."