There were fireworks the last time the Hanshin Tigers' Shintaro Fujinami pitched against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Emotions weren't running quite as high on Thursday afternoon, but the Tigers' batters did their best to run up the score.
Masahiro Nakatani and Kosuke Fukudome homered during a five-run fifth inning, and Fujinami drove in a run while also holding down the Swallows' lineup in Hanshin's 7-1 victory over Yakult on a sunny day at a sold-out Jingu Stadium.