Consecutive HRs spark Swallows to win Atsunori Inaba, Roberto Petagine and Atsuya Furuta slammed back-to-back-to-back home runs, highlighting Yakult's four-run first inning while starter Satoshi Iriki tossed five-hit ball over six solid innings as the Swallows topped the Yomiuri Giants 7-1 at the Tokyo Dome. Central League

Jul 12, 2001

	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	GB
Yakult	44	28	2	.611	-
Yomiuri	44	37	2	.543	4.5
Hiroshima	34	33	5	.507	7.5
Chunichi	37	40	2	.481	9.5
Yokohama	34	41	1	.453	11.5
Hanshin	32	46	0	.410	15.0

Pacific League
	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	GB
Kintetsu	45	37	2	.549	-
Daiei	44	38	1	.537	1.0
Orix	41	37	4	.526	2.0
Lotte	40	39	2	.5063	3.5
Seibu	41	40	0	.5061	3.5
Nippon Ham	30	50	3	.375	14.0

With the win, the Swallows tied the Giants in number of wins but took first place in the Central League standings with a better win percentage.

Yomiuri, which lost its fifth straight game, fell to second place in the CL for the first time since April 10.

With one out and one on in the first inning, Inaba, who went 3-for-5, drilled a two-run blast to put the Swallows ahead. Petagine and Furuta then hit consecutive solo blasts to widen the lead.

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