Roberto Petagine belted two home runs as the Yakult Swallows defeated the struggling Hanshin Tigers 4-3 Sunday afternoon at Koshien Stadium.
Petagine put Yakult on the scoreboard with a two-run homer in the first inning and added a solo shot in the sixth to hand the Tigers their sixth consecutive loss.
Swallows starter Kevin Hodges held the Tigers to two runs in six innings and picked up his CL-leading ninth win against two losses.