Akinori Iwamura went 4-for-6 with a two-run single to highlight a nine-run outburst in the second inning as the Yakult Swallows lashed out 22 hits to crush the Chunichi Dragons 20-7 Monday night at Jingu Stadium.

News photoKintetsu slugger Norihiro Nakamura hits a solo homer against the Lions on Sunday at Seibu Dome. The Buffaloes won 10-2.

The Swallows rapped out nine consecutive hits in the bottom of the second, capped by a three-run homer by Atsuya Furuta as Yakult sent 12 batters to the plate and turned the game around after the visitors took a 2-0 lead on two homers.