Akinori Iwamura homered twice and went 4-for-5 with three RBIs Saturday as the Yakult Swallows stretched their interleague winning streak to six games with an 11-3 victory over the Lotte Marines.
Nippon Ham starter Shintaro Ejiri picks up his first career shutout victory in the Fighters' 1-0 win over the Yokohama BayStars at Sapporo Dome on Saturday.
Iwamura connected off Dan Serafini (3-1) for a two-run homer in the third inning and a solo shot in the fifth before a three-run drive by Adam Riggs, his first homer in Japan, highlighted a six-run sixth that extended the Swallows' lead to 9-2 at Chiba Marine Stadium.
Yuhei Takai (3-2) yielded three runs on eight hits in eight innings of work while striking out 10 and issuing no walks.