Left-hander Masanori Ishikawa pitched seven innings of one-run ball, Yuhei Takai homered and drove in five runs, and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows thumped the Chiba Lotte Marines 14-3 as the two clubs wrapped up their final interleague game on Wednesday.
Each of the Swallows’ starting nine had at least one hit in the 15-hit onslaught at Jingu Stadium. Yakult’s 14 runs were the most for the team in a game this season.
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