Tetsuto Yamada went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and Yuhei Takai hit a pair of two-run doubles to power the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 12-3 victory over the Hiroshima Carp.
After Hiroshima slugger Brad Eldred belted a solo homer in the top of the fourth to tie the game 2-2 at Jingu Stadium, Ryota Fujii and Yamada hit back-to-back RBI singles in the bottom of the inning to put Yakult ahead.
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