Norichika Aoki's big night at the plate led the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to their third straight win, a 7-2 Central League victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday.
Aoki, in his first season back in Japan after six years in the majors, opened the scoring in the first, with his sixth home run, a two-run shot off Dragons rookie Kento Fujishima (1-1). Aoki doubled twice, scored twice and drove in four runs at Jingu Stadium.
Matt Carasiti (5-0) won for the first time since being added to the starting rotation. The right-hander allowed a run on six hits and three walks over six innings. He also had two hits and scored twice.