Anyone who watched the Tokyo Yakult Swallows play this past week probably still has the Tokyo Ondo stuck in their head. When they close their eyes, they might still see a sea of small, mostly green umbrellas bobbing up and down in rhythm to the tune.

These are things Yakult fans do when the team scores runs, and the Swallows have been doing plenty of that lately.

The Yakult lineup caught fire last week, punishing opposing pitchers to the tune of 54 runs over six games, more than the Hanshin Tigers (51), Chiba Lotte Marines (48), Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (47), Hiroshima Carp (45) and Orix Buffaloes (41) have scored all season.