Swallows captain Tetsuto Yamada sparks rout with three-run blast in Game 3 of Japan Series

Tetsuto Yamada blasted a three-run home run and lefty Keiji Takahashi threw six scoreless innings as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Orix Buffaloes 7-1 in Game 3 of the Japan Series on Tuesday to take a two-game lead in the series.

Yamada broke up a scoreless game in the fifth inning at Kyocera Dome Osaka. Hitless in the series until a third-inning infield single, Yamada drove a fastball from Hiroya Miyagi off the facing of the second deck in left with two outs.

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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times

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