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Article: Swallows beat Carp 11-5 on Furuta's three-run homer

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Dateline: TOKYO Atsuya Furuta blasted an early three-run homer as the Yakult Swallows overwhelmed the Hiroshima Carp 11-5 on Saturday, moving a half game closer to the front-running Yomiuri Giants in the Central League.

Hirotsugu Maeda (2-1) gave up just one hit during two innings of relief to pick up the win. Daisuke Sakai (0-1) gave up four runs on five hits in the third and fourth innings and took the loss.

At Tokyo Dome, the Giants and the archrival Hanshin Tigers ended up in a 3-3 tie after 12 innings.

George Arias' sixth-inning two-run shot gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead before Yomiuri went ahead with a three-run seventh. Arias, formerly with the San Diego Padres, ...

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