Tomoyuki Sugano blanked the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on four hits for his second shutout in a week as the Yomiuri Giants won 8-0 in the Central League on Wednesday.
Sugano (3-0), who shut out the Hanshin Tigers last Wednesday on six hits, struck out seven in his 125-pitch outing at Jingu Stadium, where he had never won. His team gave the right-hander a comfortable lead by pounding Swallows' starter Shuhei Tateyama (0-2) for six runs over five innings on 11 hits.
"The position players got me runs early in the game. I was able to pitch thinking about how to distribute my energy over the whole game," Sugano said.