Tomoyuki Sugano made quick work of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to pick up his fifth win of the season, striking out six and allowing one run in eight innings as the Yomiuri Giants won 5-1 Tuesday.
The Giants needed just 2 hours, 16 minutes to complete the victory in the opener of a three-game homestand at Tokyo Dome, where Sugano (5-1) blazed through the Swallows lineup in 91 pitches.
The lone run Sugano gave up came in the seventh off Wladimir Balentien's one-out solo shot, the Yakult slugger's fifth round-tripper of the year. The Yomiuri right-hander allowed five other hits and a walk.