Tomoyuki Sugano threw a complete game shutout Tuesday as he steered the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants to a 6-0 win over the Chunichi Dragons.

The performance was a welcome turnaround for the Giants ace, who lasted just one inning in a 5-1 loss to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in his previous start on June 23.

The Giants slugged four home runs as manager Tatsunori Hara's team powered its way to a third win in a row.