Baseball: Sugano mows down Swallows as local heroes battle in Kumamoto

A little more than a year after earthquakes rocked Kumamoto, Tomoyuki Sugano had local fans rocking as he pitched the Yomiuri Giants to a 3-0 Central League win over the Yakult Swallows on Tuesday.Submarine right-hander Hirofumi Yamanaka (0-1), a native of Kumamoto Prefecture, survived one jam after another, allowing just two runs in seven innings despite surrendering nine hits. But with Sugano in imperial form, his quality start was not enough.Sugano (2-0) didn't allow a hit until a leadoff infield single in the fifth. He surrendered three hits and two walks, while striking out six. Sugano…READ FULL ARTICLE