Baseball: Yanagi throws shutout as Dragons hand 1st loss to Swallows

Yuya Yanagi threw a shutout with six strikeouts as the Chunichi Dragons handed the Yakult Swallows their first loss of the season, 1-0, in the Central League on Friday.Dragons cleanup hitter Seiya Hosokawa drove in the only run of the game with a single in the top of the first inning at Jingu Stadium.The 31-year-old Yanagi (1-0) allowed three hits and a walk in his first shutout in four years."It was good that I was able to follow (catcher) Takuya Kinoshita's game-calling while mixing my pitches," Yanagi said.Swallows right-hander Kojiro Yoshimura (1-1) was tagged with the loss after winnin…READ FULL ARTICLE