{
  "id": 636111,
  "title": "Baseball: Sugano wins 12th as Rockies rally past Diamondbacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/baseball-sugano-wins-12th-as-rockies-rally-past-diamondbacks",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T06:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260812/p2g/00m/0sp/021000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tomoyuki Sugano secured his 12th win of the season for the Colorado Rockies, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Tuesday. Despite allowing two solo home runs in the first inning, Sugano (12-5) prevented Arizona from scoring the remainder of the game, holding them to six hits and striking out five at Chase Field. Additionally, Seiya Suzuki reached a significant milestone, becoming the fourth player to hit 20 home runs in a calendar year for the Chicago Cubs. Suzuki contributed a run-scoring double and a solo home run, finishing 2-for-5 with two RBIs at Nationals Park. In other Major League Baseball games, Munetaka Murakami extended his impressive on-base streak to 26 games, helping the Chicago White Sox to a 5-4 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. The Japanese rookie went 1-for-4 at Rate Field and has been in the box for every game since his return from a right hamstring strain on July 10.",
  "summary": "LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Tomoyuki Sugano earned his 12th win of the season after allowing two runs over six innings as the Colorado Rockies rallied past",
  "key_points": [
    "Tomoyuki Sugano wins 12th game for Rockies, 3-2 over Diamondbacks",
    "Seiya Suzuki hits 20th home run of the year for Cubs",
    "Murakami extends 26-game on-base streak, White Sox lose 5-4"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Sugano's 12th win helps solidify his standing with a 12-5 record, as his ability to limit Arizona's scoring after a rocky start proved crucial to the Rockies' narrow victory.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}