Gida broke the ice in the bottom of the first on first baseman Wu Chen-han's (
The resilient Luka fought back and tied the game at two runs apiece on top of the fifth, only to see the Gida take a three-run lead later in the same inning, highlighted by a double-steal that scored shortstop Lin Kuen-han (
Trailing by the score of 6-3, the Luka made it a little more interesting in the eighth, as they scored on pinch hitter Chuen Chuang-cheng's (
That was as close as they got, because Gida reliever Weng Fong-yu (
Gida starter Liang Rue-hao (
Offensively for the Gida, first baseman Wu Chen-han's (
Wu was 2-for-4 for the night from the batter's box.
With the win, the Gida took a giant step in their push for the postseason, as they extend their lead over the Luka to 2-1/2 games with three games left to play.
The Elephants sent Wang Chin-lee (王勁力) to the mound to face the Whales' Sung Chao-chee (宋肇基), who was currently on the top of the winning list for local pitchers with 14 wins, sharing the spot with the Bulls ace Tsai Chung-nan (蔡仲南).
On the top of ninth with two outs and runners on the corners, Wang Chin-yong's grounder to the third caused the Whales' Chen Chien-wei(



