The contest between the undefeated Sinon Bulls and the second-to-last-placed First Securities Agan in Kaohsiung last night was as overmatched as a game could be, at least on paper.
However, after all was said and done on the field, the home Agan proved the proverb "anything is possible in baseball" with an impressive 8-4 win.
Despite having their ace pitcher Tsai Chung-nan (
PHOTO: CHANG CHUNG-YI
The 3-2 lead that the Bulls took in the fifth was short-lived as the Agan fought back in the bottom of the same inning with two runs on designated hitter Tsai Hung-jeh's (
The eighth inning was the turning point of the game for both teams, because the Bulls saw what would have been a three-run homer by left fielder Luo Song-yong
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Agan starter Liang Rue-hao (
Elephants 2, Gida 3
The showdown between last year's two league champions in Hsinchu was every bit as exciting as the name would suggest.
Defending CPBL champions the Brother Elephants and the defending TML champions Naluwan Gida lured those fans who could only dream of an inter-league postseason playoff series out to the ball park last night, and they were treated to a nail-biting 3-2 Gida win.
A solo homer by Gida center fielder Wu Chen-han late in the game was the difference between the two sides.
Game two of the three-game series will continue at Tienmu tomorrow night, as the Elephants look to even the series, while the Naluwan Gida try for two wins in a row.
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