The star of the game on offense for the Bulls was shortstop Cheng Jau-han (鄭兆行), who pocketed the game-MVP honor by leading all hitters with three hits and two RBI's.
The second-placed President Lions kept their title hope alive as they won the first two games of the three-game series against First Securities Agan in Kaohsiung on Thursday and Friday night by scores of 5-2 and 5-1 respectively.
Late-comers John Frascatore and Jose Parra each pitched a gem for the Lions as they went eight and seven innings deep respectively to help keep a fatigued Lion bullpen fresh for the final two weeks of the season.
The series finale on Sunday was suspended after two innings of play due to heavy rain in the Kaohsiung area and will resume on Monday as the two teams square off for the last time this season.
With the magic number for the Elephants down to one, any combination of an Elephant win or Lion loss would clinch the second-half title and a date with the Bulls in the postseason for the defending champs.
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