Close plays dominated the three-game series between the Sinon Bulls and the Macoto Cobras last week, as the Bulls pulled off two one-run victories against the new-and-improved Cobras (formerly the Gida) to win the series by a 2-1 margin.
Following their 0-1 series-opening defeat at the hands of the Bulls in Hsinchuang on Thursday, the Cobras were more than anxious to give manager Kuo Tai-yuan (
The anxiety promptly turned into a one-run lead in the top of the third on slugger Hsieh Jia-shien's (
The 2-0 lead was more than enough for the Cobra pitching staff, as it held the potent Bulls' lineup to no runs on seven hits for their first shutout victory of the season.
Lions 1, Whales 2
The President Lions' visit to the Chinatrust Whales at Hsinchuang on Friday ended in another disheartening one-run loss as the Lions continued to struggle at the plate.
The Lions drew first blood in the top of the fourth on a wild pitch by Whales starter Kao Jien-san (
That was the only mistake Kao made all night as he allowed one run on three hits in seven innings of work for his first win of the season.
Elephants 7, Bears 0
Veteran American right-hander Jonathan Hurst went the distance for the Brother Elephants in a shutout win on Saturday night as his hitters busted a 1-0 game wide open in the top of the ninth with six runs against two Bears pitchers.
Elephants 5, Bears 1
The Elephants managed to avenge a series-opening loss against the Bears with two straight victories over the weekend to take the three-game series by a 2-1 margin.
Manager Lin Yi-tseng (林易增) sent Japanese ace Nakagomi Sin to the mound against Bears starter Liang Rue-hao (梁如豪) in Sunday's series finale at Kaohsiung, where the hosting Bears had a chance to take their first-ever series against last year's champs.
The heart of the order for the Elephants took no prisoners against an inconsistent Liang as it went a combined 5-for-11 with four RBIs, capped by Chen "the Golden Warrior" Chih-yuan's (
A sumo star was born in Japan on Sunday when 24-year-old Takerufuji became the first wrestler in 110 years to win a top-division tournament on his debut, triumphing at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka despite injuring his ankle on the penultimate day. Takerufuji, whose injury had left him in a wheelchair outside the ring, shoved out the higher-ranked Gonoyama at the Edion Arena Osaka to the delight of the crowd, giving him an unassailable record of 13 wins and two losses to claim the Emperor’s Cup. “I did it just through willpower. I didn’t really know what was going
The US’ Ilia Malinin on Saturday produced six scintillating quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, in the men’s free skate to capture his first figure skating world title. The 19-year-old nicknamed the “Quad god,” who is the only skater to land a quadruple Axel in competition, dazzled with an array of breathtakingly executed jumps starting with his quad Axel and including a quadruple Lutz in combination with a triple flip and a quadruple toe loop in combination with a triple toe. He added an unexpected triple-triple combination at the end to earn a world-record 227.79 in the free program for a championship
Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is being criminally investigated by the IRS, and the attorney for his alleged bookmaker said Thursday that the ex-Los Angeles Dodgers employee placed bets on international soccer — but not baseball. The IRS confirmed Thursday that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and Mathew Bowyer, the alleged illegal bookmaker, are under criminal investigation through the agency’s Los Angeles Field Office. IRS Criminal Investigation spokesperson Scott Villiard said he could not provide additional details. Mizuhara, 39, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and debts well
MLB on Friday announced a formal investigation into the scandal swirling around Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter amid charges that the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar was the victim of “massive theft.” The Dodgers on Wednesday fired Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s long-time interpreter and close friend, after Ohtani’s representatives alleged that the Japanese two-way star had been the victim of theft, which was reported to involve millions of dollars and link Mizuhara to a suspected illegal bookmaker in California. “Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara from the news media,” MLB