They had been 7-0 in the seven games where Hsu had gone deep with a long ball.
Bulls 3, Bears 2
After losing Friday's game by a narrow 5-4 margin, the defending champs immediately returned the favor on the following night by beating the Bears 3-2 to salvage a 2-2 tie in the four-game series.
The Bulls took a 3-0 shutout one out into the eighth on seven solid innings of work from starter Osvaldo Martinez (five innings) and reliever Yang Jien-fu (two innings) before things began to head south.
Three singles by the Bears hitters following a one-out walk issued by Yang brought in two runs, closing the gap to 3-2.
But that was as close as the Bears would get, thanks to a game-ending double play turned by the Bulls defense with the tying run in scoring position.
Martinez made good on his first start in two months, pocketing his 11th win, while Wu Si-yo took his fifth loss of the season.
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