Claiming his fifth consecutive victory was Pan, with eight solid innings of work, despite a shaky first inning, to finish out strong in a four-run, ten-hit performance.
La New reliever Huang Jung-chung was tagged with the loss for surrendering the tie-breaking runs in the eighth, even though both runs were unearned.
Elephants 7, Whales 1
A four-run eighth by the Brother Elephants broke open an otherwise close 3-1 game against the Chinatrust Whales as the Elephants pulled away with a 7-1 win in Hsinchu on Tuesday night for their first win of the second half.
American righty Chuck Smith allowed a lone run on five hits over seven innings, and Chen Rei-cheng and Lee "Rambo Junior" Chih-jeh drove in two runs each to lead their club past the Whales.
The Elephants took a 3-0 lead in the top of the second when Rambo Junior smashed a liner over the Whales third baseman for a two-run single, followed by Liu Keng-hsuen's RBI base hit to shallow-right.
That was all the run support that Smith needed as he kept the Whales lineup to a run in the third for his second win of the year.
American League
All-Star Kenny Rogers won his seventh straight decision against his former club and Craig Monroe hit a two-run homer, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics 10-4 to avoid a three-game sweep on Wednesday.
In other AL action it was:
* Yankees 11, Indians 3
* Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 2
* Rangers 9, Blue Jays 3
* White Sox 4, Orioles 2
* Royals 6, Twins 3
* Angels 4, Mariners 0
National League
In NL action it was:
* Mets 5, Pirates 0
* Padres 6, Phillies 3
* Cubs 1, Astros 0
* Marlins 18, Nationals 9
* Braves 14, Cardinals 4
* Rockies 5, Giants 3
* Brewers 6, Reds 5, 13 innings
* Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 4
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