Kao Chih-kang’s bases-clearing three-run triple broke a four-all deadlock in the bottom of the seventh as the Uni-President Lions overcame a 0-4 deficit to defeat the Brother Elephants 8-5 at the Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium last night.
The win not only avenged a 1-0 loss to the Elephants for the defending champs in the season opener on Saturday night, but also gave them the distinction of being the winners of the first professional baseball game played at the brand new ballpark in Taoyuan.
Shen Bo-chang tossed two innings of scoreless relief in the sixth and seventh to beat out his counterpart Tracy Thorpe for his first win of the season.
Offensively for the Cats, Kao Guo-ching and Marshall McDougall both went deep against Elephants’ Ryan Murphy with a home run each in the third and fourth respectively to chase Murphy in a somewhat disappointing Taiwan debut for the Canadian righty.
BULLS 7 BEARS 1
The Sinon Bulls opened their 2010 campaign yesterday afternoon at the Kaohsiung County Baseball Stadium with an easy 7-1 road win over the La New Bears.
The visitors greeted La New starter Aaron Rakers with three quick runs in the top of the second and added two more in the third to spot starter Shoda Itsuki an early 5-0 lead.
That was more than ample for the Japanese right-hander as he cruised through the fifth unharmed before allowing the lone Bears run in the sixth en route to the win.
Inability to come up with the big hits cost the Bears plenty as they managed to score only one run on nine hits in a losing cause.
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