Chen Chin-fong’s Grand Slam off Liao Wen-yang broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth as the Lamigo Monkeys went on to defeat the Uni-President Lions 4-1 at the Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium last night to take Game 3 of the Taiwan Series.
It was the first homer that the Lamigo captain has batted in nearly five months following a series of injuries that had sidelined him for more than half of the regular season.
Fortunately for the Monkeys, his timely surge bailed them out of a 0-2 start in the annual Fall Classic that saw the Lions run away with a pair of one-run victories on the road in Taoyuan last weekend, breathing new life into the Monkeys as they look to even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece with another win this evening in Greater Tainan.
Starter Wang Fong-hsin also rose to the occasion by going the distance for the Monkeys, giving up the lone run for the Lions on a two-out double to Chang “OEO” Tai-shan that drove in Kao Guo-ching in the bottom of the fourth.
He picked up the complete game win with a six-hit gem.
The right-hander continued his dominance over the Lions by adding to his already-impressive 3-1 record (in three starts and three relief appearances) against the Lions with another valiant victory.
An interference call on Lamigo catcher Lin Hong-yu with a runner already on first gave the home-team Lions new hope in the bottom of the ninth as it brought the tying run to the plate against Wang with just one out.
However, Wang was not to be denied as he calmly retired the next two batters to keep the win intact.
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