Lin Yu-ching tossed seven effective innings of one-run ball and Peng “Chia Chia” Cheng-min drove in a pair of runs as the Brother Elephants edged past the Lamigo Monkeys 3-1 at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium yesterday to clinch the weekend series.
In the third straight game that was decided by two or fewer runs between the two clubs, it was the Elephants who got the job done when it mattered the most as they came through with the timely hits to humble a Primates team in a series that could have easily gone the other way.
After Chia Chia’s two-run double put the Elephants ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first, the men in the golden uniforms added to their lead with a run in the third, when Wang Sheng-wei and Chen Jiang-ho connected on back-to-back singles with two outs to score a runner from third.
The Monkeys finally broke through with a run off Lin in the top of the fourth when Kuo Yen-wen led off the inning with a rare triple and scored on Lin Hung-yu’s sacrifice fly on the ensuing play to make it 3-1. However, that was all the offense the defending champions could muster off the Elephants starter as they came up empty in the fifth inning, despite a leadoff double off Lin.
They then hit into a double play in the eighth to strand another runner.
Lin was awarded his sixth win of the season for his outstanding effort, while the loss went to Wang Yi-cheng, who made a quality start in his own right (three earned runs on seven hits over 6-1/3 innings of play) in a losing cause.
LIONS 9, RHINOS 1
The Uni-President Lions beat the EDA Rhinos for the second straight night by roughing up the first-half champions in a 9-1 rout at the Cheng Ching Lake Baseball Stadium in Greater Kaohsiung yesterday.
It was an excellent way for the Cats to top off a great weekend of baseball that saw staff ace Pan “Du Du” Wei-luen overtake the lead in career victories with No. 109 on Saturday.
Nelson Figueroa followed Du Du with seven strong innings of five-hit ball, with the lone Rhinos run off him being unearned to win his second straight start.
Leading the way for the Cats were Kuo Jung-yo, Deng Chih-wei and Chang “OEO” Tai-shan, who teed off against the Rhinos pitching with a pair of hits and an RBI apiece to account for the bulk of their team’s offense.
Taiwan’s top women’s badminton doubles duo, Hsieh Pei-shan (謝沛珊) and Hung En-tzu (洪恩慈), achieved a straight-sets victory over Japan’s Kaho Osawa and Mayui Tanabe at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 300 Macau Open on Sunday. The Taiwanese pair won the final 21-18, 21-12, marking the duo’s second title this year after their win at the BWF Super 300 Taipei Open in May. The match on Sunday was their first encounter with the Japanese duo, ranked No. 63 in the world. Hsieh and Hung, ranked No. 12, began the opening game well. Hung, who plays left-handed, performed strongly at both the net and the
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko upset top-seeded Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday night to reach the National Bank Open quarter-finals. “Your support was incredible,” Mboko told the crowd in French after a chorus of “Ole, Ole, Ole” chants echoed around the venue. “I’m really happy to win today ... It’s incredible. I’m so happy to beat such a great champion.” Gauff dropped to 2-3 since winning the French Open. She followed the major victory with opening losses in Berlin and Wimbledon, then overcame double-fault problems to win two three-set matches in Montreal. Gauff had five double-faults on Saturday after having 23 in
Jobe Bellingham on Tuesday admitted to having “anxieties” on following in brother Jude’s footsteps after joining Borussia Dortmund in the summer. Jobe Bellingham, 19, is two years younger than Jude Bellingham, who joined Real Madrid in 2023 after three years at Dortmund. A centerpiece of the England national team, Jude Bellingham has emerged as one of the best players in the world in recent seasons. The younger Jobe Bellingham joined Dortmund in June from Sunderland after their promotion to the English Premier League. He admitted he understood what the perception would be ahead of the move to Germany. “It’s something you do think about.
Before Tuesday’s 7-2 win at the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy suggested “most people couldn’t tell you five players on our team.” A look at the standings would indicate more Brewers players soon will be recognized by more fans. After all, it is difficult to overlook a team that not only continues to extend their lead in the National League Central, but also boasts the best record in the majors. “What we’re doing in here right now is special,” right-handed pitcher Freddy Peralta said after allowing only four hits and one run in five innings, while setting a career high with
RSS