COURTESY CPBL, IN TAINAN
Chen Chih-yuen's (
The Elephants will clinch the second half-season title if the Sinon Bulls defeat the Chinatrust Whales tonight in Taichung, or the Elephants win again tomorrow.
If so, the Elephants will win both half-season titles this year, an extraordinary achievement.
The Elephants started with their back-to-back 10-win starter Wang Chin-lee (
Representing the Lions on the mound was Dai Lung-shwei (
With the leadoff batter Lin Ming-shien (
On the top of the second inning Lin Hung-yuen (
Later, the Elephants grabbed their chances on the top of the seventh and cashed in with two runs when Chen Chih-yuen hit a double off Lions reliever Chen Rong-dzao (
Trailing by three runs the Lions managed to rally, also in the seventh inning. Wang Chuen-chia(
The Elephants' Chen Hwai-shan (
Tonight's game:
Whales vs. Bulls @ Taichung, 6:35pm, live on VideoLand Sports (Ch. 49)
COURTESY TML
With their postseason hopes on the line, the visiting Chiayi Luka put seven runs on the board in the first two innings against Taichung Agan to pave its way for another convincing 16-8 victory.
Luka starter Shad Williams put on an outstanding pitching performance that earned him the victory by holding the powerful Agan lineup to just two runs over seven innings of play. His impressive showing won him the MVP honor for the game.
Though Luka reliever Feng Juo-hui (
Luka's offensive strength was particularly evident in the eight-run eighth, which gave them a commanding 16-2 advantage before the Agan fought back and scored six runs in the last two innings against Feng.
Agan starter Lee Ming-ching (
Agan manager Wu Fu-lien's (
The victory kept the Luka's playoff hope alive for at least another day as they return home to host their final game of the season against the Agan tonight.
A win tonight coupled with two Gida losses later this week is the only way that the Luka will make it into the postseason.
That is exactly what every Luka fan will pray for in the next three days.
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