The Fala, playing at home, jumped to a one-run lead at the bottom of the third with a two-out RBI single by shortstop Rafael Osuna off Agan starter Lee Ming-ching (
Osuna's 3-for-4 performance with 2 RBI's earned him the game-MVP honor.
An inning later, in the bottom of the fifth, Fala catcher Hung Yi-chung (
Fala starter Lee Fong-hua (李風華) cruised through the first five innings of play with little trouble against an Agan lineup that featured three of the league's top five hitters during the regular season.
However, two key defensive errors, along with four Agan hits on the top of the sixth proved Lee was mortal, as the Agan scored three times against him to make it an one-run game at 4-3.
The powerful Agan offense would not go away as it tied the game at four all on the top of the seventh, when the Fala brought in reliever Kasey Olenberger in place of starter Lee.
The tied game was shortlived, as the Fala batters came alive in the bottom of the seventh and scored the go-ahead run off Agan reliever Huang Chin-chih (
The Fala offense put the game out of reach with three more insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth to make the score 8-4.
Fala reliever Olenberger got the win for yielding just three harmless hits in three innings of shutout relief, while Agan starter Lee took the loss for giving up five runs on 11 hits over 6-2/3 innings of play.
The victory cut the Agan lead for the series to 2-1 after three games and provided the Fala with some much-needed confidence that could carry into tonight's Game 4 in Kaohsiung.
The home Kaohsiung crowd could not have been happier to see their team finally win one at home, after suffering two tough losses in Taichung.
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