The President Lions treated their home fans in Tainan to another slugfest as they made it two in a row against the First Securities Agan in a 12-0 shutout.
Rookie starting pitcher Pan Wei-luen (
The Lion hitters also gave Pan plenty of offensive support, spotting him a 10-run cushion after just four innings.
In desperate need of at least two quality starting pitchers, the Agan could only watch and hope for pitching help from abroad, expected sometime this week.
After the game, the fans honored in a ceremony Lions center fielder Huang Kang-ling (黃甘霖), nicknamed "Sugarcane," who stole the 200th base of his career.
Gida 6, Bulls 9
Also in desperate need of some pitching help were the Naluwan Gida in their third and final game of the series against the Sinon Bulls. The final score of 9-6 to the Bulls hid the lack of pitching talent in the Gida lineup.
After ace left-hander Huang Chin-chih (
The Bulls, who thrashed the Gida 14-2 on Saturday night, jumped to a 5-0 lead after three innings last night. Though the Gida reduced the lead by two at the top of the fourth, the Bulls had stretched the lead to 9-2 by the end of the eighth.
With a comfortable seven-run lead, Bulls manager Chen Wei-chen (
The right-hander nearly blew the lead as he gave up two runs and loaded the bases at the top of the ninth, before being relieved by ace closer Ramon Morel.
Morel gave up two more runs that were charged against Yang, but got the much-needed final two outs for his second save of the season.
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For almost 30 minutes, Vitomir Maricic did not take a breath. Face down in a pool, surrounded by anxious onlookers, the Croatian freediver fought spasming pain to redefine what doctors thought was possible. When he finally surfaced, he had smashed the previous Guinness World Record for the longest breath-hold underwater by nearly five minutes. However, even with the help of pure oxygen before the attempt, it had pushed him to the limit. “Everything was difficult, just overwhelming,” Maricic, 40, told reporters, reflecting on the record-breaking day on June 14. “When I dive, I completely disconnect from everything, as if I’m not even there.
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With a hat-trick on Wednesday, Victor Osimhen moved atop the UEFA Champions League scoring table, with the Nigeria striker netting all three goals in Galatasaray’s 3-0 victory over Ajax in Amsterdam. Osimhen moved to six goals this season in Europe’s elite club competition, one more than Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. The Istanbul club signed Osimhen to a permanent deal from SSC Napoli in the summer for a record transfer fee in the Turkish League reportedly worth US$86 million. The 26-year-old striker needed less than 20 minutes to complete his first hat-trick in the competition. He headed in the opener in the
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