Kao Guo-ching’s two-run double with two outs capped a four-run sixth as the Uni-President Lions overcame a two-run deficit to top the Sinon Bulls 10-7 in Taichung on Wednesday to close out their regular season on a high note.
What had been billed as a pitchers’ duel between the Lions Pan “Du Du” Wei-luen and Yang Jien-fu turned into a slugfest from the get go with both starters giving up four runs in the first inning.
The Lions broke a 4-all tie in the top of the fifth on a sacrifice-fly by Liu Fu-hao to lead 5-4 only to see Du Du surrender three in the bottom of the same inning to trail the home Bulls 5-7.
In came RBI-man Tilson Brito who drove in a pair of runs in the sixth with a hard shot to left before Kao followed with his clutch double to put the Lions ahead for good. The two runs driven in by Brito were his 101st and 102nd of the season, making him the first player to have back-to-back seasons with 100 or more RBIs in league history.
Du Du picked up his 12th win of the season who allowed a season-high seven runs (five earned) on a dozen hits over five innings but still managed to win.
BEARS 12, ELEPHANTS 5
The La New Bears bounced back nicely from a loss to the Brother Elephants on Tuesday with a big 12-5 win in Game 2 on Wednesday in Kaohsiung to salvage a two-game split against the Elephants.
The home Bears found themselves down 2-4 after Wang Sheng-wei’s two-run homer left the ballpark in the top of the third before Lin Chih-sheng took matters into his own hands with a solo shot off Elephants starter Tseng Jia-min to bring the Bears back into the game.
Gary Burnham’s tenth round-tripper of the year eventually tied the game at 4-all and the Bears went on to win 12-5.
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