RBI-singles by Deng Shih-yang and Cheng Da-hong were the winning runs in the top of the 10th for the Sinon Bulls as they topped the Uni-President Lions 10-8 at the Taipei County Baseball Stadium in Sinjhuang on Sunday afternoon to win their three-game series 2-1.
What should have been an easy win for the Bulls turned into an extra-inning affair as closer Pedro Liriano blew a three-run lead in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into an extra session.
But fortunately for the Dominican native, the Sinon hitters were able to plate two runs in the 10th to give him a chance to win the game. Liriano nearly blew it again by loading the bases before inducing a pop-up fly to short for the game-ending out.
Five third-inning runs by the Lions off starter Yu Wen-pin set the visiting Bulls well behind early in the game. But they were able to chip away at the deficit with four runs during the fourth and fifth — highlighted by Lin Yi-chuen’s solo blast in the fourth — to make it 5-4.
It took Lin’s second homer of the game — this time a three-run shot off Lions reliever Hsu Yu-wei in what ended up being a four-run seventh — to put the Bulls ahead 8-5 at the point.
The three-runner proved to be insufficient as Liriano served up a run in the ninth on two singles and a walk before allowing a two-out single to Kao Guo-ching that scored the tying runs to send the game into extra innings.
Liriano was credited with the win, but his role as closer for the Bulls might have been put in jeopardy as it was the second blown save in seven chances for him.
ELEPHANTS 10, BEARS 1
Liao “the Golden Submarine” Yu-cheng tossed seven shutout innings of three-hit ball to help the Brother Elephants past the La New Bears 10-1 in Douliou on Sunday.
The win nipped a two-game slide for the last-place Elephants, but also avoided a three-game sweep by the Bears.
The Elephants also tied a club record for most doubles in a game by drilling eight on a 16-hit outburst to back up the brilliant effort by Liao, who is now 4-1 for the year.
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