Fan Kuo-Chen's Double Play Helps Guardians Win, Brothers Suffer Fastest 6th Loss in Team History
Fubon Guardians' Fan Kuo-Chen hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 1st inning, contributing to the team's first score. With this hit, he now has 3 home runs this season, tying with Chen Chen-Wei for the league's home run lead. The game saw the Brothers come from behind to take the lead.
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The Guardians took an early lead in the bottom of the 1st inning with Fan Kuo-Chen's two-run homer. This was Fan Kuo-Chen's third home run of the season, tying him with Rakuten Monkeys' Chen Chen-Wei for the league lead. The Brothers, with a significantly reshuffled lineup, scored their first run in the top of the 2nd with Wang Cheng-Shun's double. In the top of the 3rd, Wang Wei-Chen smashed a three-run homer, his first of the season, giving the Brothers the lead.
In the bottom of the 3rd, the Guardians narrowed the gap to one run with Chang Yu-Cheng's solo home run, but they couldn't score further against Cheng Hao-Chun. Cheng Hao-Chun pitched 6 innings as a starter, giving up 6 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 8. It wasn't until the bottom of the 8th that the Guardians, with Wang Nien-Hao hitting a double as a pinch-hitter, and then Yeh Tzu-Ting following with a single after two outs, tied the game.
In the 10th inning of extra play, the Brothers loaded the bases with a hit, a walk, and the tie-break rule runner. Guardians first baseman Fan Kuo-Chen threw to home plate to initiate a double play, and pitcher Liao Jen-Lei then struck out the next batter himself, defusing the crisis.
In the bottom of the 10th, Fan Kuo-Chen led off with a single, putting runners on first and third. After Wang Cheng-Tang was out as a pinch-hitter, Lin Yueh-Ku successfully hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to left field, ending the game.
Before the game, the Brothers were in last place among six teams with a 1-5 record. Today, they suffered their fourth consecutive loss, accumulating six losses in seven games, the fastest six losses at the start of a season since CTBC Group took over in 2014. Previously, the fastest was in 2017 and 2018, when they reached six losses in their eighth game of the season.
The Guardians arranged for Lin Che-Hsuan's final appearance yesterday, attracting 11,201 spectators. After today's game, a retirement ceremony will be held for Lin Che-Hsuan, and the Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium was full with 11,600 people. So far this season, all three Xinzhuang games have exceeded 10,000 attendees, with two of them being sold out. (Editor: Chen Jen-Hua) 1150406
In the bottom of the 3rd, the Guardians narrowed the gap to one run with Chang Yu-Cheng's solo home run, but they couldn't score further against Cheng Hao-Chun. Cheng Hao-Chun pitched 6 innings as a starter, giving up 6 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 8. It wasn't until the bottom of the 8th that the Guardians, with Wang Nien-Hao hitting a double as a pinch-hitter, and then Yeh Tzu-Ting following with a single after two outs, tied the game.
In the 10th inning of extra play, the Brothers loaded the bases with a hit, a walk, and the tie-break rule runner. Guardians first baseman Fan Kuo-Chen threw to home plate to initiate a double play, and pitcher Liao Jen-Lei then struck out the next batter himself, defusing the crisis.
In the bottom of the 10th, Fan Kuo-Chen led off with a single, putting runners on first and third. After Wang Cheng-Tang was out as a pinch-hitter, Lin Yueh-Ku successfully hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to left field, ending the game.
Before the game, the Brothers were in last place among six teams with a 1-5 record. Today, they suffered their fourth consecutive loss, accumulating six losses in seven games, the fastest six losses at the start of a season since CTBC Group took over in 2014. Previously, the fastest was in 2017 and 2018, when they reached six losses in their eighth game of the season.
The Guardians arranged for Lin Che-Hsuan's final appearance yesterday, attracting 11,201 spectators. After today's game, a retirement ceremony will be held for Lin Che-Hsuan, and the Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium was full with 11,600 people. So far this season, all three Xinzhuang games have exceeded 10,000 attendees, with two of them being sold out. (Editor: Chen Jen-Hua) 1150406