Li Hao-yu Gets a Hit in First At-Bat Upon Return to Double-A; Cheng Tsung-che Hits First Triple of Season

Tiger player Li Hao-yu, who was selected for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Taiwanese national team before the season and withdrew due to a side muscle strain after the official warm-up games in Miyazaki, Japan, began rehabilitation games in Minor League Single-A on the 4th. After three games, he returned to play in Double-A today.

In the Tigers' Double-A game against the Minnesota Twins today, Li Hao-yu started batting fifth and played third base. In the bottom of the first inning, after the Tigers got hits and walks, Li Hao-yu came to bat with two outs and hit a single to left field, scoring the team's first run.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Li Hao-yu hit a fly ball to center field for an out. He struck out in the bottom of the sixth, and hit a ground ball for a double play in the bottom of the eighth. Today, he had one hit in four at-bats, contributing one RBI, with a post-game batting average of .250. The Tigers won the game 1-0.

In the Red Sox's Double-A game against the Cleveland Guardians today, Red Sox player Cheng Tsung-che started batting seventh and played shortstop. In the bottom of the second inning, Cheng Tsung-che struck out in his first at-bat. In the bottom of the fourth, he hit a triple to right field and later scored on a teammate's sacrifice fly.

Cheng Tsung-che also struck out in the bottom of the sixth, walked in the seventh to reach base, and scored on a teammate's home run. He walked again in the bottom of the ninth to reach base.

Cheng Tsung-che had one hit in three at-bats today, his first triple of the season. He drew two walks, struck out twice, and scored two runs, with a post-game batting average of .304. The Red Sox lost the game 10-14. (Editor: Zhang Mingkun) 1150408