Ma Chieh-sen Hits First Career Homer in 986th At-Bat; Brothers Suffer 5-Game Losing Streak

Before today's game, Ma Chieh-sen was the active player with the most at-bats without hitting his first home run. However, in the bottom of the 5th inning, with the team leading 2-1, Ma Chieh-sen hit a solo home run to left field off Brothers starting pitcher Nivaldo Rodriguez, to the cheers of the Taoyuan stadium. Ma Chieh-sen hit his homer in his 986th career at-bat, ranking 6th in CPBL history for the most at-bats before a first homer. The record is held by Zhang Zheng-wei with 2313 at-bats, followed by Lin Yue-liang with 1642, Luo Guo-zhang with 1422, Lu Wen-sheng with 1257, and Wang Wei-chen with 1079. Rodriguez ultimately pitched 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, and took his second loss of the season, with an ERA of 3.71 post-game. Eagles starting pitcher Morgan McSweeney pitched 5 innings, allowed 1 run, and secured his first career win, with an ERA of 4.50 post-game. (Editor: Guan Zhong-wei) 1150410