Li Hao-yu Ends 12-At-Bat Slump with Hit; Fairchild Goes Hitless in Season Debut

(Central News Agency, Taipei, 31st) Taiwanese player Li Hao-yu of the MLB's Detroit Tigers started today, going 1-for-4 and ending a 12-at-bat hitless streak. Stuart Fairchild, who was called up to the Cleveland Guardians yesterday, made his season debut today, going 0-for-2 with two strikeouts. Li Hao-yu of the Detroit Tigers started as the 8th batter and second baseman in today's game against the Chicago White Sox. In his first at-bat in the top of the 3rd inning against starter Anthony Kay, he hit a deep fly ball with an exit velocity of 105.1 mph and a distance of 369 feet, but it was caught. However, in the top of the 5th against Kay again, Li successfully hit a ground ball single up the middle, ending his recent hitting drought. He struck out in his next two at-bats. Li finished 4-for-1 with 2 strikeouts, and his batting average is .195. The Tigers had 7 hits in the game but only scored one run on a solo home run by Wenceel Perez in the 3rd, eventually losing 1-7 to the White Sox. Taiwanese-American player Stuart Fairchild made his season debut today. In the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Boston Red Sox, he came on as a defensive replacement in left field in the top of the 5th. He struck out in his first at-bat in the bottom of the 6th and struck out again in the bottom of the 8th, finishing 0-for-2 with 2 strikeouts. In the top of the 9th, facing a left-field single by Connor Wong, Fairchild attempted a long throw to home plate but failed to prevent the runner from scoring, resulting in an error for Fairchild. The Guardians lost 1-9.