(CNA, Taipei, June 9, Reporter: Hsieh Ching-wen) Taiwanese pitcher Sun I-Lei of the NPB's Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters is scheduled for his first top-team start of the season on the 11th, aiming for his first career win in the top league. As his body has gotten stronger, he has fine-tuned his mechanics to make power generation easier, leading to an increase in his average velocity and a desire to surpass last season's performance.
Sun started this season in the second team (farm league), where he has made 9 appearances (8 starts) so far. He recorded 2 quality starts, pitched 39 innings with 39 strikeouts, and allowed 14 runs (11 earned), posting a record of 2 wins, 3 losses, and an ERA of 2.54.
Sun joined the top team for practice at their home stadium, ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO, yesterday. The Fighters will have a six-game homestand starting today, first playing a three-game series against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, followed by a three-game series against the Chunichi Dragons. According to Japanese media reports, Sun is expected to make his first top-team start of the season on the 11th against Yokohama.
According to Japanese media reports, as Sun's body has gotten stronger, he has made minor adjustments to his pitching motion to facilitate power generation. This year, his average velocity has increased by about 3 km/h compared to last season, reaching 151 km/h. Sun also mentioned that he was not satisfied with his performance last year and, remembering that feeling of frustration, hopes to pitch better than he did last season.
Last season, Sun made a total of 9 appearances in the top team, including 2 starts, with a record of 2 losses, 4 holds, 1 save, and an ERA of 5.11. His two starts were on August 11 last year, where he pitched 3.1 innings, giving up 2 earned runs in a loss, and on September 23, where he started and pitched 2 innings, gave up a home run, and was charged with the loss after allowing a total of 3 runs. (Editor: Lin Shu-hui) 1150609
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