Brothers achieve first comeback win of the season; 3rd win in 13 games ties franchise's slowest record

(Central News Agency reporter Su Chih-she, Taipei, 17th) The Chinese Professional Baseball League's CTBC Brothers overcame their season-long problem of losing whenever they allowed the first run, defeating the Wei Chuan Dragons 5-3 in a comeback win today. Although they successfully halted their recent slump, achieving only their 3rd win in 13 games ties the franchise record for the latest to do so.

The Brothers had lost all 10 previous games this season where the opponent scored first. Today, starting pitcher Mario Sanchez (Sheng Chi-shi) allowed a hit to Chiang Shao-hung with runners on second and third in the bottom of the 2nd inning, giving up 2 runs early.

However, Hsu Chi-hung, who returned to the first team today, became the engine for the Brothers' offense. After hitting a double in the top of the 4th, he scored the first run on Chiang Kun-yu's hit. In the top of the 6th, Huang Wei-sheng's solo home run tied the game. With two outs and runners on first and third, Yueh Cheng-hua hit a double, driving in 2 runs to take the lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Yueh Cheng-hua made a spectacular diving catch in center field, preventing a potential scoring crisis.

Sanchez started and pitched 6 innings, striking out 5 and allowing 6 hits, but only gave up 2 runs. After earning no-decisions in his first two games (1 run in 6 innings, 1 run in 8 innings), he finally secured his first win in his 3rd appearance of the season, leaving him with an ERA of 1.80.

The Brothers ended their 2-game losing streak, tying the franchise record from the Brother Elephants era in 1997 and 2003 of getting their 3rd win in the 13th game of the season. The CPBL league record for the latest 3rd win is held by the Fubon Guardians, who achieved it in their 18th game in 2022.