Li Dong-Ming Pitches 6.1 Strong Innings to Suppress Lions, Guardians Get First Local Starting Pitcher Win of the Season
Fubon Guardians pitcher Li Dong-Ming threw 6.1 scoreless innings to lead his team to a 1-0 victory over the Uni-Lions, securing the Guardians' first win by a local starting pitcher this season.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-wen, New Taipei, 18th) CPBL Fubon Guardians pitcher Li Dong-Ming, whose condition in his previous start was not ideal, changed his mindset to pitch more freely today, delivering 6.1 scoreless innings to help the team defeat the Uni-President 7-ELEVEn Lions 1-0. This earned him the first win for a local starting pitcher for the Guardians this season.
The Guardians hosted the Uni-President 7-ELEVEn Lions at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium today. The Guardians launched an attack in the bottom of the first inning. Chang Ming-yu hit a leadoff single, and the team scored the first run relying on a groundout, a stolen base, a passed ball, and a sacrifice fly by Kong Nien-en.
Guardians starting pitcher Li Dong-Ming showed dominance, allowing only 3 hits without giving up any runs in the first 6 innings. He issued a walk in the 7th inning, and after one out, he was hit consecutively by Chen Sheng-ping and Chang Hsiang. Chang Yi then took over as a reliever and induced Lin Hung-hsien to hit a groundball to first base on just 2 pitches, forming a double play to escape the jam.
Li Dong-Ming threw a total of 108 pitches over 6.1 innings today, allowing 5 hits, 5 strikeouts, and 2 walks without allowing a run. He earned his first win of the season and was selected as the single-game Most Valuable Player (MVP). Li Dong-Ming pitched the longest innings by a Guardians starting pitcher in a single game this season, claiming the first win for a local starting pitcher this year.
Li Dong-Ming's previous start was against the TSG Hawks on the 11th, where he took the loss after allowing 5 earned runs in 3 innings. Regarding his good pitching today, head coach Koji Goto stated that during the process, the pitching coach, catching coach, and Li Dong-Ming continued to discuss and improve, moving in a good direction.
Li Dong-Ming believed that he didn't actually make major adjustments. Previously, he easily put too much pressure on himself and couldn't let go, overthinking and defeating himself. His teammates and coaches kept encouraging him, telling him his pitch quality was actually very good. During the game, the coaching staff also continuously checked on his condition. It was a pity he couldn't finish 7 innings; in the later stages of the game, opponents hit his pitches more solidly, and his control was less than ideal.
Guardians foreign batter Luis Liberato did not start today. Goto explained that Liberato felt his condition today was somewhat far from ideal, so the coaching staff chose to let him rest for a day, simply due to physical fatigue. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150418
The Guardians hosted the Uni-President 7-ELEVEn Lions at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium today. The Guardians launched an attack in the bottom of the first inning. Chang Ming-yu hit a leadoff single, and the team scored the first run relying on a groundout, a stolen base, a passed ball, and a sacrifice fly by Kong Nien-en.
Guardians starting pitcher Li Dong-Ming showed dominance, allowing only 3 hits without giving up any runs in the first 6 innings. He issued a walk in the 7th inning, and after one out, he was hit consecutively by Chen Sheng-ping and Chang Hsiang. Chang Yi then took over as a reliever and induced Lin Hung-hsien to hit a groundball to first base on just 2 pitches, forming a double play to escape the jam.
Li Dong-Ming threw a total of 108 pitches over 6.1 innings today, allowing 5 hits, 5 strikeouts, and 2 walks without allowing a run. He earned his first win of the season and was selected as the single-game Most Valuable Player (MVP). Li Dong-Ming pitched the longest innings by a Guardians starting pitcher in a single game this season, claiming the first win for a local starting pitcher this year.
Li Dong-Ming's previous start was against the TSG Hawks on the 11th, where he took the loss after allowing 5 earned runs in 3 innings. Regarding his good pitching today, head coach Koji Goto stated that during the process, the pitching coach, catching coach, and Li Dong-Ming continued to discuss and improve, moving in a good direction.
Li Dong-Ming believed that he didn't actually make major adjustments. Previously, he easily put too much pressure on himself and couldn't let go, overthinking and defeating himself. His teammates and coaches kept encouraging him, telling him his pitch quality was actually very good. During the game, the coaching staff also continuously checked on his condition. It was a pity he couldn't finish 7 innings; in the later stages of the game, opponents hit his pitches more solidly, and his control was less than ideal.
Guardians foreign batter Luis Liberato did not start today. Goto explained that Liberato felt his condition today was somewhat far from ideal, so the coaching staff chose to let him rest for a day, simply due to physical fatigue. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150418