Li Dong-Ming's 6 Innings of Quality Start Suppresses TSG Hawks, Coach Praises Composure
Fubon Guardians pitcher Li Dong-Ming delivered a stellar 6-inning scoreless performance, leading his team to a 6-0 victory over TSG Hawks and securing their second consecutive win. Coach Mitsutaka Goto praised Li Dong-Ming's composure after his impressive rebound from a previous rough outing against the Hawks.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-Wen, New Taipei, 28th) The CTBC Fubon Guardians relied on Li Dong-Ming's 6 innings of quality start today to defeat the TSG Hawks 6-0, achieving their second consecutive victory. Li Dong-Ming, who was hit hard in his previous game against the Hawks, delivered a strong performance this time, with head coach Mitsutaka Goto commending his composure in doing what needed to be done.
The Guardians faced the Hawks at their home stadium, Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, with local pitcher Li Dong-Ming starting. Li Dong-Ming showed dominant control, throwing a total of 80 pitches over 6 innings, allowing only 3 hits, striking out 3, and walking 1, with no runs allowed. This marks his second consecutive quality start and his second win of the season.
In the bottom of the 1st inning, Kong Nian-En led off with a hit, and the Guardians scored first on an error and Fan Kuo-Chen's sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the 2nd, Chang Ming-Yu drew a walk, and Wang Nian-Hao's double added another run. In the bottom of the 4th, Fan Kuo-Chen hit a single, and another insurance run was added through ground balls, a wild pitch, and Tai Pei-Feng's hit.
The Guardians mounted another offensive in the bottom of the 7th. Wang Nian-Hao led off with a hit, and runs were scored through a sacrifice bunt, Kong Nian-En's infield single, an error, and Luis Liberato's groundout. Chang Yu-Cheng's hit extended the rally, and another insurance run was scored after two outs due to an error.
In the bottom of the 8th, Lin Yue-Gu led off with a double, and after two outs, pinch-hitter Wang Yi-Cheng hit a single to bring in the team's sixth run, securing the Guardians' victory.
Li Dong-Ming, who gave up 5 runs in just 3 innings and took the loss in his previous encounter with the Hawks, showed a different performance today against the same team. Mitsutaka Goto stated that Li Dong-Ming was very calm today and did everything he needed to do. Regarding the difference in results between the two games against the Hawks, Mitsutaka Goto kept it secret: "I don't want to reveal too much."
Mitsutaka Goto mentioned that during the process, he mainly reminded Li Dong-Ming about his mindset, leaving the technical aspects and pitch calling to the pitching coach and catcher. (Editor: Guan Chung-Wei) 1150428
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-Wen, New Taipei, 28th) The CTBC Fubon Guardians relied on Li Dong-Ming's 6 innings of quality start today to defeat the TSG Hawks 6-0, achieving their second consecutive victory. Li Dong-Ming, who was hit hard in his previous game against the Hawks, delivered a strong performance this time, with head coach Mitsutaka Goto commending his composure in doing what needed to be done.
The Guardians faced the Hawks at their home stadium, Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, with local pitcher Li Dong-Ming starting. Li Dong-Ming showed dominant control, throwing a total of 80 pitches over 6 innings, allowing only 3 hits, striking out 3, and walking 1, with no runs allowed. This marks his second consecutive quality start and his second win of the season.
In the bottom of the 1st inning, Kong Nian-En led off with a hit, and the Guardians scored first on an error and Fan Kuo-Chen's sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the 2nd, Chang Ming-Yu drew a walk, and Wang Nian-Hao's double added another run. In the bottom of the 4th, Fan Kuo-Chen hit a single, and another insurance run was added through ground balls, a wild pitch, and Tai Pei-Feng's hit.
The Guardians mounted another offensive in the bottom of the 7th. Wang Nian-Hao led off with a hit, and runs were scored through a sacrifice bunt, Kong Nian-En's infield single, an error, and Luis Liberato's groundout. Chang Yu-Cheng's hit extended the rally, and another insurance run was scored after two outs due to an error.
In the bottom of the 8th, Lin Yue-Gu led off with a double, and after two outs, pinch-hitter Wang Yi-Cheng hit a single to bring in the team's sixth run, securing the Guardians' victory.
Li Dong-Ming, who gave up 5 runs in just 3 innings and took the loss in his previous encounter with the Hawks, showed a different performance today against the same team. Mitsutaka Goto stated that Li Dong-Ming was very calm today and did everything he needed to do. Regarding the difference in results between the two games against the Hawks, Mitsutaka Goto kept it secret: "I don't want to reveal too much."
Mitsutaka Goto mentioned that during the process, he mainly reminded Li Dong-Ming about his mindset, leaving the technical aspects and pitch calling to the pitching coach and catcher. (Editor: Guan Chung-Wei) 1150428
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