Lin Chia-cheng Hits 3 Safeties, First Homer in Japanese Minor League; Sun Yi-lei Ejected After Head Hit-by-Pitch
Taiwanese battery mates Sun Yi-lei and Lin Chia-cheng started in a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters minor league game today. Pitcher Sun Yi-lei was ejected after 1.2 innings due to a head hit-by-pitch, taking the loss with 3 earned runs. Catcher Lin Chia-cheng hit his first home run in the Japanese minor league, going 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-wen, New Taipei, 4th) In a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters minor league game today, Taiwanese battery mates pitcher Sun Yi-lei and catcher Lin Chia-cheng started. Pitcher Sun Yi-lei was ejected after pitching 1.2 innings due to a head hit-by-pitch, taking the loss with 3 earned runs. Catcher Lin Chia-cheng hit his first home run in the Japanese minor league, going 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs.
In today's Japanese minor league game, the Fighters faced the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. The Fighters' Taiwanese pitcher Sun Yi-lei started. In the top of the 1st inning, after two outs, Sun Yi-lei ran into trouble, giving up two consecutive hits and one run.
Sun Yi-lei faced more trouble in the top of the 2nd inning, giving up a double to the first batter, Koichiro Oda. After two outs, facing Masato Kyoe, he threw a head hit-by-pitch and was ejected. Relief pitcher Koroku Kiyomiya failed to stop the bleeding, issuing a walk and then giving up a triple, which resulted in runs.
Sun Yi-lei pitched a total of 1.2 innings, throwing 25 pitches, giving up 3 hits, 1 hit-by-pitch, and 1 strikeout, with 3 earned runs, taking the loss. His fastest pitch was 154 km/h.
Lin Chia-cheng started at catcher today and also performed well at the plate. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, he grounded out to shortstop. In the bottom of the 5th, he hit a single to left field. In the bottom of the 7th, with the Fighters trailing 2-7 and runners on base, Lin Chia-cheng hit a two-run homer, helping the team narrow the deficit. In the bottom of the 8th, he hit a single to shortstop, but his teammates could not continue the rally.
Lin Chia-cheng went 3-for-4 today with his first home run in the Japanese minor league, contributing 2 RBIs. His batting average after the game was .222. The Fighters failed to score further in the latter half of the game, ultimately losing 4-7. (Edited by Lee Heng-shan) 1150504
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-wen, New Taipei, 4th) In a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters minor league game today, Taiwanese battery mates pitcher Sun Yi-lei and catcher Lin Chia-cheng started. Pitcher Sun Yi-lei was ejected after pitching 1.2 innings due to a head hit-by-pitch, taking the loss with 3 earned runs. Catcher Lin Chia-cheng hit his first home run in the Japanese minor league, going 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs.
In today's Japanese minor league game, the Fighters faced the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. The Fighters' Taiwanese pitcher Sun Yi-lei started. In the top of the 1st inning, after two outs, Sun Yi-lei ran into trouble, giving up two consecutive hits and one run.
Sun Yi-lei faced more trouble in the top of the 2nd inning, giving up a double to the first batter, Koichiro Oda. After two outs, facing Masato Kyoe, he threw a head hit-by-pitch and was ejected. Relief pitcher Koroku Kiyomiya failed to stop the bleeding, issuing a walk and then giving up a triple, which resulted in runs.
Sun Yi-lei pitched a total of 1.2 innings, throwing 25 pitches, giving up 3 hits, 1 hit-by-pitch, and 1 strikeout, with 3 earned runs, taking the loss. His fastest pitch was 154 km/h.
Lin Chia-cheng started at catcher today and also performed well at the plate. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, he grounded out to shortstop. In the bottom of the 5th, he hit a single to left field. In the bottom of the 7th, with the Fighters trailing 2-7 and runners on base, Lin Chia-cheng hit a two-run homer, helping the team narrow the deficit. In the bottom of the 8th, he hit a single to shortstop, but his teammates could not continue the rally.
Lin Chia-cheng went 3-for-4 today with his first home run in the Japanese minor league, contributing 2 RBIs. His batting average after the game was .222. The Fighters failed to score further in the latter half of the game, ultimately losing 4-7. (Edited by Lee Heng-shan) 1150504
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