Lions' 'Catch-and-Release' Strategy Backfires as Ma Chieh-Sen's Hit Helps Monkeys End 4-Game Losing Streak
In a CPBL game, the Uni-President 7-ELEVEn Lions intentionally walked Lin Chih-Ping in the 8th inning to face Ma Chieh-Sen, who was in a slump. However, Ma Chieh-Sen delivered a timely hit, leading the Rakuten Monkeys to a narrow 2-1 victory and ending their 4-game losing streak.
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Central News Agency (Reporter Su Chih-she, Taipei, 8th) — In a Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) game today, the Uni-President 7-ELEVEn Lions intentionally walked Lin Chih-Ping in the bottom of the 8th inning, aiming to "catch" the slumping Ma Chieh-Sen. However, Ma Chieh-Sen hit a timely single, helping the Rakuten Monkeys secure a narrow 2-1 victory and end their recent 4-game losing streak.
Monkeys' starting pitcher Tseng Chia-Hui continued his excellent performance since the start of the season, throwing 85 pitches over 6 innings, allowing only 1 run on 4 hits, with 1 strikeout and 2 walks. This marked his longest outing in his first-team career and his first quality start, lowering his ERA to 2.73.
The Monkeys' offense was unable to score against Lions' starting pitcher Jackson Stephens for the first 6 innings. It wasn't until the bottom of the 7th that Lin Cheng-Hua successfully stole second base, and Chen Chen-Wei hit a ground ball to the pitcher, resulting in a throwing error that allowed Lin Cheng-Hua to score the tying run.
In the bottom of the 8th, the Monkeys started with Liang Chia-Jung hitting a double off Lions' reliever Chiu Hao-Chun. However, with two outs, Lin Chih-Ping came in as a pinch-hitter. The Lions chose to intentionally walk him. Ma Chieh-Sen, who had entered the game as a defensive substitute at shortstop late in the game, then stepped up to the plate and hit the game-winning single.
Ma Chieh-Sen hit his first career home run on April 10th this year and was hot for a while. However, in his last 7 games before today, he had only one hit. Today, he seized his only at-bat to become the hero. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150508
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Monkeys' starting pitcher Tseng Chia-Hui continued his excellent performance since the start of the season, throwing 85 pitches over 6 innings, allowing only 1 run on 4 hits, with 1 strikeout and 2 walks. This marked his longest outing in his first-team career and his first quality start, lowering his ERA to 2.73.
The Monkeys' offense was unable to score against Lions' starting pitcher Jackson Stephens for the first 6 innings. It wasn't until the bottom of the 7th that Lin Cheng-Hua successfully stole second base, and Chen Chen-Wei hit a ground ball to the pitcher, resulting in a throwing error that allowed Lin Cheng-Hua to score the tying run.
In the bottom of the 8th, the Monkeys started with Liang Chia-Jung hitting a double off Lions' reliever Chiu Hao-Chun. However, with two outs, Lin Chih-Ping came in as a pinch-hitter. The Lions chose to intentionally walk him. Ma Chieh-Sen, who had entered the game as a defensive substitute at shortstop late in the game, then stepped up to the plate and hit the game-winning single.
Ma Chieh-Sen hit his first career home run on April 10th this year and was hot for a while. However, in his last 7 games before today, he had only one hit. Today, he seized his only at-bat to become the hero. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150508
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