Shawn Morimando's Quality Start Leads Fubon Guardians to Victory; Reveals Interaction After Kuo Tien-hsin's 3 Hits
Fubon Guardians' pitcher Shawn Morimando delivered a quality start, allowing only one run in seven innings, leading his team to a 2-1 victory over the Wei Chuan Dragons and earning his second win of the season. Morimando allowed all three hits to Kuo Tien-hsin, and their post-game interaction revealed mutual respect for each other's skills.
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Central News Agency (Reporter Hsieh Ching-wen, New Taipei, 8th) In today's CPBL game, Fubon Guardians defeated Wei Chuan Dragons 2-1, thanks to Shawn Morimando's quality start of 7 innings and 1 earned run. Morimando only allowed 3 hits throughout the game, all of which were hit by Kuo Tien-hsin, revealing their previous interaction and praising Kuo Tien-hsin as a very good hitter.
The Guardians hosted the Dragons at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium today. In the top of the 3rd inning, the Dragons took an early lead with Kuo Tien-hsin's third home run of the season, a solo shot. In the bottom of the 3rd, the Guardians rallied. Tong Yu-cheng, a self-trained player who was promoted to the first team, performed well in his first at-bat, hitting his career-first hit, a double, which sparked the team's offense. They scored the tying run due to an error and a fielder's choice.
The Guardians launched another offensive in the bottom of the 5th. After one out, Tai Pei-feng hit a single. After two outs, Wang Yi-cheng followed with a double, giving the team the lead.
Guardians' starting pitcher Shawn Morimando threw 103 pitches over 7 innings today, allowing only 3 hits, including 1 home run. He struck out 6 batters and walked 1, giving up 1 earned run. This was his third consecutive quality start, earning him his second win of the season and the MVP award for the game.
Guardians manager Go To Mitsunori stated that Morimando had an excellent start today, with all his pitches working well. Even when facing critical situations, he was able to resolve them smoothly.
Morimando's only unsolvable batter today was Kuo Tien-hsin. In the top of the 1st, he hit a single and stole second. In the 3rd, he hit a solo home run. In the 6th, he hit another single.
Morimando revealed that the day after his previous start against the Dragons on the 1st, he had a brief conversation with Kuo Tien-hsin. "He said my pitches were hard to hit, and he couldn't hit them, but today he hit 3 hits." He praised Kuo Tien-hsin as a very good hitter, noting that all 3 hits today were off different pitches, and he was also very fast on the bases. Morimando pitched until 2 outs in the 7th inning when the coaching staff called a timeout. He then remained on the mound, striking out Wang Shun-ho to complete 7 innings, feeling very excited. Morimando stated that as a starting pitcher, he wants to complete the required innings, and he thanked the coaching staff for trusting him. He knew he had to get the outs when he continued pitching, which is why he was so excited when he succeeded. (Edited by Chang Ming-kun) 1150508
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The Guardians hosted the Dragons at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium today. In the top of the 3rd inning, the Dragons took an early lead with Kuo Tien-hsin's third home run of the season, a solo shot. In the bottom of the 3rd, the Guardians rallied. Tong Yu-cheng, a self-trained player who was promoted to the first team, performed well in his first at-bat, hitting his career-first hit, a double, which sparked the team's offense. They scored the tying run due to an error and a fielder's choice.
The Guardians launched another offensive in the bottom of the 5th. After one out, Tai Pei-feng hit a single. After two outs, Wang Yi-cheng followed with a double, giving the team the lead.
Guardians' starting pitcher Shawn Morimando threw 103 pitches over 7 innings today, allowing only 3 hits, including 1 home run. He struck out 6 batters and walked 1, giving up 1 earned run. This was his third consecutive quality start, earning him his second win of the season and the MVP award for the game.
Guardians manager Go To Mitsunori stated that Morimando had an excellent start today, with all his pitches working well. Even when facing critical situations, he was able to resolve them smoothly.
Morimando's only unsolvable batter today was Kuo Tien-hsin. In the top of the 1st, he hit a single and stole second. In the 3rd, he hit a solo home run. In the 6th, he hit another single.
Morimando revealed that the day after his previous start against the Dragons on the 1st, he had a brief conversation with Kuo Tien-hsin. "He said my pitches were hard to hit, and he couldn't hit them, but today he hit 3 hits." He praised Kuo Tien-hsin as a very good hitter, noting that all 3 hits today were off different pitches, and he was also very fast on the bases. Morimando pitched until 2 outs in the 7th inning when the coaching staff called a timeout. He then remained on the mound, striking out Wang Shun-ho to complete 7 innings, feeling very excited. Morimando stated that as a starting pitcher, he wants to complete the required innings, and he thanked the coaching staff for trusting him. He knew he had to get the outs when he continued pitching, which is why he was so excited when he succeeded. (Edited by Chang Ming-kun) 1150508
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