Guardians Defeat Hawks for 5th Straight Win; Goto Points Out Issues with Liao Jen-lei's Relief Pitching
The Fubon Guardians of the CPBL defeated the TSG Hawks 6-3 for their fifth consecutive win. Starting pitcher Shunsuke Suzuki earned the win, pitching 6 innings and allowing one run, but reliever Liao Jen-lei gave up two runs in the 9th inning, prompting manager Terumitsu Goto to point out issues that need correction.
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(Central News Agency, Hsinchuang, 16th) The CPBL's Fubon Guardians held a 5-run lead after eight innings. In the top of the 9th, reliever Liao Jen-lei ran into trouble, allowing the TSG Hawks to score two runs. Tseng Chun-Yueh then came in to close the game, securing a 6-3 victory and the Guardians' 5th straight win. Head coach Terumitsu Goto pointed out the issues that Liao Jen-lei needs to correct.
The Guardians hosted the TSG Hawks at their home field, Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, today, drawing a crowd of 10,851, the fifth-highest attendance at the stadium this season and the sixth time the crowd has exceeded ten thousand.
The Guardians scored in each of the first four innings. In the bottom of the 1st, K`ung Nien-en led off with a single, advanced on a ground ball, and scored on a timely hit by T`ung Yü-ch`eng. In the 2nd, with two outs, Wang Yi-ch`eng hit a triple, and Wang Nien-hao followed with a single to bring in the second run.
In the bottom of the 3rd, Lin Tse-pin hit a triple, and T`ung Yü-ch`eng's sacrifice fly brought in the third run. In the bottom of the 4th, Tai P`ei-feng, Wang Yi-ch`eng, and Wang Nien-hao hit consecutive singles to score. With two outs, Lin Tse-pin added another single, driving in two runs to extend the team's lead and knocking the Hawks' starting pitcher Ch`en Yü-hung out of the game.
Guardians' Japanese pitcher Shunsuke Suzuki started the game with four scoreless innings. It wasn't until the top of the 5th that he gave up a run, following a walk and consecutive singles by Ch`en Wen-chieh and Wang Po-hsüan, and then a sacrifice fly by Steven Moya with one out.
Leading by 5 runs heading into the top of the 9th, the Guardians' reliever Liao Jen-lei ran into trouble, giving up four hits and two runs. The Guardians then brought in Tseng Chun-Yueh to close the door and secure the victory.
Shunsuke Suzuki threw a total of 100 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 8 hits, striking out 8, and walking 3, with 1 earned run, earning his third win of the season.
Guardians' head coach Terumitsu Goto stated that Liao Jen-lei's issue in the 9th inning was mainly that his release point for his breaking balls and fastballs was different, causing the pitches to end up in a hittable location, which is something that needs to be corrected.
As for his evaluation of starting pitcher Shunsuke Suzuki, Goto said that Suzuki's performance today wasn't great, but not bad either. At least he completed 6 innings, but it felt like Suzuki was too focused on himself and lacked the feeling of battling the opposing hitters. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150516
The Guardians hosted the TSG Hawks at their home field, Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, today, drawing a crowd of 10,851, the fifth-highest attendance at the stadium this season and the sixth time the crowd has exceeded ten thousand.
The Guardians scored in each of the first four innings. In the bottom of the 1st, K`ung Nien-en led off with a single, advanced on a ground ball, and scored on a timely hit by T`ung Yü-ch`eng. In the 2nd, with two outs, Wang Yi-ch`eng hit a triple, and Wang Nien-hao followed with a single to bring in the second run.
In the bottom of the 3rd, Lin Tse-pin hit a triple, and T`ung Yü-ch`eng's sacrifice fly brought in the third run. In the bottom of the 4th, Tai P`ei-feng, Wang Yi-ch`eng, and Wang Nien-hao hit consecutive singles to score. With two outs, Lin Tse-pin added another single, driving in two runs to extend the team's lead and knocking the Hawks' starting pitcher Ch`en Yü-hung out of the game.
Guardians' Japanese pitcher Shunsuke Suzuki started the game with four scoreless innings. It wasn't until the top of the 5th that he gave up a run, following a walk and consecutive singles by Ch`en Wen-chieh and Wang Po-hsüan, and then a sacrifice fly by Steven Moya with one out.
Leading by 5 runs heading into the top of the 9th, the Guardians' reliever Liao Jen-lei ran into trouble, giving up four hits and two runs. The Guardians then brought in Tseng Chun-Yueh to close the door and secure the victory.
Shunsuke Suzuki threw a total of 100 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 8 hits, striking out 8, and walking 3, with 1 earned run, earning his third win of the season.
Guardians' head coach Terumitsu Goto stated that Liao Jen-lei's issue in the 9th inning was mainly that his release point for his breaking balls and fastballs was different, causing the pitches to end up in a hittable location, which is something that needs to be corrected.
As for his evaluation of starting pitcher Shunsuke Suzuki, Goto said that Suzuki's performance today wasn't great, but not bad either. At least he completed 6 innings, but it felt like Suzuki was too focused on himself and lacked the feeling of battling the opposing hitters. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150516