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04/13/2003 Archived Entry: "Taiwan Baseball News: Bulls Tear Down Gida"
Taiwan Baseball News: Bulls Tear Down Gida
By Andrew Wong
Sinon Bulls 19 Makoto Gida 2
Dominican native Osvaldo Martinez pitched six scoreless innings - but he didn't have to. His team tacked on 19 runs to defeat the Makoto Gida by a whopping 19-2 score last night before 2,410 fans at Shingchu Stadium. Martinez improved to 4-1-0.
Bulls' left fielder Song-yong Luo stole the show, however, with a 4-for-4 performance to go along with two home runs. He was named the Game MVP with four RBIs and two runs scored. Almost everybody in the Bulls' lineup had a good night. Team captain Chang-yi Huang went 3-for-6 with three runs and three RBIs while third baseman Tai-shan Chang went 2-for-4 with four runs and two RBIs.
Almost everything that went right for the Bulls went wrong for the Gida. Nobody that was pitching for the Gida had an easy night. Right-hander Chi-chia Yang gave up ten runs, all earned, in five innings to pick up the loss (2-3-0).
The Gida fell to 6-13-0 while the Bulls climbed within 0.5 games of the idle President Lions as they improved to 14-5-0.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bulls 5 0 0 0 5 3 2 1 3 19 19 1
Gida 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 1
WP: Osvaldo Martinez (4-1-0)
LP: Chi-chia Yang (2-3-0)
Game MVP: LF Song-yong Luo (Bulls)
Attendance: 2,410
Game time: 3:27
Brother Elephants 3 China Trust Whales 13
The Brother Elephants have been really struggling alright. Last night they gave up 11 runs in three consecutive innings as the China Trust Whales cruised to an easy 13-3 victory before 6,068 fans at Tian Mu Stadium.
Whales' center fielder Song-hsuen Yang was 2-for-5 with a home run in the leadoff spot. He scored three times and drove in three runs and was named the Game MVP. Second baseman Yueh-liang Lin also hit a homer in going 3-for-6 with two runs scored and had three RBIs for the winners. Third baseman Chien-wei Chen went 1-for-2 with three runs scored.
Japanese native Hiroaki Nakamura pitched a complete game, giving up three runs, all earned, to improve to 3-1-0 on the season. His ERA dropped to 1.93. For the men with trunks, fellow Japanese native Hisanori Yokota gave up five runs, three earned, in 3 2/3 innings and dropped to 3-1-0.
The Elephants jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in their half of the first inning as center fielder Chih-yuen Chen hit a two-run bomb. But Whales' starter Nakamura would eventually settle down. Second baseman Shun-shian Fong went 2-for-4 with one run scored for the Elephants.
The Elephants dropped to 6-12-1 while the Whales jumped up to 11-8-1.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Elephants 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 4
Whales 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 2 X 13 12 0
WP: Hiroaki Nakamura (3-1-0)
LP: Hisanori Yokota (3-1-0)
Game MVP: CF Song-hsuen Yang (Whales)
Attendance: 6,068
Game time: 3:57
Today's Games
No games scheduled.
2003 Chinese Professional Baseball League standings
W L T GB Pct.
1. President Lions 15 5 0 --- .750
2. Sinon Bulls 14 5 0 0.5 .737
3. China Trust Whales 11 8 1 3.5 .579
4. Brother Elephants 6 12 1 8.0 .333
5. Makoto Gida 6 13 0 8.5 .316
6. First Securities Agan 5 14 0 9.5 .263
