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08/01/2003 Archived Entry: "Taiwan Baseball News: Frascatore Gives Andra First Loss; Parra Comes To Taiwan"
Taiwan Baseball News: Frascatore Gives Andra First Loss; Parra Comes To Taiwan
By Andrew Wong
Sinon Bulls 2 President Lions 5
John Frascatore came to the rescue of the President Lions as the former Major Leaguer went eight solid innins, surrendering two earned runs on five hits to beat the Sinon Bulls 5-2 at Tainan Stadium in front of 3,003 fans last night.
Frascatore struck out three batters and walked none as he was named the Game's MVP. Newly acquired right-hander Jose Parra got his first save of the season.
The Lions got off to a quick 1-0 start before adding four more in the bottom half of the fifth inning to hand Bulls starter Jeffrey Andra his first loss of the season. Andra was 12-0-0 heading into the game but lost big last night as he gave up five earned runs on seven hits.
Designated hitter Cheng-shian Chen went 2-for-4 with a run scored and another driven in for the Leos while right fielder Lien-Chen Hung finished at 1-for-4 with an RBI triple that plated two runs. Catcher Chih-cheng Tseng finished the evening 2-for-3 with a run scored.
LIONS NOTE: The President Lions have added Dominican right-hander Jose Parra to the 25-man roster. The right-handed hitting pitcher is 180 cm tall and weighs 81 kg. This is his second season in the Chinese Professional Baseball League and he will wear No. 27. In his first year, he had a 1.29 ERA in 10 games.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bulls 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Lions 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 5 9 1
WP: John Frascatore (2-2-0)
LP: Jeffrey Andra (12-1-0)
SV: Jose Parra (1)
Game MVP: P John Frascatore (Lions)
Attendance: 3,003
Venue: Tainan Stadium, Taiwan
Game time: 2:38
Pitching Lines
Sinon Bulls IP H R ER BB SO Pitches Strikes Balls BF
Jeffrey Andra 4 7 5 5 0 3 79 52 27 19
Wen-pin Hsu 3 2 0 0 0 2 47 31 16 11
Chi-shian Ho 1 0 0 0 1 1 20 11 9 4
President Lions IP H R ER BB SO Pitches Strikes Balls BF
John Frascatore 8 5 2 2 0 3 100 63 37 29
Jose Parra 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 7 1 3
China Trust Whales 6 Makoto Gida 2
The China Trust Whales continued to feast on the Makoto Gida as they dumped them 6-2 last night at Hualen Stadium before a crowd of just 906.
Game MVP catcher Chin-shou Shin went 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and four RBIs to lead the Whales while superb leadoff man Jung-lin Chi went 3-for-5 with a run scored. The 23-year old third-year pro entered the game with a .398 batting average and 29 stolen bases due to his speed. Whales second baseman Yueh-liang Lin went 2-for-4 with a run plated and designated hitter Han-chou Tseng finished the evening at 2-for-5 with a run scored. It was a good night for the Whales offence as right fielder Kwei-yu Huang went 2-for-5 with a run scored and two RBIs. Last but not least, third baseman Chien-wei Chen had a 2-for-3 performance to go along with one run scored.
Normally a closer, Kuo-lee Chien-fu started this game for the Whales and picked up the win. He improved to 5-4-1 as he surrendered two earned runs on six hits and four walks in six innings.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whales 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 6 13 0
Gida 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0
WP: Kuo-lee Chien-fu (5-4-1)
LP: Chi-chia Yang (5-6-0)
Game MVP: C Chin-shou Shin (Whales)
Attendance: 906
Venue:
Game time: 3:20
Today's Games (all games Taiwan time)
At Tian Mu Stadium: China Trust Whales (10-7-1) at Makoto Gida (4-15-1), 5:05 p.m.
At Hualen Stadium: Brother Elephants (14-3-0) at First Securities Agan (3-14-2), 6:35 p.m.
Second-half 2003 Chinese Professional Baseball League standings
W L T GB Pct.
1. Brother Elephants 14 3 0 --- .824
2. Sinon Bulls 11 6 1 3.0 .647
3. President Lions 10 7 1 4.0 .588
4. China Trust Whales 10 7 1 4.0 .588
5. Makoto Gida 4 15 1 11.0 .211
6. First Securities Agan 3 14 2 11.0 0.167
Final First-Half 2003 Chinese Professional Baseball League standings
W L T GB Pct.
1. Sinon Bulls* 34 15 1 --- .694
2. China Trust Whales 26 19 5 6.0 .578
3. Brother Elephants 27 20 3 6.0 .574
4. President Lions 24 23 4 9.0 .511
5. Makoto Gida 21 27 2 12.5 .438
6. First Securities Agan 9 37 5 23.5 .196
*clinched first-half title
