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08/08/2003 Archived Entry: "Taiwan Baseball News: Yokota Shines In Rout; Relievers Make A Game of It"
Taiwan Baseball News: Yokota Shines In Rout; Relievers Make A Game of It
By Andrew Wong
Sinon Bulls 1 Brother Elephants 11
Hisanori Yokota threw seven solid innings and left fielder Chin Jeh Lee hit his third home run of the 2003 Chinese Professional Baseball League season as the Brother Elephants shutdown the Sinon Bulls 11-1 in front of 9,302 onlookers at Shingchu Stadium last night.
For his efforts, Yokota (12-2-0) was named the Game's MVP. The Japanese pitcher gave up just the one earned run on one hit and three walks in seven frames. He struck out nine batters.
The Elephants offense came through in a big way too as leadoff man Rue-chang Chen went 1-for-3 with two walks, three runs scored and one RBI to set the table. Right fielder Cheng-ming Pang had three walks and two runs scored as he went hitless in one official at-bat while first baseman Fong-an Tsai finished the evening 3-for-4 with two runs plated and three driven in. Last night's designated hitter, Hua-shan Chen, had a 2-for-3 performance to go along with one run scored and two RBIs. Lee, of course, came through with the biggest performance as he went 2-for-4 with one run scored and three RBIs on his third dinger of the year.
Dominican native Osvaldo Martinez (9-9-0) struggled for the Bulls in his start as he surrendered nine runs, seven of them earned, on seven hits and five walks in just 3 2/3 innings of work. Left-hander Chi-shian Ho then relieved him and did no better as he gave up two runs, both earned, on three hits in 4 1/3 innings. Ho, however, fanned six batters and walked none.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2
Elephants 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0
WP: Hisanori Yokota (12-2-)
LP: Osvaldo Martinez (9-9-0)
HR: LF Chin Jeh Lee (Elephants) (3, off Chi-shian Ho)
Game MVP: P Hisanori Yokota (Elephants)
Attendance: 9,302
Venue: Shingchu Stadium, Taiwan
Game time: 3:17
President Lions 2 Makoto Gida 1 (10 innings)
The President Lions scored one run in the top half of the tenth inning to defeat the Makoto Gida 2-1 last night before just 938 fans at Shingcung Stadium.
The game was tied 1-1 early on as Lions starter Jose Parra and Gida starter Chi-chia Yang matched each other pitch-for-pitch. Both of them would end up with no-decisions as the relievers decided the game.
Leos closer Jung-yang Tsao picked up his second win to improve to 2-2-2 as he pitched two shutout innings. Jesus Pena (2-1-0) took the loss as he surrendered one earned run on three hits and one walk in four frames of work.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Lions 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 2
Gida 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
WP: Jung-yang Tsao (2-2-2)
LP: Jesus Pena (2-1-0)
Attendance: 938
Venue: Shingcung Stadium, Taiwan
Game time: 3:36
Pitching Lines
President Lions IP H R ER BB SO Pitches Strikes Balls BF
Jose Parra 8 4 1 1 1 6 101 78 23 29
Jung-yang Tsao 2 2 0 0 1 1 29 15 14 9
Makoto Gida IP H R ER BB SO Pitches Strikes Balls BF
Chi-chia Yang 6 4 1 0 5 3 109 59 50 30
Jesus Pena 4 3 1 1 1 3 67 42 25 16
Today's Games (all games Taiwan time)
At Tian Mu Stadium: Sinon Bulls (13-8-1) at Brother Elephants (16-5-0), 5:05 p.m.
At Jayi Stadium: First Securities Agan (4-15-2) at China Trust Whales (11-9-1), 6:35 p.m.
Second-half 2003 Chinese Professional Baseball League standings
W L T GB Pct.
1. Brother Elephants 16 5 0 --- .762
2. Sinon Bulls 13 8 1 2.0 .619
3. President Lions 13 8 1 3.0 .619
4. China Trust Whales 11 9 1 4.5 .550
5. Makoto Gida 5 17 1 11.5 .227
6. First Securities Agan 4 15 2 11.0 0.211
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
