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08/27/2003 Archived Entry: "Taiwan Baseball News: Milestone Night For Chang and Huang"
Last night's game was a milestone for two players as Tai-shan Chang reached the 500 RBI mark while Chang-yi Huang reached the 1000 games plateau.
By Andrew Wong
Sinon Bulls 9 Makoto Gida 1
Chien-fu Yang pitched one-run ball through eight innings as the Sinon Bulls dumped the Makoto Gida 9-1 before 1,599 fans last night at Taichung Stadium.
Yang (5-1-0) scattered five hits, walked one while striking out eight en route to being named the Game's MVP.
Newly acquired Mexican native Emil Kamar made his debut for the Gida and matched Yang pitch-for-pitch through five innings, surrendering one run, which was earned. But the Bulls would break the game wide open in the eighth inning as they plated eight runs. Seven of those runs came off reliever Ming-chin Lee (5-8-1), who allowed five hits.
Bulls third baseman Tai-shan Chang and second baseman Chang-yi Huang each had one hit, a walk, a run scored and one RBI. Chang now has 500 RBIs and Huang has now played in 1000 games. Short stop Jau-han Chang finished the evening 2-for-5 with a run plated while catcher Chun-chang Yeh had a 1-for-3 performance to go along with a walk, two runs scored and one run batted in. First baseman Shu-mu Chueh had a big night at the bottom of the lineup as he went 3-for-4 with a double, one run scored and three RBIs.
GIDA NEWS: The Makoto Gida added Mexican pitcher Emil Kamar to the 25-man roster. The right-hander is 191 cm tall and weighs 94 kg. This is Kamar's first season in the Chinese Professional Baseball League and the right-handed hitter will wear No. 24. The Gida also added fellow Mexican position player Jose Hernandez to the roster. The left-handed batter is 177 cm and weighs 84 kg. This is Hernandez's first year in the CPBL and the lefty will put No. 36 on his back.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bulls 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 9 11 1
Gida 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
WP: Chien-fu Yang (5-1-0)
LP: Ming-chin Lee (5-8-1)
Game MVP: P Chien-fu Yang (Bulls)
Attendance: 1,599
Venue: Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
Game time: 3:01
Pitching Lines
Sinon Bulls IP H R ER BB SO Pitches Strikes Balls BF
Chien-fu Yang 8 5 1 1 1 8 95 65 30 29
Chi-shian Ho 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 9 4 3
Makoto Gida IP H R ER BB SO Pitches Strikes Balls BF
Emil Kamar 5 3 1 1 6 2 93 47 46 22
Ming-chin Lee 2 5 7 5 0 0 33 27 6 13
Cheng-ching Chen 1 2 1 1 0 0 14 9 5 5
Shih-ching Tsai 1 1 0 0 0 1 19 12 7 4
Today's Game (all games at 6:35 p.m., Taiwan time)
At Shingchu Stadium: Brother Elephants (22-6-2) at China Trust Whales (15-13-1)
At Tainan Stadium: First Securities Agan (5-23-3) at President LIons (20-8-2)
Second-half 2003 Chinese Professional Baseball League standings
W L T GB Pct.
1. Brother Elephants 22 6 2 --- .786
2. President Lions 20 8 2 2.0 .714
3. Sinon Bulls 17 11 3 5.0 .607
4. China Trust Whales 15 13 1 7.0 .536
5. First Securities Agan 5 23 3 17.0 0.179
6. Makoto Gida 5 23 3 17.0 .179
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
