Brothers squander big lead but hold on for victory in first playoff

The China Post
Date: October 23, 2016
By: The China Post news staff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Chinatrust Brothers beat the EDA Rhinos 8-7 in the first game of the Chinese

Brothers squander big lead but hold on for victory in first playoff

Brothers squander big lead but hold on for victory in first playoff

Professional Baseball League playoffs in Taichung on Saturday.

Thirty-eight-year-old Brothers batter Peng Cheng-min, playing in his 47th playoff game, put in an impressive performance, making three hits in front of 20,000 fans at a packed Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium.

Peng holds the playoff appearance record among active players in Taiwan’s pro-baseball league, ranking third in the all-time list behind Chang Tai-shan (66 games) and Yeh Chun-chang (52 games).

The Brothers opened their account with a run in the second inning and had taken a 6-1 lead after the first six.

The Brothers scored two more runs in the seventh inning and looked set for a comfortable win, only for the Rhinos to pull back six runs in the eighth inning.     [FULL  STORY]

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