Taipei Times
Date: Oct 30, 2017
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The hits kept coming yesterday for the Lamigo Monkeys, bolstered by the
Kuo Yen-wen of the Lamigo Monkeys high-fives children at the Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium on Saturday. Photo: Lin Cheng-kung, Taipei Times
boisterous support of a full house in Taoyuan to rout the Brothers 14-5, earning them a one-game lead in the Taiwan Series.
The Brothers looked sharper early on with three runs in the first inning, the key blow coming from the bat of outfielder Chang Chih-hao, who hit a two-run homer.
The Lamigo hitters could only muster one run for their at-bat, allowing the Brothers to steam ahead 3-1 at the end of the first.
The game was marked by a pitching battle between two Americans, with the Brothers starting right-hander Orlando Roman (4-8 record, ERA 4.46) on the mound against lefty Darin Downs of the Monkeys (10-3, ERA 3.49).
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