Second-half action commenced in the Chinese Professional Baseball League on Tuesday, with the Sinon Bulls shutting out the Chinatrust Whales 9-0 at the Hsinchu Municipal Baseball Stadium and the La New Bears downing the dmedia T-Rex 8-5 at the Taipei County Baseball Stadium in Sinjhuang.
Jose Espinal was nearly flawless for the Bulls in a one-hit gem as he went the distance on only 93 pitches to record his third win of the year. He also struck out six and walked a batter in his best performance in Taiwan yet.
Doing the damage with the bat was a heart of a Sinon order that was consisted of Cheng Jau-han, Chang “Prince of the Forest” Tai-shan, and Chen Chih-wei who went a combined 5-for-14 with six RBIs to account for the bulk of the Bulls run production.
Leadoff man Tseng Hua-wei also collected three hits on the night and stole two bases to keep the Whales pitchers on their toes.
BEARS 8, T-REX 5
Mike Johnson threw eight innings of one-run ball and received plenty of run support from his offense en route to his league-leading eleventh win of the season in an 8-5 win over the dmedia T-Rex at the Taipei County Baseball Stadium on Tuesday night.
The Canadian ace who remained unbeaten with an 11-0 record allowed ten hits in only his third start in which he gave up double-digit number of hits, but managed to pitch out of trouble with the help of two double plays to keep the damage to a minimum.
Fortunately for the Bears the lead they took heading into the bottom of the ninth was a big one because the T-Rex would rally for four runs in the final inning to cut an 8-1 cushion to 8-5 before closer Jermaine Van Buren struck out the final dmedia batter with runners on second and third and the tying run at the plate to preserve the win.
‘SOURCE OF PRIDE’: Newspapers rushed out special editions and the government sent their congratulations as Shohei Ohtani became the first player to enter the 50-50 club Japan reacted with incredulity and pride yesterday after Shohei Ohtani became the first player in Major League Baseball to record 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season. The Los Angeles Dodgers star from Japan made history with a seventh-inning homer in a 20-4 victory over the Marlins in Miami. “We would like to congratulate him from the bottom of our heart,” top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters in Tokyo. “We sincerely hope Mr Ohtani, who has already accomplished feat after feat and carved out a new era, will thrive further,” he added. The landmark achievement dominated Japanese morning news
When Wang Tao ran away from home aged 17 to become a professional wrestler, he knew it would be a hard slog to succeed in China’s passionate but underdeveloped scene. Years later, he has endured family disapproval, countless side gigs and thousands of hours of brutal training to become China’s “Belt and Road Champion” — but the struggle is far from over. Despite a promising potential domestic market, the Chinese pro wrestling community has been battling for recognition and financial stability for decades. “I have done all kinds of jobs [on the side]... Because in the end, it is very
No team in the CPBL can surpass the Taipei Dome attendance record set by the CTBC Brothers, except when the Brothers team up with Taiwanese rock band Mayday. A record-high 40,000 fans turned out at the indoor baseball venue on Saturday for Brothers veteran Chou Szu-chi’s first farewell game, which was followed by a mini post-game concert featuring Mayday. This broke the previous CPBL record of 34,506 set by the Brothers in early last month, when K-pop singer Hyuna performed after the game, and the dome’s overall record of 37,890 set in early March, which featured the Brothers and the
With a quivering finger, England Subbuteo veteran Rudi Peterschinigg conceded the free-kick that sent his country’s World Cup quarter-final into extra-time before smashing his plastic goalkeeper on the floor in frustration. In the genteel southern English town of Tunbridge Wells, 300 elite players have gathered to play the game they love. “I won’t say this is the best weekend I’ve ever had in my life, but it’s certainly in the top two,” said Hughie Best, 58, who flew in from Perth, Australia, to compete and commentate at the event. Tunbridge Wells is the “spiritual home” of Subbuteo, which was invented there in 1946