Former New York Yankees pitcher Jose de Paula on Saturday gave up just one run in eight innings to lead the CTBC Brothers to their fourth consecutive victory, a 2-1 win over the TSG Hawks at the Taipei Dome.
Both of the Brothers’ runs in front of a crowd of 20,193 were scored in the top of the second inning after Sung Cheng-jui, Chiang Kun-yu and Kao Yu-chieh fired off successive hits.
Although the Hawks grabbed a run in the bottom of the sixth off batters Chen Wen-jie and Tseng Tzu-yu, De Paula kept up his momentum and held the Hawks at bay until the Dominican was relieved in the bottom of the eighth.
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De Paula threw 104 pitches, giving away just five good hits and one walk, while striking out four batters to earn him the honors of Most Valuable Player of the game.
While the Brothers extended their winning streak, the loss was the Hawks third in a row.
Brothers manager Keiichi Hirano praised De Paula’s performance after the game, saying that the former Yankee was integral to the team’s win, particularly in the bottom of the eighth when he quickly passed to second base to neutralize a sacrifice bunt by Huang Chieh-hsi.
De Paula said he was in good spirits, especially after striking out Chen in the bottom of the eighth.
Hirano also addressed the Hawks’ strategy to send four lefties against the Brothers’ batting lineup, saying that his team was not afraid of left-handed pitchers.
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