AFC Champions League begins and shocks Australia! Brother's nuclear warhead wins, Taiwan team adds another insurance point

Zhang Renwei. (AP)

[Special Correspondent Gong Naijie/Reporting from Tokyo, Japan] In the AFC Champions League, Taiwan team Zhang Renwei exploded today. Not only did he start the game in the 2nd game, but he also won Jingyuan for the first time in the 8th game. In a series of insurance points, the Taiwan team took a 6:4 lead after the 8th game.

In the first inning, the Taiwanese team relied on Zhang Shilun to act as a "detonator" by stealing a base. With four runs and a double stolen base, the bases were loaded. Jason Ma's timely hit with an RBI scored the first run of the tournament for the Taiwanese team. The youngest player Tsang Sheng-an, who was starting for the first time, also returned one point with a ground ball, scoring two points in a single inning.

Xianchi's points failed to bring a sense of security to the Taiwanese team. Starting pitcher Chen Keyi ran away with the ball in the first inning and threw 4 bad balls in a single inning. In addition, Lin Jiawei made two passing errors in a single inning and a wild throw at third base caused Golden Glove catcher Song Jiaxiang, who was blocking the ball, to sprain his ankle and retire. In the end, Max Durrington hit a two-run RBI and lost 4 points in a single inning.

Chen Keyi recovered from the 2nd inning. He only had one hit in the 2nd to 4th inning, and was hit by Brent Iredale in the 5th inning. Finally, he was replaced after 2 outs and another 4-ball, and Huang Qun took over to resolve the crisis.

Chen Keyi pitched a total of 4.2 innings with 88 pitches. He had 8 strikeouts and 6 bad balls, the most in a single game in the history of the AFC Champions League. He allowed 4 runs and 3 earned runs.

The Taiwan team resumed its offensive in the 7th inning. Guo Tianxin walked the bases and even relied on a wild throw to third base. Maison hit a sacrifice fly and led the team to lead the score. In the 8th inning, Lin Jiawei stole second base, Zhang Renwei got a home run, Liu Junwei's ground ball caused the third baseman to make an error, and the Taiwan team added another run.

Zhang Renwei. (AP)

Zhang Renwei. (AP)