Secondary Vocational School》Jiang Wen’s defense rate challenges Xiao Renwen’s record, Xiao Renwen generously congratulates him

Jiang Welding. (File photo, provided by Weiquanlong)

[Reporter Xu Zhengyang/Taipei Report] Wei Quanlong and Jiang Wen started 6 scoreless innings against the Unified Lions yesterday. The number of innings pitched this season has reached 125.1, reaching the threshold of at least 120 innings for the award. The ERA dropped to 1.36. If he does not play in the make-up week, , will surpass the 1.40 set by Xiao Renwen in 2001 and rewrite the record for the lowest annual ERA in secondary school. Xiao Renwen, now the pitching coach of the Taiwan Steel Eagles, congratulated Jiang Wen generously: "I really have to applaud him. This record should have been broken a long time ago."

Together with the retention of the first three games of the game without a loss on October 1, even if Jiang Wen no longer plays, as long as that game is played, Jiang Wen's ERA will drop to 1.33. Xiao Renwen said that as long as it is a record, it will be broken one day. "At first I broke Feng Kang's 1.62, and now Jiang Wen has broken my 1.40. Professional baseball is about constantly setting new records, but I prefer that it be broken by local pitchers. I hope that there will be local pitchers who can break Jiang Wen's record in the future."

Xiao Renwen pointed out that whether he is a relief pitcher or Jiang Wen is a starting pitcher, to deliver such a low defensive rate requires not only skills but also a bit of luck, which is quite difficult. "Although some people have said that it will be more difficult for me because I am a relief pitcher and almost every game. I have to prepare for a 90-game season, and I played 52 games. Not only do I often have to play across innings, but it’s not just 2 games. It’s a bit harder than starting one game a week, but I don’t think there’s any need to compare. It’s actually very difficult. Otherwise, why hasn’t anyone broken it in 25 years?”

Weiquan will retain the game on October 1st, and there will be 5 games in the make-up week. As long as Jiang Wen no longer plays, the record-breaking and defensive rating king will be determined in advance. Xiao Renwen said that Jiang Wen can indeed pitch in one game next week, but Weiquan has a good chance. Ranked first in the year's record, whether to let Jiang Wen out again depends on the coaching staff's thoughts. "From my perspective as a pitching coach, I should still let him prepare for the championship according to the rotation, but there will be some adjustments in the number of innings and the number of balls used."

If Jiang Wen starts normally next week, as long as he allows less than 1 run in 6 innings, or less than 2 runs in 7 innings, his ERA will still not exceed 1.40. If he joins the 10-win leading group with a winning pitch, and Strontium Messi, Li Dongming, and Rogo all stop at 10 wins, he can still win the pitching Triple Crown with his ERA advantage.