Li Haoyu's double double in a single game helped the Tigers comeback and win, setting a new record for Taiwanese players

Li Haoyu. (Reuters)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Tigers continued to face the Rockies at home today. Taiwanese weirdo Li Haoyu returned to the starting lineup and served as the second second baseman. His firepower was revived. He hit 3 long hits in a single game and contributed 3 RBIs, helping the Tigers defend their home court 11:7 and win their 3rd consecutive victory.

Li Haoyu stalled in 4 consecutive games before the game. He only hit 2 hits in 22 at-bats in 7 games, struck out 11 times, and walked 7 times, with a batting average of 0.091. Yesterday, Li Haoyu was not included in the starting lineup and ended up on the bench. Today, the Rockies sent right-hander Tanner Gordon to take over as the main pitcher. Li Haoyu also returned to the starting lineup, trying to end the slump.

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Today, Li Haoyu struck out and knocked out a center field fly ball in his first two at-bats. He went 13 consecutive at-bats without a hit. With two outs in the bottom of the 4th inning, Li Haoyu finally seized the opportunity to make a difference. He caught Gordon's 93.1 mile red mid-speed ball and hit a double that hit the right field wall. Not only did he end the hit drought, but he also helped the Tigers tie the game at 3-4. Then Li Haoyu relied on Colt Keith to hit home plate and scored the Tigers' tying run.

In the 6th inning, Li Haoyu received a walk. In the 8th inning, Li Haoyu was the first batter of the inning. Facing the outside corner slider of right-hand pitcher Jaden Hill, he hit a double hit to the left field. This hit completely ignited the Tigers' offense. Then Li Haoyu scored his second single game run on a long hit by Gleyber Torres.

The Tigers played a whole round in the 6th inning and staged a huge reversal at 9:7. Li Haoyu also got his second chance to hit in a single inning. This time Li Haoyu hit another right-hander Jordan Romano and hit a triple in the right field with 2 outs and first and second bases, helping the Tigers expand their lead to 11:7. Li Haoyu jumped to third base and stood up and roared. Tiger scored 7 points in a single inning, which was a perfect ending to the game.

In this campaign, Li Haoyu had 5 hits and 3 hits, all of which were long hits, contributed 3 RBIs, and received 1 walk. , scored 2 points and swallowed 1K. After the game, the attack measurements were .262/.321/.418 and the attack index was 0.739. Li Haoyu hit 2 hits in a single game, which was the first time for a Taiwanese player in the major leagues. Li Haoyu accumulated 15 doubles and 40 RBIs this season, officially surpassing Chang Yucheng and setting a record for Taiwan in a single season. As for the two triples, he was only one short of tying Chang Yucheng.

In addition, Li Haoyu has accumulated 72 hits this season, which is the third most by Asian players in the season of 23 years old or younger. There is still a gap of 5 hits between Bae Zhihuan's feat of 77 hits in Asia in 2023. The Tigers have 15 regular season games left this year. Whether Li Haoyu can tie or even surpass the record has attracted much attention from Taiwanese fans.