
Captain Wang Weichen scored a hit from Xianchi, and CITIC Brothers broke through to unify the Lions Blake in the first inning.
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CITIC Brothers captured the overall game in the first game of the playoff challenge, continuing their high winning rate advantage of scoring first in the playoffs in recent years.
Wang Weichen. (File photo)
[Reporter Gong Nai Hale/Report from Taichung] CITIC Brothers broke through to unify the Lions in the first inning today. Captain Wang Weichen hit a timely hit by Sun Chi, and relied on the turbulence of Lions starting pitcher Blake to storm the game. It was 18 years since the Challenger League first inning of G1.
Zhang Renwei hit the team's first hit with one out in the first inning. Zeng Song'en hit a strong infield ball, and first baseman Lin Zihao failed to complete the catch, resulting in an infield hit. Wang Weichen hit timely hits at first and second base, leading the team to score 1 run.
Blake failed to stop the bleeding, Song Shengrui hit a hit to continue the offensive, Jiang Kunyu picked up another fourth and squeezed back 1 point, Huang Weisheng added an RBI grounder and was out, CITIC scored 3 points in a single inning.
Looking back at the history of the Challenger League, there are only two teams in G1 that scored at least 3 points in the first game. The last team dates back to 2008, and CITIC set a record tonight that broke an 18-year record.
In recent years, the brothers have had a great advantage in scoring first in the playoffs. Since 2021, the first scorer has a record of 9 wins and 1 loss in the Taiwan competition and a record of 2 wins and 0 losses in the challenge competition. The winning rate is extremely high.

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