Taiwan Competition" G1 had the first miserable record in team history. Hirano Keiichi has something to say

Brothers head coach Keiichi Hirano. (File photo, taken by reporter Liao Yaodong)

Suppressed by Wei Chuan Long's ace Jiang Wen for 8 games today, CITIC Brothers only managed 2 hits in the game, setting a record for the fewest in the G1 of the Taiwan Series in team history, and the second fewest in G1 history, second only to Xingnong's 1 hit in 2003.

In the first 5 games, CITIC Brothers had a lot of attacks against Wei Quan's starter Jiang Wen, including capturing the point circle in the 3rd and 4th games, but ultimately failed. CITIC's double security concentrated on the 4th game, with Wang Weichen and Zhan Zixian hitting, but Jiang Kunyu hit a double kill to break up the offensive, and CITIC missed the opportunity for Xianchi to win the point. As a starter, CITIC defeated the Cavaliers in a total of 7 innings, allowing 6 hits and 3 runs, and suffered its second loss in the Taiwanese competition.

The Victory Cavaliers started the game with 10 consecutive outs, the longest in the history of G1. They faced a crisis after breaking through in the fourth inning. Although the crisis with one out and a man on second base was resolved, it was difficult to stop the full offensive in the fifth inning. "FA Double Dragon Cannon" Zhu Yuxian and Chen Zihao both attacked second and third base. Liu Junwei and Lin Chenxun hit consecutive high-flying sacrifice hits, leading the team to score first. The Dragons maintained the fine tradition of 4 wins and 0 losses by scoring first in the history of G1.

CITIC head coach Keiichi Hirano said, "The Victory Knights pitched very well in the first half, but the key was the fifth inning. The opponent's first batter caught the ball on 2 good and 3 bad and got on base. He set a good example and finally allowed the Victory Knights to score. This is a very good example for the batting line. I hope the attack can do the same tomorrow."

Hirano Megumi kept saying, "Jiang Wen really shot well and completely suppressed our offense. We need to become a team that can break through against such good foreign shots."