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CITIC Brothers fell into a 1-3 deficit in the Taiwan Competition. In Game 4, Zhan Zixian scored a walk-off hit to win back the victory.
After losing three games in a row in the Taiwan Series, CITIC Brothers got back a win in Game 4 with James Chien's extra-inning hit. However, when the starting pitcher "Meimei" Zheng Haojun pitched less than five innings and was replaced, he did not hand the ball to pitching coach Wang Chien-min. The action of catching the "lost ball" caused heated discussion; before today's fifth game, Wang Jianmin said that he was not angry about Zheng Haojun's action. "Every player has his own personality and temper. Meimei's personality is more impatient. He should blame himself very much."
CITIC Brothers fell into a disadvantage of 1 win and 3 losses. Wang Jianmin was asked about the pitching arrangements for Game 5 and said that he would not think about tomorrow (referring to Game 6). Almost all pitchers will be on standby, including Felix and Zheng Haojun. The brothers brought a total of 15 pitchers to the Taiwan Competition this time. The list of pitchers not participating in the G5 includes Sheng Knight, Wu Lichen and Xie Ronghao.
However, Zheng Haojun's "losing the ball" behavior when he exited the game in G4 once again triggered a heated discussion about his attitude on the Internet. Wang Jianmin said that he was not angry and that he knew Meimei's personality very well. The two did not say anything in particular about this incident afterwards. According to footage from other angles, Zheng Haojun still used his gloves to greet his teammates when he left the field that day. Although he threw the ball vigorously, he actually threw it in the direction of the ball boy.

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CITIC Brothers defeated Wei Chuan Long 4:3 in G5 of the Taiwan Competition, extending the front line. Wei Chuan Dragons announced that if the series enters the seventh game (G7), due to Taipei Arena schedule conflicts and typhoon factors, it will be moved to Lotte Taoyuan Baseball Stadium on October 27.

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In a last-ditch battle, CITIC Brothers relied on Jiang Kunyu's key hits and runs, as well as the excellent performance of starting pitcher Luo Ge, to defeat Wei Chuanlong 4:3 and extend the series to Game 6. The two sides will continue to compete in the Arena tomorrow afternoon.