Chinatrust Brothers 14 Lamigo Monkeys 5

Chinatrust Brothers (23-23) at Lamigo Monkeys (22-22)

Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium

Thursday, September 22, 2016

WP: No. 53 Nick Additon 1-1, 4.97 ERA (5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K)
LP: No. 35 Kuo Chun Jie 0-2, 7.57 ERA (5 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K)

MVP: Brothers No. 23 Peng Cheng Min (3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, HR, 2B, 14-game hitting streak)

Home Runs

Brothers: No. 32 Lin Chih Sheng (31), No. 1 Chen Tzu Hao (13), No. 23 Peng Cheng Min (8)

Monkeys: No. 9 Wang Po Jung (24), No. 9 Wang Po Jung (23), No. 21 Kuo Yen Wen (3)

Box Score & Game Highlights

Game Notes:

• The Brothers used a six-run eighth inning to pull away late from the Monkeys, crushing the Lamigo pitching for 14 runs on 14 hits to bring the Brothers club to an even 23-23 record for the second half.
• Brothers SP Nick Additon picked up his first CPBL win in what was his fourth start. The hurler struck out five over his five-plus innings of work but served up three long balls.
• Monkeys Wang Po Jung launched two home runs in tonight's effort. It marks the fourth time in his career that he has hit two home runs in a single game. He is hitting a mediocre .423 after going 2-for-4 tonight.
• Brothers 2B Lin Chih Sheng and OF Chen Tzu Hao have now homered in back-to-back games.
• Lin Hung Yu extended his hitting streak to 19 games and his on-base streak to 35 games.
• The Monkeys lead the season series 18-16-2 but are 1-7 in their last eight and find themselves four games behind the Rhinos for first place.

Attendance: 3,434

Game time: 3:20