Brothers Come Back From 5-0 Deficit to Beat Monkeys 7-6

The CTBC Brothers mounted an impressive comeback, erasing a five-run deficit to snatch a dramatic 7-6 victory from the Rakuten Monkeys in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League. The win came courtesy of a walk-off single by Hsu Chi-hung in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Rakuten had built a commanding 5-0 lead by the fourth inning, highlighted by Lin Cheng-hua's grand slam, his first career grand slam and the league's first of the season. The Brothers, however, refused to concede. They began their comeback in the bottom of the fourth, scoring two runs, and continued to chip away at the lead.

Key moments in the rally included a three-run homer by Yueh Cheng-hua in the sixth inning, which brought the Brothers within one run. Later in the same inning, Chiang Kun-yu delivered a timely single to tie the game at 6-6, relieving starting pitcher Cheng Hao-chun of the potential loss.

Cheng Hao-chun's outing was shaky, as he allowed six earned runs on nine hits and six walks in just four innings. The turning point in the eighth came when Rakuten's reliever Chen Kuan-yu committed an error on a ground ball, allowing Yueh Cheng-hua to reach second base. Yueh Cheng-hua advanced to third on a groundout before Hsu Chi-hung's clutch hit sealed the win.

Yueh Cheng-hua, who contributed two hits, a home run, and three RBIs, was named the Most Valuable Player of the game.