CTBC Brothers suffer 28-inning scoreless streak, 2nd longest in team history

Central News Agency (Taipei) The CTBC Brothers lost 0-6 to the TSG Hawks at Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium today, marking their second 6-game losing streak of the season. They have now gone 28 consecutive innings without scoring, setting the second-longest record in team history and inching closer to the team and CPBL record of 38 consecutive scoreless innings. TSG Hawks starting pitcher Eric Stout pitched 6 innings, allowing only 2 hits and no runs, combining with the bullpen for a shutout. Huang Chun, who took the mound in the 8th, retired the side on just 5 pitches. Felix Pena, who transferred from the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, made his debut for the Brothers today. He pitched 3.1 innings, allowing 5 hits, striking out 5, but walking 6 and giving up 4 earned runs, taking the loss. The team's longest scoreless streak was 38 innings in 2006 during the Brother Elephants era. Today's performance surpassed the 26-inning streak in 2013, marking the second-longest in team history and the longest since the CTBC Group took over, surpassing the 25-inning streak in 2022. In another game at Chiayi City Baseball Stadium, the Uni-Lions trailed 0-4 after 4 innings but rallied with runs in the 5th, 6th, and 7th to win 8-5. Catcher Chen Chung-yu contributed 2 hits and 3 RBIs.