Fubon Guardians Blown Out; Position Player Liu Jun-hao Pitches, Steven Moya Switches to Right-Handed Batter's Box

(Central News Agency, Taipei, June 3) The TSG Hawks defeated the Fubon Guardians 13-2 in a Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) game on Monday. The Guardians used position player Liu Jun-hao to pitch and eat up innings. Furthermore, Hawks left-handed hitter Steven Moya switched to the right-handed batter's box, unlocking his switch-hitting ability. "I've always wanted to try it," he said.

Guardians starter Yudai Abe pitched only 4 innings, allowing 8 runs. Reliever Ren-Lei Liao also gave up 2 runs over 2 innings. With the lineup managing only 2 runs in the first 7 innings, the Guardians decided to use a position player to pitch the bottom of the 8th. Liu Jun-hao made his first career pitching appearance in the CPBL, allowing 2 hits, 2 walks, and 3 runs in 1 inning.

The Hawks' lineup scored 5 runs in the 2nd inning, and Steven Moya hit a 3-run homer in the 4th to extend the lead. Moya was named the game's MVP. "My teammates scored a lot of runs early, and I wanted to join them," he said after the game.

In the 3-run 8th inning for the Hawks, one run came from a sacrifice fly hit by Moya from the right-handed batter's box. "I am naturally a switch hitter, but I usually bat left-handed. Today we had a big lead, and they put a position player on the mound, so I thought this was the chance," Moya explained. (Editor: Po-wen Hsiao) 1150603