Unified Lions’ Ku Lin Rui Yang Pitches 7 Scoreless Innings, Earns 8th Win

Reported by Sports Center/Wang Renrui

The Unified Lions are back on their warm home court with great momentum! Local ace pitcher Ku Lin Rui Yang pitched 7 scoreless innings against Momon in Lotte today and had a stellar performance with 7 strikeouts, helping the Lions eventually defeat Momo 4-1 and end their 3-game losing streak as Ku Lin earned their 8th win. Was selected as season and single game MVP.

The Unified Lions’ offensive line went on the offensive in the third inning, taking a 2-point lead with three walks, a timely hit by Lin Ank and a high-flying sacrifice fly by Chen Chongting. In the 7th inning, Su Zhijie hit a crucial two-run RBI hit, adding another insurance point for the Lions.

Unified Lions starting pitcher Ku Lin Rui Yang pitched 101 pitches and struck out 3 times in 7 innings and completely blocked the opposing line and his defense rate also dropped to 1.55, his 10th consecutive high-quality starting performance, collecting 132 strikeouts and He ranks first on the strikeouts list with his teammates and the Cavaliers.

In the Lions’ bullpen, Qiu Haojun scored a run in the 8th inning and Perez eventually defeated Tao Yuan 4–1, clinching their 8th place in the league’s provisional ranking of local victory shots.

In response to why Ku Lin had a long rest day as a starter recently, Uni-President Lions head coach Lin Yuping said after the game: Ku Lin has pitched 110 innings this season, setting a career high, and with potential future overseas development, the team needs to control his pitching. The number of innings and amount of pitches should be controlled to give him more rest and avoid overload.