A Reason To Cheer.....

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With Wang and Kuo out, Tsao down...and a rash of others NPB'ers hurt or in the minors, the Yomiuri Giants Chien-Ming Chiang gave us a reason to cheer after winning his first start of the season in the team's home opener. Chiang pitched 7 strong innings against the Dragons, allowing 2 runs (via the longball) on 5 hits. He had 1 K and was clocked at a game-high of 88 mph. Chiang was selected co-MVP of the game along with teammate M. Ogasawara. The Giants prevailed 7-2 on Tuesday.
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~In other NPB action, W.C. Lin was 0-1 in another pinch hitting role as the Tigers won 4-3 over the Swallows.

CPBL:
Cobras 4 - Bulls 0: Cobras LF Hung-Yuan Lin earned Game MVP honors with a 2-2, 3 RBI night with 2 doubles.
Lions 4 - Whales 2: The Lions SP, Rob Cordemans earned his 2nd win of the season and Game MVP honors with a strong showing. He pitched 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits - he had 6 K's and 2 walks/Lions C Cheng-Hua Kao was 2-4 with a solo HR/Whales C Hsin-Min Wang also hit a solo HR.