Bill Pulsipher of the US was rock solid in his Taiwanese debut with eight innings of two-run ball (one earned) on seven hits and four strikeouts for the Lions. But the former major leaguer was not able to pick up the win despite the quality start as the Lions offense struck one inning too late, handing the victory to reliever Lin Yueh-pin instead. Lin worked a one-hit ninth for the win to improve to 3-4 this year.Let's hope Bill can keep it going. Any other news out there?
A 9-1 record by the Lions in their last 10 contests, coupled with the Bears' 5-5 mark over the same span is the main the reason that the Lions have regained their "rulers of the south" distinction, thanks to a tremendous effort from the Lions pitchers Eric Cyr of Canada (3-0 in his last three starts and a 1.08 ERA), Bill Pulsipher of the US (1-0 in his last three games with an ERA of 0.5), and Lin Yueh-ping of Taiwan (2-0 in his last five relief appearances with no earned runs).Here is the link to the full Taipei Times article.
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Before being signed by a Major League organization Pulsipher pitched with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. His 6-7 mark and 4.49 ERA in 25 games with the Redbirds resulted in a callup to the St. Louis Cardinals where he appeared in 5 games in relief.
The Lions need a pitcher as both Bryant Nelson and Luis Ugueto are batting .207 and .231 respectively.