Taipei, April 1 (CNA) Taiwan’s Hsu Jo-hsi (\u5f90\u82e5\u7199) pitched six scoreless innings with six strikeouts on Wednesday, leading the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 6-1 victory in his first start in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old righthander, who signed a three-year deal with the reigning NPB champion Hawks in December, took to the mound for the first time in an away game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Sendai.<\/p>\n
In each of the first three innings, Hsu retired the side, facing only three batters, with help from his catcher, who twice threw out runners that had reached base.<\/p>\n
In total, Hsu threw 86 pitches, notching six strikeouts over six scoreless innings against the Golden Eagles, while allowing only three hits and two walks.<\/p>\n
The Fukuoka Hawks went on to win the game 6-1, improving their record to 5-0.<\/p>\n
In a post-game interview, Hsu thanked his manager for the opportunity to start the game and his teammates for their strong defensive performance.<\/p>\n
Hsu also singled out catcher Takashi Umino for praise, saying he had trusted his pitch calls and focused entirely on execution.<\/p>\n
With his performance Wednesday, Hsu became the first Taiwanese pitcher to win his inaugural start in an NPB game since Kuo Chun-lin (\u90ed\u4fca\u9e9f) did so for the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2015.<\/p>\n
(By Su Chih-yu and Matthew Mazzetta) <\/p>\n
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