Baltimore pitcher Wei-Yin Chen handed long-awaited eighth win – The China Post

After more than a month of waiting, the Baltimore Orioles’ Taiwanese pitcher Wei-Yin Chen finally bagged his eighth win in his rookie major league season Thursday with a much-needed victory over the Minnesota Twins.

The left-handed Taiwan native gave up three runs and six hits with five strikeouts in a seven-inning-outing.

He exited the game while the team was trailing behind. But a late rally of the Orioles lineup in the eighth inning, including Mark Reynolds‘ two-run single, gave Chen his first win since June 17.

The much-delayed triumph marks a perfect birthday present to the Kaohsiung-native who will be celebrating his 27th birthday on July 21.

The southpaw was a little shaky in his first inning, giving up an RBI single to Josh Willingham and a double to Trevor Plouffe that gave Twins an early 2-0 lead.

But he managed to settle down afterward, regaining his usual steady performance which he has been delivering to Baltimore throughout the season…

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