Chen Wei-Yin held the Wei Chuan Dragons to six scoreless innings Monday at Taipei Dome, setting up a 4–3 Uni-President Lions win that let the Chinese Professional Baseball League burn through another stacked rainout from Champi’s weekend.
Pitching line and context
Chen scattered four hits, walked one, and struck out five on 87 pitches, efficient enough for a 41-year-old arm managing late-series workload. Dragons hitters chased sliders low in the zone as humidity under the closed roof thickened air density; Lions catcher Kuo Fu-lin said they leaned on inside fastballs after a first-inning double threatened early damage. Manager Lin Yueh-ping pulled Chen after six despite a low count, citing predetermined caps agreed with training staff after a shortened between-starts routine during the typhoon week.
Offense and defense
Lions shortstop Lin Tzu-wei doubled in the third to drive two runs, while Dragons first baseman Hsu Jen-Hsien answered with a two-run homer in the seventh off reliever Wang Wei-Chen. A diving catch by center fielder Chen Szu-Chi robbed a tying extra-base hit in the eighth, drawing the loudest cheer from a crowd still thinned by storm travel headaches. Attendance reached 28,400 after caps eased following doubleheader safety reviews.
Series standings
The win gave Uni-President a 3–2 lead in the best-of-seven Taiwan Series, with Game Six remaining on the schedule if Wei Chuan wins Tuesday. Dragons manager Tseng Hao-Wei said he would lean on left-handed bats against probable Lions starter Wang Po-jung, while Lions brass declined to confirm rotation plans. CPBL commissioners monitored dome humidity readings after complaints from pitchers in Sunday’s nightcap.
Calendar knock-ons
Monday’s first pitch pushed a Taipei Film Festival encore to 9:30 p.m. at a secondary cinema, illustrating how dome sharing continues to ripple beyond baseball. Dome operators ran dehumidifiers between games to protect infield clay, a step they skipped during regular season when concerts shared the floor.
What fans take away
Chen’s outing was not the velocity showcase of his Major League prime, but location and sequencing still matter in a league where bullpens decide tight series. For Lions supporters, six quiet innings were proof the typhoon pause did not rust the one starter they trust when elimination games loom. Dragons fans pin hope on Tuesday’s lineup card—and on dome roof seals holding if another autumn squall approaches Taiwan from the east.
Umpiring and pace of play
League officials added an extra ball boy on each foul line after Sunday’s doubleheader stretched past midnight, when multiple pitchers missed the strike zone in humid air. Replay reviews consumed 11 minutes total, within CPBL targets, though Dragons manager Tseng argued a tag play at home should have been overturned. Commissioner’s office said humidity protocols will stay in effect for any potential Game Seven, including mandatory mid-inning towel breaks for infielders.