The Fubon Guardians beat the Rakuten Monkeys behind six scoreless innings from foreign pitcher Wei Ge-shen, good news for both the team and the struggling pitcher himself.

• Wei Ge-shen threw 91 pitches over a full six innings without allowing a run, leading the team to a 5-0 shutout of Rakuten and ending his personal four-game losing streak.
• It was his second win in Taiwan, coming 142 days after his first at the end of March, and he also earned the first single-game MVP award of his career.
• Four of his seven appearances this season have come against Rakuten, and all three of his quality starts have been against the same team; head coach Goto Mitsutaka said it was purely a coincidence.
• Goto stressed that foreign pitchers are an important part of the team's strength, but said his next start would still depend on the overall pitching rotation.
• Batting eighth, Chou Chia-le went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and twice completed double plays by catching fly balls in the outfield and throwing back to first base.

Outlook: Wei Ge-shen should get more starting opportunities in the near term, but whether he can hold down a rotation spot will depend on his performance over the next few games.