With their foreign pitchers sidelined by injury one after another, the Wei Chuan Dragons are turning to a domestic starter — a strain on the team's rotation planning, but a rare opportunity for Tseng Jen-ho.

• The Dragons relied on foreign starters for all five games last week, taking the weekend series against the Rakuten Monkeys and climbing to first place in the second-half standings.
• Chiang Han was demoted to the farm team and Mercedes has an issue with his groin, leaving the Dragons without two of their main foreign pitchers at the same time.
• Tseng Jen-ho has made 6 starts with the first team this season with a 2.51 ERA, but has yet to face the CTBC Brothers — tomorrow will be his first time.
• The last time the Dragons started a domestic pitcher was in early August; this shortage of foreign pitchers has handed the opportunity directly to the local arms.
• The Brothers will counter with foreign pitcher Logue, who allowed just 1 run over 8 innings against the TSG Hawks in his previous outing to pick up his eighth win of the season.

Outlook: Whether the Dragons can hold on to first place in the second half will depend in the short term on how well their domestic starters hold up until the foreign pitchers return.