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Elih Villanueva
Starting pitcher Elih Villanueva of the Brothers Baseball Club made Taiwanese professional baseball history when he pitched a no-hitter (thr 8th in league history) against the Lamigo Monkeys for a 1-0 win in Taichung on Friday. The right-hander from Florida showed his skill as he sailed through nine innings on 10 strikeouts, allowing only two Lamigo Monkeys to get on base, one on a hit and one on a walk. With the bases loaded in the first inning, the Brothers got one run against Lamigo pitcher Zeke Spruill — from Virginia and in his second Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) season — when designated hitter Chou Ssu-chi earned a walk, squeezing in the runner on third. It would be the only run the Brothers needed on the night, as Villanueva took control on the mound and dismissed the Lamigo’s power hitters one by one at the plate.
“This is my first season here, so it’s important for me to get to know the league and the conditions, and to do my job as a pitcher. The last time that I faced the Lamigo Monkeys, we didn’t do well, so this time I got back at them,” Villanueva was quoted as saying after the game. - Taipei Times, 1 October 2018
In the bigs, Elih pitched a single game for the Marlins in 2011, took the loss and finished his MLB career with an ERA of 24.00.
Redid the facegen. Same in-game weight issue adding a few pounds despite thinning the fg itself.
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