http://0rz.tw/9e2L8 BriSox pick up first victory of season Bobby Thigpen got his first taste of victory as manager of the Bristol White Sox from an unexpected source Friday in Bristol’s 8-0 win over the Johnson City Cardinals. After using no fewer than 12 pitchers in the BriSox’s first three losses, Thigpen decided to go with newcomer Po-Yu Lin at Howard Johnson Field in Johnson City. The stout Taiwanese import did not disappoint. In six scoreless innings, the 20-year-old Lin allowed just four hits and no e arned runs while striking out seven. The brash right-hander attempted to intimidate batters with numerous brush-back pitches which may have made Cardinals batters uneasy. "We had no idea how he was going to do," Thigpen said. "He got in a couple bad situations and battled his way out, so after tonight we know that he’s got the capability to do that." Lin received plenty of run support early Friday, as the BriSox jumped out to a 4-0 lead by the second inning. Kyle Hash followed left fielder Sergio Morales’ game-opening RBI with a two-run single to right field that put the Sox up 3-0 in the top of the first. Hash led the BriSox with two RBIs. "The run support helped me be a lot more confident in myself knowing that we were so far ahead," Lin said through an interpreter. "I didn’t expect to do so well in my first start. I pretty much just do what the coaches tell me to do and work with the players around me, and it worked well." The BriSox assailed Cardinal starter Senger Peralta with seven hits and six runs in 3 1/3 innings. Sox batters added eight runs to their season total of 14 in three games, capitalizing on three Cardinals errors. After Lin retired the side with just six pitches in the first, leadoff batter Kent Gerst got the party back underway with his first career home run in the top of the second to extend the BriSox lead to 4-0. "We said before the game that this was a game to win to break the losing streak and we came out big," Gerst said. "I was kind of mad about the strikeout in the first inning, so I just unloaded on it." Despite the overall improvement, the BriSox left 12 runners on base and committed one error in the win. Wilmer Rojas came on strong in three innings of relief, allowing just two hits and no earned runs to go along with five strikeouts. Thigpen, who holds the single season MLB records for saves with 57, was proud of his teams pitching performance on the evening. "The key to me is pitching and defense," Thigpen said. "We got some great pitching tonight and that normally wins games." Bristol 310 220 000 8 11 1 Johnson City 000 000 000 0 6 3 Linn, Rojas (7) and Hash. Peralta, Diapoules (4), Gonzalez (8) and Mulligan, Sanzillo. W - Lin (1-0). L - Peralta (0-1). HR - Gerst (1). --

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