He did not exactly have the best start, giving up two first-inning runs to a scrappy Seattle lineup that greeted him with four solid hits in front of nearly 40,000 screaming fans.
But Taiwan's second -- and latest -- major league star Wang Chien-ming (???) quickly settled down and retired the next 17 batters he saw in a row, to help the New York Yankees win their ninth straight game in a 6-3 decision against the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.
The 25-year-old native of Tainan who made his major-league debut on April 30 in a no-decision against the Toronto Blue Jays, won his second consecutive start after suffering his first career loss against the Tampa Bay Devils on May 5.
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