Using a broken bat, a somewhat lucky method, to deal with Mike Trout, Lin Guanglai felt the pressure on him suddenly decrease substantially.
Even though the batter following Trout is a legend in Major League Baseball, one of the strongest hitters of the 21st century — Albert Pujols, the pressure he brought to Lin Guanglai was less than that of Trout.
Although Pujols can still contribute 20-30 homers per season, he is already 37 years old, his physical abilities have significantly declined, and he ultimately cannot compare to the peak Trout: Since Lin Guanglai's duel with him at the end of 2014, Pujols has been troubled repeatedly by right foot injuries, making it hard to maintain a completely healthy state.
For this reason, Lin Guanglai just spent a little thought and used his signature forked cutter ball to solve the match, securing the third out of the inning.
