Taiwanese pitcher Kuo Hong-chih concluded the best MLB season of his career Sunday by securing the Los Angeles Dodgers record for lowest ERA based on a minimum of at least 50 innings pitched. The 29-year-old pitched a scoreless inning in relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks, lowering his ERA to 1.200. That was slightly better than the previous record of 1.202 set by Cy Young award-winning reliever Eric Gagne in 2003. 'Gagne is still my idol, ' Kuo said after the game. Gagne recorded 152 saves from 2002-2004 for the Dodgers before an arm injury derailed his career, though he attempted numerous comebacks before retiring in April 2010. In the final game of the season, Kuo took over in the bottom of the ninth with the Dodgers leading 3-1, and yielded only a walk in securing his 12th save of the season. The left-hander started the season injured but later emerged as the Dodgers' best reliever and the only one in Major League Baseball to record at least 10 saves and 20 holds during the 2010 season. Kuo's 56 appearances earned him an additional US$25,000 in incentives. It was his best season since first making the Dodgers roster in 2005. He struck out 73 while yielding only 29 hits and 18 walks in 60 innings pitched. Aside from his record-setting ERA, his WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched) was an astounding 0.78. Anything below 1 is considered outstanding. Kuo started the 2010 season as a setup man but was installed as a closer in mid- August in place of the struggling Jonathan Braxton. 