2024-07-12 23:20:16
Samsung beat Doosan again. Samsung won three games in a row in the second half of the season at the expense of Doosan, and took a step ahead in the battle for second place with Doosan.
Samsung won 9-5 in a close game with Doosan at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 12th, thanks to the concentration of its batting lineup. Samsung, which had an overwhelming lead of 8 wins and 1 loss against Doosan until the day before, has now recorded 9 wins and 1 loss in 10 games against Doosan this year. It has also maintained its sole 2nd place by continuing its recent 6-game winning streak against Doosan.
On the other hand, Doosan suffered a painful defeat even though they had national team right-handed pitcher and Doosan’s de facto ace Kwak Bin start the game.
Samsung took the lead in the first inning, but Doosan turned the game around by scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning. After Ramos got on base on a throwing error by third baseman Kim Young-woong, Yang Ui-ji walked, and with runners on first and second with two outs, Kim Jae-hwan hit a right-field hit to tie the score. In addition, Samsung right fielder Lee Seong-gyu’s throw home went past the catcher, allowing the runner on first base to score.
After that, a back-and-forth battle continued. Samsung tied the score with Ahn Joo-hyung’s timely hit in the second inning, but Doosan immediately scored another run in the bottom of the second inning with Park Jun-young’s triple. This time, Samsung turned the game around with Lee Seong-gyu’s two-run homer in the third inning, and Doosan tied the score again with Ramos’ homer.
Samsung took advantage of the opponent’s weakness in the top of the fourth inning when the score was tied 4-4 and seized a decisive victory. In the top of the fourth inning, Samsung created a chance with runners on second and third base with one out when Yoon Jeong-bin walked and Lee Byung-hun hit a left-handed hit. Doosan took Kwak Bin out here and brought in left-handed pitcher Lee Byung-hun to relieve.
But when the next batter, Kim Ji-chan, came to bat, an unexpected scene occurred. Lee Byung-hun’s second pitch, a regular fastball, was dropped by Doosan catcher Kim Ki-yeon. Yoon Jeong-bin, the runner on third base, scored, and Lee Byung-hun, the runner on second base, reached third base. Lee Jae-hyun, who came to bat as a pinch hitter, hit a sacrifice fly to center field, putting Samsung ahead by two points, 6-4.
Samsung sealed the victory with a decisive blow in the 8th inning. Kang Min-ho, who came to bat as a pinch hitter with one out and a runner on first base, hit a huge two-run home run that went over the left-center field fence against Park Chi-guk. Kang Min-ho, who added two RBIs, recorded his 1,200th career RBI. It was the 9th such record in the KBO League.
Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop was ejected after protesting that Yang Seok-hwan’s home run in the 8th inning was corrected to a triple after a video review. This was the third time this year that manager Lee has been ejected. Despite manager Lee’s ejection, Doosan was unable to turn the game around and had to accept defeat.
Samsung starting pitcher Baek Jeong-hyeon earned his second win of the season with 5 hits, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts, and 4 runs (2 earned) in 5 innings. On the other hand, Doosan’s Kwak Bin suffered his 7th loss (7 wins) with 6 runs (5 earned) in 3 and 1/3 innings.
Hanwha crushed LG 7-0 in the home game in Daejeon, led by Moon Dong-joo’s great pitching of 7 scoreless innings with a fastball of up to 160 km/h.
Moon Dong-ju, who returned to the minor league after a slump and played in his first game in 16 days, threw 101 pitches in 7 innings, allowing 8 hits, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts, and no runs to shut out the LG batting line. On this day, the Hanwha defense created 5 double plays, which lightened Moon Dong-ju’s burden. Moon Dong-ju earned his 4th win (6 losses) of the season in 45 days since the Lotte game on May 28.
On the other hand, LG, which suffered a shocking three-game losing streak to KIA last weekend, fell into a four-game losing streak after a listless performance. LG’s Choi Won-tae, who started for the first time in about a month after recovering from a side injury, became the losing pitcher after allowing five hits, three walks, and three runs in five innings. On this day, Hanwha Life Eagles Park sold out at 6:56 PM, 26 minutes after the game started, recording its 31st sellout. Hanwha owner Kim Seung-yeon (Hanwha Chairman) visited the stadium for the sixth time this season and enjoyed the joy of victory with fans.
In Changwon, NC won 9-2 against Kiwoom with 4 home runs. NC extended their home win streak against Kiwoom to 13 games since September 27, 2022. Matt Davidson, who is leading the home run rankings, hit his 28th home run with a solo home run in the 7th inning, widening the gap with 2nd place Kim Do-young (KIA) to 5. NC starter Kyle Hart recorded his 8th win (2 losses) of the season with 7 scoreless innings. Hart lowered his ERA to 2.57, maintaining his 1st place in the league in this category.
SSG won 2 consecutive games by crushing KIA, who was on a 7-game winning streak, 14-6 in the away game in Gwangju. The SSG batting lineup showed concentration by scoring 10 runs in the 3rd inning alone. Leadoff hitter Choi Ji-hoon and 2nd hitter Choo Shin-soo also set a unique record by hitting two hits each in the 3rd inning alone.
KT won a comeback victory over Lotte 5-4 in the away game in Busan. KT was down 0-4 until the 6th inning and seemed to be losing, but they tied the game in the 7th inning by scoring 4 runs, and in the 9th inning, with 1 out and runners on 1st and 3rd base due to an opponent’s error, they turned the game around with Rojas’ sacrifice fly.
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2024-07-12 23:20:16