2024-03-25 06:09:35
Samsung sweeps the opening two-game series
Lotte and KT both lose 2 times in a row
The professional baseball Hanwha Eagles succeeded in exacting revenge by defeating the LG Twins.
Hanwha achieved a come-from-behind victory of 8-4 in the away game against LG in the ‘2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League’ held at Jamsil Stadium on the 24th.
Hanwha, which lost 2-8 in the opening game the previous day despite using ace Ryu Hyun-jin, showed concentration in the second game and reported its first win of the season.
Hanwha starter Felix Peña earned his first win of the season by pitching 6⅔ innings, allowing 6 hits, 1 walk, striking out 4, and allowing 2 runs.
Peña effectively blocked LG’s batting lineup with a fast ball reaching 151 km/h, a change-up, and a slider.
New foreign hitter Jonathan Peraza contributed to the victory by hitting a solo home run against LG starter Lim Chan-gyu in the top of the 4th inning and a solo cannon to make it 3-1 in the 6th. It was his first home run in his debut and the first home run in his personal career.
Peraza played an active part with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 3 RBIs, and 3 runs, and Chae Eun-seong led the batting line with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs, including her first 3-run hit of the season.
LG failed to continue its upward trend before the opening game.
LG starter Lim Chan-gyu made a save with 7 hits (2 home runs), 5 strikeouts, and 3 runs in 6 innings, but suffered a loss as he did not receive help from the batting line.
LG, which showed active hitting the previous day, bowed its head in today’s game as it was unable to capitalize on its chances.
LG took the lead. LG created a chance in the bottom of the third inning with consecutive hits by Moon Seong-ju and Shin Min-jae. Shin Min-jae failed to steal base, but Park Hae-min hit a left-field hit to bring home Seong-ju Moon, who was parked at third base.
But the lead didn’t last long.
Hanwha balanced the score at 1-1 with Peraza’s solo home run in the top of the fourth inning. Peraza hit Lim Chan-gyu’s change-up and fired a solo shot with a distance of 122.6m.
Hanwha turned the tide and succeeded in coming back to 2-1 in the 5th inning with Chae Eun-seong’s double and Moon Hyun-bin’s single.
Hanwha ran away with a 3-1 lead thanks to Peraza’s solo home run in the 6th inning. Peraza attacked Lim Chan-gyu’s low curve and launched an exciting home run.
LG, who launched a counterattack, made up for one run in the bottom of the 7th inning with Oh Ji-hwan’s double and Moon Seong-joo’s timely hit. Afterwards, Shin Min-jae’s walk put a runner in scoring position, but the follow-up batter, Park Hae-min, struck out standing up and was unable to score an additional run.
Hanwha, having overcome the crisis, had a chance in the 8th inning with leadoff hitter Lim Jong-chan’s walk, Choi In-ho’s sacrifice bunt, and Peraza’s 4th intentional pitch, with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd bases. Afterwards, Noh Si-hwan’s 1 RBI hit and Chae Eun-seong’s first 3-run hit of the season led to a 7-2 lead.
Hanwha effectively decided the game with Lee Won-seok’s timely hit in the 9th inning.
Hanwha defeated LG’s pursuit by activating its bullpen lineup, which included Kim Beom-soo (1/3 inning, 1 walk and no runs), Joo Hyun-sang (1 inning, 2 hits and no runs), and Park Sang-won (1 inning, 2 hits and 2 runs).
SSG Landers won 7-6 in the game against Lotte Giants held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon.
With this, SSG won both of the opening two games.
Lotte suffered two consecutive losses. Coach Kim Tae-hyung, who has been leading Lotte since this season, failed to achieve his first win again.
SSG starting pitcher Roenis Elias maintained the mound without allowing any runs, striking out 5 until the 6th inning.
In the batting lineup, Heredia’s performance stood out, hitting a walk-off home run in the 9th inning. Choi Jeong-eun, who exploded with a 3-run home run in the 7th inning, hit a home run in 2 consecutive games.
Lotte starter Park Se-woong was held to 2 runs until the 5th inning, but the bullpen that followed gave up 5 runs in 3 innings.
At the beginning of the game, a great pitching match filled the baseball stadium.
Elias, who overcame the crisis in the top of the first inning by hitting Noh Jin-hyuk with a fly ball to right field with two outs and runners on first and second base, ended the top of the second inning with a three-way strike. In the top of the third inning, he gave up a double to Ko Seung-min and faced a critical situation with two outs and two on base, but tied up Victor Reyes with a grounder to second base.
Elias sent out Kim Min-seong with a ball hit to the body after two outs in the top of the fourth inning, but ended the inning with an out. In the top of the 5th inning, all three batters were hit.
Park Se-woong had one hit in the bottom of the first and third inning, but blocked subsequent batters and kept scoreless. In the bottom of the 4th inning, he struck out Park Seong-han and Choi Jeong and blocked Han Yu-seom with a grounder to second base.
It was SSG that broke the balance of 0.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, with two outs and no runners on base, Go Myung-Jun got on base with a single that landed next to the left fielder, then Kim Seong-Hyun’s double and Cho Hyung-Woo’s leadoff hit scored two runs.
However, in the bottom of the sixth inning, first baseman Na Seung-yeop’s catching error and Guillermo Heredia’s walk allowed the team to reach first and second base with no outs, but pinch hitter Oh Tae-gon’s failed bunt and Go Myeong-jun and Kim Seong-hyun’s ground balls failed to produce additional runs.
SSG, ahead 2-0, succeeded in widening the gap in the bottom of the 7th inning.
Choi Ji-hoon’s hit and Park Seong-han’s walk led to a group with one out and runners on first and second base. Choi Jeong hit Lotte’s Koo Seung-min’s 143 km/h fastball for a three-run gun to the left.
SSG had a chance to load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 8th inning thanks to walks by Myung-Jun Go and Sang-Hyun Ahn and a pitch hit by Ji-Young Lee. Next, third base runner Park Ji-hwan, who was brought in as a pinch runner when Lotte pitcher Jeon Mir made a wild pitch, stepped on home and drove in a wedge.
Lotte scored its first run in the top of the 9th inning with Park Seung-wook’s single with 2 outs and runners on first and third base, and with the bases loaded, Ko Seung-min hit a double that brought all three runners home, narrowing the score to 2 runs. Here, Reyes scored a two-pointer that brought the game to a close.
However, SSG immediately responded with cannon fire. In the bottom of the 9th inning, leadoff hitter Heredia hit a walk-off solo home run by hitting Lotte closing pitcher Kim Won-joong’s 118 km/h curve.
The Samsung Lions won 11-8 in the game against KT Wiz held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon.
With this victory, Samsung swept the opening two games.
On the other hand, KT, which suffered two consecutive losses, postponed reporting its first win of the season until the next game.
Samsung starting pitcher Danny Reyes led the team to victory by pitching 6 innings, allowing 6 hits, 1 walk, and 1 run.
The batting line produced 18 hits. Kim Young-woong had a two-run arch, and Kim Seong-yoon and Jeon Byeong-woo had three hits each. Koo Ja-wook played an active role with 3 RBIs.
KT starter Eom Sang-baek gave up 6 hits and 5 walks while going into the 4th inning, allowing 4 runs. Ju Kwon, who pitched in relief, gave up 3 runs in ⅔ innings, and Young-Hyun Kim gave up 2 runs in 1 ⅓ innings.
In the batting lineup, Kang Baek-ho, Bae Jeong-dae, and Cheon Seong-ho recorded three hits each, but the shine faded due to the team’s loss.
Samsung took the lead in the top of the first inning with David MacKinnon’s timely hit with one out and runners on first and second base, and went ahead 2-0 with Ryu Ji-hyuk’s walk in the second out and the bases loaded.
Afterwards, Koo Ja-wook scored an RBI on a sacrifice fly in the top of the second inning, then hit an RBI single to right in the top of the fourth inning with one out and runners on second base.
Samsung, which led 4-1, added 3 runs in the top of the 6th inning thanks to Kang Min-ho’s timely hit and Oh Jae-il’s 1-RBI double.
In the top of the 7th inning, Kim Young-woong hit a slider from KT left-hander Sung Jae-heon and drew a two-run arch that went over the right fence.
Samsung came close to victory with Kim Hyun-jun’s 1-RBI double from second base with no outs and Jeon Byeong-woo’s timely hit from third base with one out in the top of the 8th inning.
KT produced a massive 7 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning with 5 singles and 3 doubles, but with 2 outs and 2nd base, Hwang Jae-gyun scooped up a fastball from Oh Seung-hwan, who came on in relief, but was caught by the right fielder.
Doosan Bears won 6-3 in the game against NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park.
Doosan and NC traded one win each in the opening series.
Doosan starting pitcher Brandon Waddell laid the foundation for victory by pitching 5 innings, allowing 2 hits, 4 strikeouts, and no runs, while Soo-bin Soo, Eui-ji Yang, and Gyeong-min Heo contributed with home runs. Jeong Soo-bin hit a home run on the first pitch as the leadoff hitter in the top of the first inning, setting a new record.
NC starter Shin Min-hyuk was in charge of the mound until the 5th inning, but bowed his head after two home runs. The batting lineup remained at a combined 7 hits.
Doosan took the lead with Su-bin Jeong’s solo home run in the top of the first inning, and widened the gap in the top of the fourth inning. With 2 outs and 1st base, Heo Gyeong-min hit NC starter Shin Min-hyuk’s changeup and launched a 2-run home run that went over the left field fence.
NC, which had been silent due to a good pitch by Doosan starter Brandon, created an opportunity in the bottom of the 6th inning.
After Kwon Hee-dong hit a double against the changed pitcher Choi Ji-gang, Park Geon-woo walked out with a pitch that hit his body, making it 1st and 2nd bases with 2 outs. However, Kim Seong-wook’s fly ball to center field threw away the chance.
Doosan, which had passed a critical juncture, did not miss the opportunity.
In the top of the 7th inning, with Kim Min-hyuk’s walk, Park Jun-young’s single to left, and Kim Dae-han’s sacrifice bunt with one out on second and third base, Henry Ramos hit a timely hit with two RBIs.
Doosan contributed 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning, reducing the gap to 2 points, but took a breather with Yang Eui-ji’s solo home run in the top of the 9th inning.
Then, closing pitcher Jeong Cheol-won, who appeared in the bottom of the 9th inning, ended the game with one scoreless inning.
Meanwhile, the game between Kiwoom Heroes and KIA Tigers, scheduled to be held at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on this day, was canceled due to rain.
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2024-03-25 06:09:35