Samsung wins 4 consecutive wins, leaps to 5th place after defeating Doosan… Seunghyun Lee wins his debut as a starter

by times news cr

2024-04-19 06:00:52

Seunghyun Lee, 5 innings, 1 hit, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts, no runs.

ⓒNewsis

The Samsung Lions won their fourth straight game.

The Samsung Lions won 5-2 in the home game against the Doosan Bears in the ‘2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League’ held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 18th.

Samsung, which won all three home games against Doosan, has recently won four games in a row. They recorded 11 wins, 1 draw, and 10 losses in the season, rising to 5th place.

Samsung left-handed starting pitcher Seung-Hyun Lee recorded his first win of the season by pitching 5 innings, allowing 1 hit, 2 walks, striking out 6, and allowing no runs. He enjoyed the joy of becoming the winning pitcher in his first starting pitch since his debut.

Koo Ja-wook led the victory with 1 hit in 4 at-bats, 1 RBI, and 1 run, including a timely hit in the final. Kim Young-woong hit his fifth solo home run of the season, and Ah Seong-gyu contributed to the victory with 1 hit and 2 RBIs in 3 at-bats.

Kim Ji-chan of Samsung became the 63rd player in history to record 10 steals in five consecutive seasons.

Samsung coach Park Jin-man achieved 100 wins for the 56th time in KBO League history.

Doosan (9 wins, 14 losses), which suffered three consecutive losses, still remained in 8th place.

Doosan’s native ace Kwak Bin suffered his fourth loss of the season, allowing 5 hits (1 home run), 5 walks, 7 strikeouts, and 5 runs in 5 innings. The season ERA increased further to 6.18.

Doosan’s batting lineup failed to score a single point until the 8th inning and committed suicide.

Samsung created a chance in the bottom of the first inning with Kim Ji-chan’s infield hit and stolen base, then took the lead with Koo Ja-wook’s timely hit. Then, David McKinnon and Kim Young-woong’s back-to-back walks gave them a chance to load the bases with one out, and then Lee Seong-gyu’s two RBI double made it 3-0. Immediately after, Kim Hyun-jun’s sacrifice fly added one point.

Samsung, which took the lead, ran away with a 5-0 lead thanks to Kim Young-woong’s solo home run. Kim Young-woong hit a large home run with a distance of 130 meters.

Samsung, which had secured the win, activated its bullpen starting in the 6th inning.

Tae-Hoon Kim maintained the lead with 1 hit, 2 strikeouts, and no runs in 1⅔ innings, while right-handed reliever Seung-Hyun Lee pitched 1⅓ innings, allowing 1 hit, and no runs.

Doosan scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning, starting with a double by leadoff hitter Heo Gyeong-min, against Samsung’s fourth pitcher, Yang Hoon, but was unable to target Samsung’s closer Oh Seung-hwan.

Seung-hwan Oh recorded his 5th save of the season (1 win, 2 losses) with 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, and scoreless pitching in 1 inning.

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