The Doosan Bears won all three matches against the KIA Tigers.
In the 2023 Shinhan Bank Sol KBO League KIA match at Jamsil Stadium on the 14th, Doosan demonstrated a back-and-forth, scoring 4 points only in the 8th inning, and won 8-4.
Doosan, who had 3 consecutive wins, secured 5th place with 17 wins (1 draw, 16 losses). KIA, which fell into the pit of 5 consecutive losses, stayed in 7th place.
Doosan took the lead with consecutive hits by Song Seung-hwan, Jo Su-haeng and Lee Yu-chan in the bottom of the 4th amidst a strong fight by foreign ace Raul Alcantara.
He added 3 points in the 6th inning.
In the bottom of the 6th inning, Heo Gyeong-min’s hit, the opponent’s error, and Song Seung-hwan’s sacrifice bunt resulted in one out, 2nd and 3rd base, where Jo Soo-haeng hit a surprise bunt hit and called third base runner Heo Gyeong-min home.
In the ensuing first runner, 1st and 3rd base, Lee Yu-chan made a timely left-handed hit, and in the second out, 1st and 3rd base, Park Gye-beom’s infield hit led to third base runner Jo Soo-haeng coming home.
KIA turned the game around by scoring 4 points only in the 7th inning.
In the top of the 7th inning, Park Chan-ho’s walk, Ryu Ji-hyeok’s heavy hit, and Ko Jong-wook’s infield hit filled the bases. When Kim Seon-bin’s shortstop grounded, Park Chan-ho scored, and KIA recovered one point.
In the ensuing 1 company, 1st and 3rd bases, Hyung-Woo Choi hit the 3-storey (Season 4) over the middle fence, leading the KIA to pursue 4-4.
Doosan, who had been chased until a tie, took the lead again by scoring 4 points in the 8th inning.
Doosan took a 5-4 lead at the end of the 8th inning when Park Gye-beom hit a sacrifice fly on second and third base, which was made possible by Lee Yoo-chan’s walk and the opponent’s error.
Doosan widened the score to 7-4 as Yang Eui-ji fired the left-handed two-run gun (Season 3) in the continued 1st and 2nd base.
Kang Seung-ho’s walk and Jeon Min-jae’s hit made Doosan again two out, first and third base, and Yang Chan-yeol added a point with a timely hit in the middle left.
Doosan won as it was when Hong Kun-hee, who got on the mound in the top of the ninth, ended the first inning with a three-way strike.
[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Kim Geun-su = The 2023 KBO League match between Doosan Bears and KIA Tigers held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 14th, Kia Tigers attack in the first inning, and Doosan starting pitcher Alcantara is fighting back. 2023.05.14. ks@newsis.com
Doosan starter Alcantara blocked the KIA lineup with no runs even after receiving 7 hits in 6 innings. Strike out 9 out.
However, as the bullpen was shaking, it was not possible to make a kite with victory.
Jeong Cheol-won, who took the mound in the top of the 8th inning and blocked one inning with no hits and no runs, reported his 4th win (1 loss) of the season.
In the Doosan lineup, Park Gye-beom showed off a good sense of hitting with 3 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats.
KIA starter Yang Hyeon-jong was shaken with 10 hits, 5 strikeouts, 1 walk and 4 runs (2 earned runs) in 5⅓ innings, and the victory was misplaced. Yang Hyeon-jong, who has a personal career of 161 wins and is tied for second place with Jeong Min-cheol, postponed his chance to become second place alone.
KIA Jang Hyun-sik, who took the mound at the end of the 8th inning and was shaken with 1 hit (1 home run), 2 walks and 4 runs (2 earned runs) in ⅓ innings, took the first loss of the season (1 save).
At KT Wiz Park in Suwon, Lotte Giants beat KT Wiz 8-3.
Lotte, who finished the three-game series against KT this time in a winning series, maintained second place alone with a 19th win (11 losses). On this day, Lotte coach Larry Sutton, who celebrated his birthday, was presented with the victory.
KT, who fell into two consecutive losses, stayed at the bottom with a record of 9 wins, 2 draws and 22 losses.
Lotte foreign pitcher Dan Strayley led Lotte’s victory with a good pitch with 4 hits, 6 strikeouts, 3 walks and no runs in 6⅓ innings.
Strayley won his first win only in his 7th appearance of the season with a good pitch that day. In the previous 6 appearances, he had recorded only 3 losses without a win.
The Lotte lineup hit the KT hill with 14 hits. Park Seung-wook played an active role with 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 2 at-bats, and Han Dong-hee dominated the Lotte batting line with 2 hits and 3 runs in 4 at-bats.
KT’s selection exclusion was sluggish with 7 hits, 1 walk and 4 runs in 5 innings, becoming a losing pitcher. It’s the 3rd loss of the season.
Lotte scored 2 points first in the first inning. Jack Rex and Jeon Jun-woo hit right-handed hits in succession at 2nd 1st and 2nd base, created by Kim Min-seok and Han Dong-hee’s hits.
[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Kim Geun-soo = Lotte Strayley is fighting back at the end of the first inning in the 2023 professional baseball opening game Doosan Bears vs. Lotte Giants held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 1st. 2023.04.01. ks@newsis.com
Lotte, who kept the lead with Strayley’s good pitching, added 2 points in the 4th inning.
At the beginning of the 4th inning, Jeon Jun-woo’s double, Roh Jin-hyeok’s true base, and Yoo Gang-nam’s walk made it 2 out, 1st and 3rd base, and Yoon Dong-hee hit the right time. In the continued 2nd 1st and 3rd bases, Kim Min-seok hit a timely hit that fell to the left of the left fielder.
In the top of the 7th inning, after two outs, Lotte tied Han Dong-hee’s hit and Park Seung-woo’s heavy hit and timely double to add 1 point, and in the top of the 8th inning, Noh Jin-hyeok’s double and Yoo Gang-nam’s heavy hit hit in quick succession broke out and ran away to 6-0.
In the top of the ninth inning, Kim Min-soo’s double, Han Dong-hee’s walk, and Park Seung-wook and Yun Sun-nyeong’s timely hits on second and third bases, which were made safe by the opponent’s pitcher’s wild pitch, widened the score to 8-0 and put a wedge in the game.
At the end of the 9th inning, KT recovered the 3 points with Kim Joon-tae’s 2 RBI double and the opposing pitcher’s wild throwing, and then continued the chance of 2nd and 3rd base, but Anthony Alford struck out and did not score an additional point.
At Daegu Samsung Lions Park, the LG Twins beat the Samsung Lions 8-5.
LG, who had two consecutive victories, recorded 22 wins and 13 losses. The ranking is still 3rd.
6th place Samsung became 15 wins and 18 losses.
The atmosphere at the beginning of the game was good for Samsung.
At the end of the first inning, Samsung scored 3 points by linking Koo Ja-wook’s 2 RBIs, a timely triple and an opponent’s error at 1 out 1 and 2 base. At the beginning of the 3rd inning, LG made up 1 point with Park Hae-min’s timely hit, but at the end of the 3rd inning, Pirella and Kang Min-ho made a timely hit and ran away again 5-1.
LG, which had been dragged along, caught up 3-5 with Park Dong-won hitting a two-run home run (Season No. 9) over the left fence in the top of the 4th inning with 1 out and 2 base.
LG turned around by scoring 3 points in the top of the 7th inning.
In the top of the 7th inning, Joo-Hyun Jung’s hit and Chang-Ki Hong’s double in mid-month secured second and third base safely, and when Hae-Min Park hit the infield, third base runner Min-Jae Shin scored. In the following 1st and 3rd base, Hong Chang-ki, the runner on 3rd base, took advantage of the opposing pitcher’s wild pitch and came home.
Afterwards, Oh Ji-hwan hit a timely come-from-behind hit that landed in front of the center fielder from second out and third base.
[Seoul = Newsis] Reporter Kim Seon-woong = The 2023 KBO League Kiwoom Heroes and LG Twins game held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 10th, at the end of the 6th inning with 2 runners on 1st and 2nd base LG Park Dong-won is hitting 1 RBI at the right time. 2023.05.10. mangusta@newsis.com
With good pitching from the bullpen, LG maintained a one-point lead, and in the top of the ninth inning, Park Dong-won hit a timely double with two RBIs to the right of the right fielder with one company on first and second base, and ran away to 8-5 to solidify the victory.
Park Dong-won became the number one contributor to LG’s victory by sweeping 4 RBIs with a pursuit two-runner and a wedge double. Park Hae-min added strength to the batting line with 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats.
LG starter Adam Plutko was shaken with 9 hits and 5 runs (4 earned runs) in 6 innings, but he embraced his 6th victory of the season with the support of other lines.
At the end of the 8th inning, when LG led 6-5, Ham Deok-ju, who pitched in a situation with 2 out and 1st base and blocked 1⅓ innings without a run, reported his 2nd save (2 wins) of the season.
Samsung’s foreign ace, David Buchanan, struck out 10 in 6 innings, giving up 4 hits (1 home run), 3 walks and 3 runs, but the victory was misplaced due to bullpen fire.
In the match against Kiwoom Heroes held at Gocheok Sky Dome, NC Dinos won 6-4 thanks to a good fight from foreign ace Eric Peddy.
NC, who broke a two-game losing streak, took 18th win (16 losses) and maintained 4th place alone. Kiwoom, whose two consecutive victories were suspended, remained in 8th place with 16 wins and 20 losses.
Peddy led the NC victory with 6 hits (1 home run), 7 strikeouts, 1 walk and 2 runs in 6 innings.
From the KIA Tigers game on the 25th of last month to this day, Peddy, who made 4 consecutive quality starts (6 or more starting innings and 3 earned runs or less), earned his 6th win (1 loss) of the season. However, the season ERA went up from 1.02 to 1.26.
The NC batters showed off their concentration by scoring 4 points in the first inning only. Kwon Hee-dong, who batted 5 times, swung a hard hit with 3 hits, 2 RBIs and 1 run in 4 at-bats.
Kiwoom starter Ariel Hurado gave up 5 runs (3 earned runs) with 6 hits and 3 strikeouts in 6 innings amid mistakes by fielders, and took his 4th loss (3 wins) of the season.
In the top of the first inning, Son Ah-seop’s hit and Park Min-woo’s infield grounder’s first baseman’s catch mistake made the 2nd and 3rd bases safe.
Kwon Hee-dong pulled out a timely double that flowed along the left line in the first out and third base, which was followed by Jason Martin’s true base, and Park Se-hyuk, the follow-up hitter, hit a right-handed hit.
Kiwoom made up for one point with Lim Byeong-wook’s timely hit at the end of the second inning, but NC ran away with another point in the ensuing attack. In the top of the 3rd inning, with 1 out and 2nd base, Kwon Hee-dong hit a timely double that cut through the middle left.
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NC was chased 5-2 after Edison Russell hit a solo home run with Edison Russell at the bottom of the 6th inning with no runners.
At the beginning of the 9th inning, Park Min-woo hit a heavy hit from 2nd and 3rd base, widening the score to 6-2, and NC put in finisher Lee Yong-chan at the end of the 9th inning.
Lee Yong-chan contributed a hit to lead hitter Lim Ji-yeol, and then hit Kim Hui-jip with a left-handed two-run gun (Season 3), allowing Kiwoom to pursue 6-4.
Lee Yong-chan, who caught Hyung-jong Lee with a shortstop foul fly, was hit by a double by Dong-heon Kim and continued to lose runs, but he kept the team victory by catching Lee Jeong-hoo with a straight hit to second baseman and Chan-hyeok Park with a strikeout.
At Incheon SSG Landers Field, Hanwha Eagles and SSG Landers finished in a 3-3 draw.
Leading SSG recorded their first winless season (23-12). Hanwha is the second draw of the season (12 wins, 20 losses).
It was SSG that went ahead first. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Seong-Han Park hit an infield hit to take the lead, and in the bottom of the 3rd, lead batter Oh Tae-gon hit a solo home run (season 3) to take a 2-0 lead.
Hanwha, who was being dragged, balanced in the 7th inning. In the top of the 7th inning, with a walk by Oh Seon-jin and a hit by Park Jung-hyun, Lee Jin-young pulled out a double with 2 RBIs and a right at the right time.
In extra time, with the score 2-2, Hanwha scored first. In the top of the 12th inning, Park Sang-eon and Choi Jae-hoon hit, and Kim In-hwan hit a right-handed double at the right time on 1st and 3rd base.
In the bottom of the 12th inning, with no runners out, Guillermo Heredia hit a solo home run (season 4) over the left fence, and SSG caught up again 3-3. The match ended in a draw after SSG could not score.
SSG left-handed ace Gwang-Hyun Kim pitched 6 1/3 innings with 6 hits, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks and 2 runs, but could not win because he did not receive support from other lines.
Hanwha starter Min-Woo Kim left the mound early in the bottom of the 4th inning after being hit with a right elbow by Heredia’s batted ball with no runners out.