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Doosan beat Lotte by 1 point and ended 3-game losing streak
NC, 4 consecutive wins over Hanwha led by Ryu Hyun-jin
The Kia Tigers, the leader of professional baseball, defeated the Samsung Lions, who were competing for the second place, for two consecutive days and consolidated their leading position.
On the 18th, Kia won 10-4 in the 2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League match against Samsung at the Kia Champion Stadium in Gwangju.
This three-game series attracted attention as the first and second place matchup, but Kia won all two games except the match on the 16th due to rain. In addition to the three consecutive wins, they also won five consecutive games against Samsung.
Kia, which won its 54th game of the season (2 draws, 35 losses), widened the gap with LG Twins (49 wins, 2 draws, 42 losses), which fell to second place due to Samsung’s loss, to 6 games.
Samsung lost the second place to LG with 48 wins, 2 draws and 42 losses, and fell to third place.
Kia took the lead in the firepower battle, hitting 16 hits each in long and short. Seo Gun-chang and Choi Won-jun, who took the lead, performed well with 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats, while No. 7 batter Byeon Woo-hyuk showed good hitting ability with 3 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 RBI and 3 base runs.
On this day, the game was interrupted by rain at 7:35 p.m. during the bottom of the third inning due to Kia’s attack, but resumed at 8:40 p.m. one hour and five minutes later, with both teams’ starting pitchers leaving the mound early.
Kia also had the upper hand in the bullpen battle. Kia’s bullpen gave up only 1 run, while Samsung contributed 7 runs.
The first to take the lead is Kia.
In the bottom of the second inning, with one out and one on base, Byeon Woo Hyuk hit a timely double to left center on a single by Socrates Brito. After Kim Tae Gun’s hit to left field was out, Samsung’s starting pitcher Connor Sebold’s wild pitch led to Byeon Woo Hyuk scoring on third base.
Samsung immediately turned the situation around.
In the top of the third inning, after Kim Ji-chan reached base, Kim Heon-kun hit a double to the top of the left fence, moving the team to second and third base with no outs. Lee Jaehyun, who came next to bat, hit a three-run ball (his ninth of the season) over the left wall.
In the bottom of the third inning, Kia’s leadoff hitter Choi Won-jun hit a solo home run (his fifth of the season), immediately tying the score at 3-3.
After the game resumed due to rain, Kia took full control of the situation, scoring 2 points in the 4th inning and 4 points in the 5th inning.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, with one out and a runner on second base, Park Chan-ho hit a single to right center, and then Seo Gun-chang came on base and Choi Won-jun hit a single to right center. There was one out and a runner on first and second base.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, with no one out on first base, Socrates Brito at first base took advantage of a throwing error by the opposing center fielder, Kim Sun-bin got a leadoff single and Socrates Brito hit home plate.
With no outs on second base, Kia’s Byeon Woo-hyuk and Choi Hyung-woo hit consecutive singles, and Seo Gun-chang hit a double to right on Park Chan-ho’s sacrifice bunt, scoring two runs and Kia added one run. They scored one run each on second and third base, leading 9-3.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, with one out on base, Kim Do-young was walked and scored another run, laying the foundation for the game.
At the Gocheok Sky Dome, KT Wiz defeated Kiwoom Heroes 12-8 after 10 overtimes.
The 7th-placed KT (44 wins, 2 draws, 46 losses) who won 5 games in a row narrowed the gap with the 6th-placed SSG Landers (45 wins, 1 draw, 45 losses) to one game. They also continued their strong performance and won 9 games in a row against Kiwoom.
On the other hand, No. 10 Kiwoom (37-52) is on a five-game losing streak.
In the second half, KT overturned an 8-point deficit with a hot long hit from the batting line. Bae Jung-dae (5th of the season) hit a home run to tie the score in the 9th inning and Moon Sang-cheol (12th of the season) scored the last two runs in the 10th overtime, leading the team to a comeback victory.
Park Young-hyun (7 wins, 2 losses, 14 saves), who played as the sixth pitcher of the KT team, became the winning pitcher.
The scoreless pitching of Ha Young-min, who protected Kiwoom on the starting mound, gradually faded. They only gave up 3 hits and 2 walks until the 6th inning, but they were unable to achieve their 7 wins (5 losses) this season due to the troubles in the bullpen.
Ki-woo and Kim Dong-wook, who hit a home run for the final two runs in the 10th inning of extra time, suffered their first loss since their professional debut.
Kiwoom’s bat was hot from the first strike.
In the bottom of the first inning, Lee Joo-hyung’s infield hit, Ronnie Dawson’s bunt, and first baseman Oh Jae-il’s error resulted in no outs, and Song Seong-moon hit a single to first and third base. In the next opportunity, Kim Hye-sung hit a single and brought a home run to third base. After that, Choi Joo-hwan’s infield hit left no outs on base, and Won Seong-jun walked to add another run.
In the bottom of the second inning, after Lee Joo-hyung and Dawson hit consecutive hits, Song Sung-moon hit a timely RBI single to left center. With no outs on third base, Kim Hye-sung hit a sacrifice fly to center field, further widening the gap for Kiwoom, who was leading 4-0.
Kiwoom hit a home run in the second half and nearly won.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, with first baseman Oh Jae-il’s error, Won Seong-jun’s sacrifice bunt, and Kim Tae-jin’s walk, Kim Gun-hee hit out Lee with two outs and runners on first and second bases. Sang-dong hit a forkball to the left side for a three-run home run (his second of the season).
KT, which had been silent due to its inability to target starter Ha Young-min, fought back in the top of the 8th inning.
After the first batter Kim Min-hyuk drew a walk, Mel Rojas Jr. hit a double. Then, Kwon Dong-jin drew a walk and Oh Jae-il’s pitch hit the body, leaving the bases loaded with one out, and Kang Hyun-woo added a run by drawing a walk.
With one out and three bases to play, Bae Jung-dae flew to center field, narrowing the gap to 3-8. However, with the bases loaded and two outs, Shim Woo-jun eventually hit a ground ball from the pitcher, ending KT’s run.
However, KT showed great courage and brought the game back to square one.
In the top of the 9th inning, Moon Sang-chul’s base hit and Kang Baek-ho and Kwon Dong-jin’s consecutive hits put two outs on base, and then Kang Hyun-woo got on base. After getting on base, Bae Jung-dae caught a changeup from pitcher Kim Sung-min and hit a home run to tie the score.
KT smiled in overtime.
In the top of the 10th inning, with one out and a runner on third base, Moon Sang-chul hit a thick stick from pitcher Kim Dong-wook and hit the final two-run arc, ending the bloody battle.
Led by Guo Bin, the Doosan Bears defeated the Lotte Giants 3-2 at the Ulsan Munsu Baseball Stadium.
Doosan lost to Lotte on the 16th and 17th, but broke its three-game losing streak with a win today. Doosan, ranked fourth, has a record of 49 wins, 2 draws and 44 losses.
The 8th-placed Lotte (38 wins, 3 draws, 47 losses) ended its 2-game winning streak and 3-game winning streak at the Ulsan Stadium.
The battle for pride between the local aces of the two teams was very tense. Doosan’s Guo Bin and Lotte’s Park Se-woong both hit home runs and gave up points in the first inning, but then continued to pitch scoreless innings.
Doosan’s Guo Bin had an excellent pitching record of 2 hits (1 home run), 4 strikeouts, 2 walks, and 2 runs in 7 innings. He threw as many as 112 pitches and fought back.
Park Se-woong was no slouch either. He only scored 3 runs and hit a home run in the first inning, but he pitched well, striking out 9 batters in 8 innings, giving up 4 hits (1 home run) and 3 runs.
However, Guo Bin smiled as he saw Doosan win by 1 point. Guo Bin got his 8th win of the season (7 losses).
Park Se-woong lost despite pitching well. This was his 7th loss of the season (6 wins).
Both teams scored only once.
In the top of the first inning, Doosan reached first and second base with no outs thanks to consecutive hits from Jung Soo-bin and Heo Kyung-min.
Henry Ramos and Kim Jae-hwan struck out in quick succession, but Yang Seok-hwan solved the problem. In the fifth pitch, Yang aimed at the slider of the opposing starter Park Se-woong and hit a three-pointer (his 21st of the season) over the left wall.
Lotte responded with a home run and chased down the run.
In the bottom of the first inning, Ko Seung-min’s infield hit reached first base with one out, and Jeon Jun-woo hit a two-run home run (his 11th of the season) to left-center field.
Guo Bin and Park Se-woong blocked their opponents’ batting line from the second inning and did not allow their opponents to score any points.
Guo Bin ended the game with a triple in both the 2nd and 3rd innings, and gave up only one base hit in each of the 4th and 5th innings. He did not allow any base runners to reach base in the 6th and 7th innings.
Park Se-woong did not strike out a batter from the 2nd to the 6th inning. In the top of the 7th inning, the leadoff hitter Kim Jae-hwan hit an infield single, but the inning ended with a ground ball to the shortstop and a double play. The 8th inning was another three-run inning.
Doosan started the bullpen in the 8th inning, and Lee Young-ha, who took over the mound from Kwak Bin, ended the first inning with three straight hits.
With Doosan leading 3-2, Doosan closer Kim Taek-yeon came to the mound in the bottom of the 9th inning and pitched an inning without giving up a single hit. Kim Tae-yeon made his 9th save of the season (2-1).
Lotte’s Kim Kang-hyun, who came on base after Park Se-woong in the top of the 9th inning, also ended the first inning cleanly with three consecutive hits, but the batting lineup failed to play to its strength and eventually lost to Doosan.
At Changwon NC Park, the NC Dinos continued their upward momentum by defeating the Hanwha Hawks led by Ryu Hyun-jin 4-3.
NC, which won four games in a row, achieved its 44th win of the season (2 draws, 43 losses) and defeated SSG Landers (45 wins, 1 draw, 45 losses) which was unable to play due to rain. On that day, it rose to sixth place and became the only fifth place.
Hanwha fell into a quagmire of four consecutive losses and ranked 9th with 38 wins, 2 draws and 50 losses.
NC right-hander Yeong-gun Shin Min-hyuk allowed 9 hits (1 home run) and 2 runs in 5 innings. Although he was hit a lot, he minimized the runs he lost and laid the foundation for the team’s victory.
Shin Min Hyuk achieved his 7th win of the season (7 losses).
Hanwha’s “returning ace” Ryu Hyun-jin suffered disappointment as he allowed four runs in the first inning, including four consecutive hits. Ryu Hyun-jin allowed five hits, struck out five, walked one, and allowed four runs (three earned) in five innings. He suffered his sixth loss of the season (five wins) as he failed to turn the game around with his batting line.
NC defeated Ryu Hyun-jin and scored 4 points in the first game alone.
In the bottom of the first inning, four consecutive hits led to two runs. Min-Woo Park, Si-Won Park, Gun-Woo Park and Matt Davidson hit one after another.
Kwon Hee-dong’s base hit resulted in a home run with no outs, and Kim Hui-sik’s double put a runner on third base, Park Gun-woo, on target.
With two outs and on third base, Xu Haozhe hit an infield ground ball and the opposing third baseman made a catching error, allowing the third base runner Davidson to score.
Ryu Hyun-jin was shaken only in the first inning, but continued to pitch without scoring.
Hanhua is catching up little by little.
In the top of the second inning, with Ahn Ji-hong’s single and Chae Eun-sung’s double leading with two outs and 2nd and 3rd bases, Lee Do-yoon hit a timely single to left.
In the top of the 4th inning, with one out and no one on base, Chae Eun-sung hit a solo home run to left field (his 9th of the season) to tie the score at 2-4.
After both sides were out in the top of the seventh inning, Noh Si-hwan’s double and Ahn Chi-hong’s single put Hanwha behind 3-4.
But Hanwha’s pursuit ends here.
Kim Young-gyu, who came on base in the top of the 8th inning, pitched the entire inning without giving up any runs, and NC, which was leading by one run, sent in Lee Yong-chan, the closing pitcher of the first half.
Lee Yong-chan, who walked Lee Won-seok and doubled by Jonathan Peraza, hit Roh Si-hwan with a home run, but he induced Ahn Chi-hong to double, shortstop, and locked the back door. Lee Yong-chan got his 15th save of the season (3 wins and 5 losses).
In addition, the match between SSG and LG originally scheduled to be held at Jamsil Stadium on the same day was cancelled due to the rainy season. The match postponed today will be held at a later date.
(Seoul = Newsis)
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