The magic of KT Wiz continues. KT beat Doosan Bears and jumped to third place.
KT won 4-3 in an away game against Doosan in the 2023 Shinhan Bank Sol KBO League held at Jamsil Stadium on the 4th.먹튀검증
KT, who ran 7 consecutive wins this season, the team’s most consecutive win, jumped to 3rd place (48 wins, 2 draws, 43 losses) in 107 days after the Suwon SSG Landers match on April 19th.
Doosan (46 wins, 1 draw and 43 losses), which gave away third place to KT, fell to fourth place.
Hwang Jae-gyun of KT exploded the 7th final Two Run Four (Season 2) and became the main player in the victory. The starting pitcher, Exclusive Seong, harvested his 5th win (6 losses) of the season with 7 hits and 2 runs in 6 innings.
For Doosan, Heo Kyung-min scored 3 hits, but the team lost. Starting pitcher Kim Dong-joo was unable to digest only 3 innings, showing an overuse of 4 walks in the 1st inning.
KT scored the first run without a hit in the first inning.
In the first out, Kim Sang-soo and Anthony Alford got walks in a row, and Park Byung-ho succeeded in advancing when shortstop grounded. Hwang Jae-gyun, the follow-up hitter, walked to the bases, and Lee Ho-yeon also walked on base and scored a push.
In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Doosan seized a chance with consecutive hits by Heo Gyeong-min and Sue-bin Su and Kim Jae-ho’s sacrifice bunt. Yang Seok-hwan, who appeared next, scored an RBI on a sacrifice fly, and Yang Eui-ji hit a timely hit.
KT turned the game to the starting point in the top of the 4th inning.
After Moon Sang-cheol and Kim Joon-tae got a walk, Bae Jeong-dae succeeded in making a sacrifice bunt to create an opportunity. From 1st out, 2nd and 3rd base, Kim Min-hyeok hit a ball deep into the left outfield to bring runner Moon Sang-cheol home.
The tight balance collapsed in the top of the 7th inning. KT occupied an advantage with a cannon shot.
In a situation where there were no runners in the second quarter, Park Byeong-ho opened the door with a hit that fell in the middle of the right. Then, Hwang Jae-kyun from 2nd and 1st base pushed Cheol-Won Jeong’s 147 km/h fastball and fired a superior two-run home run.
Doosan started chasing again in the bottom of the 8th inning.
Due to KT Son Dong-hyun’s mistake in throwing and Kang Seung-ho’s walk, pinch hitter Kim In-tae exploded a heavy hit at the right time at 1st and 2nd base with 2nd out. However, in the second out 1st and 3rd base opportunity, pinch hitter Kim Jae-hwan struck out on a swing and was unable to continue the flow.
[Daegu=Newsis] Reporter Lee Moo-yeol = Professional baseball Shinhan Bank SOL 2023 KBO League match between Hanwha Eagles and Samsung Lions held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the afternoon of the 2nd. doing high fives with 2023.07.02. lmy@newsis.com
In Daegu, the bottom Samsung Lions beat the leader LG Twins 5-4.
LG (56 wins, 2 draws, 34 losses), which was running on a 7-game winning streak, met Samsung (38 wins, 1 draw, 54 losses) in 10th place, and the streak was put on hold. Samsung, which was inferior to LG this season with 1 win and 8 losses, opened the start of a pleasant weekend three-game series.
Kang Min-ho, Samsung’s fourth batter, hit a home run, leading the team to victory with 2 hits and 3 RBIs in 4 at-bats.
The game unfolded in such a way that if LG leads, Samsung follows.
At the beginning of the first inning, LG had a chance to run 1st and 3rd safely with Hong Chang-ki’s left-middle double and Shin Min-jae’s infield hit. Kim Hyun-soo at bat easily scored the first run with Samsung starter David Buchanan’s wild throwing.
Austin Dean withdrew from 1st and 3rd base safely, but in the meantime, third base runner Shin Min-jae scored.
Samsung, which was trailing 0-2, got a chance to score by stealing second base by Kim Seong-yoon, who picked out a walk after two outs in the third inning. In the second out and second base, Kim Hyun-joon made up for one point with a timely hit in the middle.
After one shot in the 4th inning when they were chasing 1-2, Kang Min-ho fired a left-handed solo gun (Season 13) to turn the game back to square one.
However, LG took a lead by one point again with Shin Min-jae’s timely hit to the left in the 5th inning with 2 outs on 1st and 2nd base.
Samsung, which fell behind by another point, balanced the score 3-3 with Lee Jae-hyun’s timely hit from 2 out on 1st base at the end of the 7th inning.
The game rocked again in the 8th inning.
At the beginning of the 8th inning, with no two runners, LG Kim Hyun-soo fired a left-handed solo shot (Season 3) against Samsung Salvation Lee Seung-hyun.
Again, LG’s lead did not last long.
Samsung announced a counterattack with Ryu Ji-hyeok and Koo Ja-wook’s consecutive hits after two outs at the bottom of the 8th inning, trailing 3-4. Kang Min-ho, who appeared on 2nd, 2nd and 3rd base, played a full count match against LG Yoo Young-chan and scored a double at the right time with 2 RBIs.
Samsung finally turned the tide and ended the game with closer Oh Seung-hwan in the ninth inning with a 5-4 lead. Oh Seung-hwan reported his 14th save of the season.
Buchanan suddenly had a cramp in his right hand in the 7th inning, but he did his part with 5 hits, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts and 3 runs in 7 innings, such as being responsible for the end of the inning. The winning pitcher was Samsung Kim Tae-hoon, who was the team’s third pitcher and recorded a scoreless score in ⅓ innings.
LG’s third pitcher, Lee Woo-chan, took the loss with 2 runs in ⅔ innings.
[Seoul = Newsis] Reporter Kwon Chang-hoe = SSG players who won the 2023 KBO League SSG Landers vs. LG Twins game held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 21st, 6-4, are celebrating themselves. 2023.07.21. kch0523@newsis.com
In Sajik, the SSG Landers beat the Lotte Giants 4-1 to break a three-game losing streak.
2nd place SSG (51 wins, 1 draw and 38 losses) narrowed the gap with 1st place LG by 4.5 games. 7th place Lotte (42-48) fell into a two-game losing streak.
SSG scored the first run in the first inning with Joo-hwan Choi’s sacrifice fly to center fielder, and in the third inning, Hyeong-woo Cho, Shin-soo Choo, Ji-hoon Choi, and Joo-hwan Choi scored two more runs. In the 4th inning, Choo Shin-soo’s sacrifice fly added one more point.
Lotte scored a point with Nico Goodrum’s infield hit in the 5th inning, 2nd, 2nd and 3rd base, which was trailing 0-4.
However, there were no additional points. Lotte had a chance to load the bases with one out against Jin-Yong Seo, who finished SSG in the ninth inning, trailing 1-4, but Dong-Hee Yoon withdrew his head with a double hit by the second baseman.
After SSG starter Park Jong-hoon was replaced with 2 hits, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts and 1 run in 4⅔ innings, Noh Kyung-eun, the second pitcher, recorded no runs in 1⅓ innings and won the victory.
Lotte starter Lee In-bok suffered his third loss (one win) of the season with 7 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, 4 runs and 3 earned runs in 3 innings.
[Seoul = Newsis] Park Min-woo of NC Dinos in professional baseball. (Photo = Provided by NC Dinos) *Resale and DB prohibited
In Changwon, NC Dinos defeated Kiwoom Heroes 4-2.
NC (46 wins, 1 draw, 43 losses) rose to a tie for 4th place, and Kiwoom (41 wins, 3 draws, 55 losses) in 9th place fell into a pit of 6 consecutive losses.
NC tied the game with Jason Martin’s timely double at the bottom of the first inning, 0-1, with two out and second base.
In the 3rd inning, where the score was 1-1, Park Kun-woo called in both runners and brought the flow with a double that fell in front of the left fence. In the 8th inning with a 4-2 lead, Kwon Hee-dong sealed the victory with a sacrifice fly to center fielder.
Kim Si-hoon, who came out as the second NC pitcher, blocked 1⅓ innings without a run and took a salvation win.
Kiwoom starter Jeong Chan-heon threw well with 7 hits and 3 runs in 6 innings, but suffered his 6th loss (2 wins) of the season.
Na Seong-beom of the KIA Tigers hit a home run in a match against KT Wiz held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 9th. (Photo = Provided by KIA) *Resale and DB prohibited
In Gwangju, the KIA Tigers defeated the Hanwha Eagles 9-3.
6th place KIA (43 wins, 1 draw, 43 losses) recovered a 50% win rate. Hanwha (38 wins, 4 draws, 48 losses) did not move from 8th place.
KIA starter Yoon Young-chul endured with 9 hits (2 homers), 2 walks, 6 strikeouts and 3 runs in 6 innings and got his 7th win (4th loss) of the season.
Hanwha Jang Min-jae recorded his 7th loss (2 wins) of the season with 7 hits (1 home run), 5 strikeouts, 4 runs and 3 earned runs in 3⅓ innings.
KIA Na Seong-beom played an active role with 3 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run and 2 RBIs, and Kim Seon-bin also helped with 3 hits and 3 RBIs in 4 at-bats.
Na Seong-beom, who attacked Jang Min-jae after 2 shots in the 1st inning and fired a solo shot (Season 9) in mid-Wall, added a point with a timely hit to the left in the 4th inning, 1 company and 3rd base, leading 3-1.
Hanwha Noh Si-hwan, who is running first in home runs this season, chased after drawing a two-run arch (Season 22) in the early 5th inning, but KIA swept 3 runs at the end of the 5th and ran away again.
After Lee Woo-sung hit a heavy hit at 1st and 2nd base, Han Jun-su hit and Park Chan-ho walked to fill the base. Choi Won-joon, who entered the bases with 1 out, hit a timely hit that landed in front of the right fence. In the meantime, two runners hit home, widening the score to 7-3.
KIA nailed the victory with Kim Sun-bin’s two RBIs and a timely hit in the 8th inning with one out and bases loaded.