Doosan wins against Kiwoom ‘Hwang Seong-bin hits 3 home runs a day’ Lotte escapes from bottom place
KT falls to 10th place LG-SSG draws 2nd game of doubleheader
The Doosan Bears achieved a thrilling walk-off victory.
Doosan won 2-1 with Yang Seok-hwan’s walk-off hit in the bottom of the 9th inning in the second game of a doubleheader against the Kiwoom Heroes of the 2024 Shinhan Sol Bank KBO League held at Jamsil Stadium on the 21st.
8th-place Doosan, which lost 4-8 in the first game of the double header held for the first time this season, immediately avenged itself in the second game and recorded its 11th win (15th loss) of the season.
Kiwoom, which recorded 1 win and 1 loss in the double header, rose to 3rd place (13 wins and 10 losses). They are 1.5 games behind second place NC Dinos (15 wins, 9 losses).
The game continued with a score of 0 until the 8th inning, with pitchers from both teams pitching well.
Then Kiwoom broke the balance in the top of the 9th inning. After one out, Kiwoom Ronnie Dawson hit Doosan relief relief Jeong Cheol-won’s second pitch fastball and hit a solo shot (his fifth of the season) that went over the right-center fence.
Doosan launched a counterattack in the bottom of the 9th inning, trailing 0-1. After two outs, Yang Eui-ji hit a double to right-center against Kiwoom closer Jo Seung-woo. Then, during Kim Jae-hwan’s at-bat, pinch runner Lee Yu-chan landed on third base due to a wild pitch from the opponent. With 2 outs and 3rd base, Kim Jae-hwan hit a double that landed in front of the left fence to tie the game. Kang Seung-ho intentionally walked to the 4th pitch, but Yang Seok-hwan hit an infield hit with 2 outs and 1st and 2nd bases. Second baseman Song Seong-moon blocked the batted ball, but the home throw missed. Second base runner Jeon Da-min ran without stopping and scored the winning run. Seok-Hwan Yang’s walk-off hit is the third in his career. Jeong Cheol-won, who came on the mound in the top of the 9th inning and allowed 1 run, achieved an embarrassing victory. Joo Seung-woo, who came up in the bottom of the 9th inning and allowed 2 runs after getting 2 outs, suffered his second loss of the season. In the second game of the doubleheader held in Busan, the Lotte Giants defeated the KT Wiz 7-5. Lotte, which had a 9-9 draw in the first game, moved up one place to 9th place (7 wins, 1 draw, and 16 losses) by winning the second game. KT, which was in 9th place, fell to 10th place (7 wins, 1 draw, and 18 losses). Lotte took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning thanks to Hwang Seong-bin’s timely hit to left-center and Victor Reyes’ dominant two-run (4th of the season). KT chased after Mel Rojas Jr.’s right-center solo shot in the 4th inning (9th of the season) and Kim Sang-soo’s left-center solo shot in the top of the 5th (2nd of the season). Then Lotte widened the gap again in the bottom of the 5th inning with 1 out and runners on first base with Hwang Seong-bin’s two runs over the right field fence. Seongbin Hwang, who hit his first and second home runs of the season in the first game of the doubleheader, hit his third home run of the season in the second game. KT clinched the lead again in the top of the 6th inning with Jae-gyun Hwang’s timely hit to left, but Lotte ran away again in the 8th inning with consecutive timely hits by Hoon Jeong and Ho-young Son to take the win. Lotte starting pitcher Na Kyun-an recorded 8 hits (2 home runs), 5 strikeouts, and 3 runs in 6 innings, earning his first win (3 losses) in his 5th appearance of the season. KT starting pitcher Eom Sang-baek recorded his 5th loss (1 win) of the season with 7 hits (2 home runs), 7 strikeouts, and 5 runs in 6 innings. In Incheon, LG Twins and SSG Landers drew 5-5 in the second game of the double header. LG finished this three-game series with two wins and one draw. SSG failed to secure even a single win. LG, which had previously won 4-1 in the first game of this three-game series held on the 19th, won 10-8 in the first game of the double header thanks to Kim Beom-seok’s grand slam. 5th place LG’s season record was 13 wins, 1 draw, and 11 losses. SSG, which recorded its first draw of the season (14 wins, 11 losses), fell to 4th place. As in the first game of the double header, SSG took the lead in the second game as well. He scored 3 runs with two home runs in the first inning. In the bottom of the first inning, Woo Jung-wol hit a solo home run (3rd of the season) off leadoff pick Choi Ji-hoon. This is his first personal home run as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning. With Kim Seong-hyun’s right-handed hit leading to a no-out first base hit, Guillermo Heredia hit a two-run home run (fourth of the season) over the right-field wall. SSG added 1 point in the 3rd inning. In the bottom of the third inning, with Han Yu-seom’s double and Go Myeong-jun’s advanced base hit, Jae-hoon Ha hit a timely hit to left with one out and runners on third base. LG started to chase by scoring 3 points in the 4th inning. In the top of the 4th inning, Moon Bo-kyung’s double and Oh Ji-hwan’s first base double put the team on second and third base with no outs, and when Park Hae-min hit a double to the right of right field, both players were called home. Afterwards, with 2 outs and runners on second base, Hong Chang-gi hit a timely hit to left. LG tied the score in the 6th inning. In the top of the sixth inning, Oh Ji-hwan’s double to right-center and Park Hae-min’s sacrifice bunt put the team on third base with one out, and Koo Bon-hyuk hit a sacrifice fly. SSG broke the balance of 4-4 in the 7th inning. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Seong-Hyun Kim’s ball hit the body and Heredia’s hit to the right field created 1st and 2nd bases with no outs. Han Yu-seom, who came to bat next, hit a timely hit in front of right field to give SSG a 5-4 lead. But LG was also persistent. Scored a tie against SSG closing pitcher Seungwon Moon. In the top of the 9th inning, Kim Beom-seok hit a single to left-center, and pinch runner Choi Seung-min advanced to third base with a stolen base and a wild pitch, making it 1 out and 3rd base. Then, Bo-Kyung Moon, who came to bat, hit a fly ball to right field, but Tae-Gon Oh, who was in charge of defense in right field, was unable to catch the ball properly. At this time, Choi Seung-min went home and the score was tied 5-5. This was recorded as Moon Bo-kyung’s sacrifice fly and right fielder’s error. LG’s closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan, who came on the mound in the bottom of the 9th inning, ended the first inning with a three-way strike, ending the game in a draw. In Gwangju, NC Dinos defeated KIA Tigers 15-4. Second place NC (15 wins, 9 losses) broke a two-game losing streak and narrowed the gap with first place KIA (17 wins, 7 losses) to two games. NC was crushed after starting pitcher Kim Si-hoon allowed 4 runs (3 earned runs) in 5 innings, but defeated KIA with the power of a hot batting line. The NC batting line hit 16 hits, including three home runs. For the first time this season, all starting batters hit and scored.
NC’s fourth hitter, Matt Davidson, swept 2 hits and 5 RBIs, including a home run.
KIA used six relief pitchers after starting pitcher Kim Geon-guk retired with 4 runs in 2⅓ innings, but it was not enough to block the NC batting line.
In Daejeon, the Samsung Lions won 5-3 over the Hanwha Eagles.
Samsung, which won two games in a row, maintained 5th place (13 wins, 1 draw, and 11 losses). Hanwha also did not move from 7th place (11 wins, 13 losses).
For Samsung, after starting pitcher Connor Siebold retired with 4 hits, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 3 runs in 5⅓ innings, Koo Jin-jin was followed by Kim Tae-hoon (⅔ inning), Lim Chang-min (1 inning), Kim Jae-yoon (1 inning), and Oh Seung-hwan (1 inning). He pitched 3⅔ innings without giving up any runs, laying the foundation for a comeback victory.
Kim Tae-hoon won the match with a relief win. Seung-Hwan Oh recorded his 7th save of the season.
Samsung tied the game in the 7th inning, trailing 2-3, with David MacKinnon’s timely hit to left-center field with one out and bases loaded. With bases loaded and 2 outs, pinch hitter Ryu Ji-hyuk’s push-out walk led to a comeback, and then pinch hitter Kang Min-ho added another run with an infield hit.
Han Seung-hyuk, who appeared as Hanwha’s second pitcher, suffered the defeat by allowing 3 runs with 3 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 1⅓ innings. 스포츠토토맨
