Doosan Bears defended the 5th place with the good pitching of ace Raul Alcantara.
Doosan won 6-1 in an away game against Kiwoom Heroes in the 2023 Shinhan Bank Sol KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 22nd.
With this victory
Doosan made a season record of 51 wins
1 draw and 51 losses
returning to a 50% win rate.
At the same time, it held the 5th place.
The lowest Kiwoom
whose 4 consecutive wins were canceled
suffered 65 losses (46 wins, 3 draws).
Alcantara’s pitching
which overwhelmed Kiwoom’s lineup 먹튀검증사이트
was excellent.
He earned his 11th win (5th loss) of the season by throwing 7 innings
3 hits
2 walks
7 strikeouts, and no runs.
In the batting line
Yang Eui-ji
who hit a home run (Season 10) in the return match for the first team
and Yang Seok-hwan (2 hits, 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats)
who produced timely hits from opportunities
stood out.
Yang Eui-ji hit double-digit home runs for 10 consecutive years.
Kiwoom Kim Seon-gi
who took the starting pitching for the first time this year
gave up 5 runs (2 earned) with 8 hits and 6 strikeouts in 4 innings.
He suffered his first loss (1 save) this season.
Kiwoom’s batting line
blocked by Alcantara’s pitching
hung his head with 6 sporadic hits.
Doosan tied Jo Su-haeng’s heavy hit and Jose Rojas’ double in the top of the first inning to get a chance for one out
second and third base.
Then
Yang Seok-hwan scored the first run with a two-run double that flowed along the left wing.
In the beginning of the 3rd inning
Kim Jae-ho’s right-middle hit and opponent’s error made 2 out 1st and 3rd base
and Kim In-tae hit a right-handed hit.
Afterwards
Kim In-tae stole second base
and Kang Seung-ho hit a 2-RBI hit that fell in front of the center fielder
gaining a 5-point advantage.
After a no-hit streak until the fourth inning, Alcantara faced its first crisis at the end of the fifth inning when it gave consecutive hits to Lee Joo-hyung and Joo Seong-won.
However
Jeon Byeong-woo and pinch hitter Kim Dong-heon struck out one after another
and Lim Byeong-wook’s ground ball hit runner Joo Seong-won’s buttock
ending the inning.
The 6th and 7th episodes were neatly organized as a tripartite crime.
Doosan hit a wedge with a cannon shot.
Yang Eui-ji
who sortied as a pinch hitter from one company in the top of the 8th inning
hit Kiwoom Yoon Seok-won’s 139 km/h fastball and drew a solo arch that crossed the middle left wall.
Doosan, who led by 6 points
put left-hander Lee Byung-hun on the mound at the end of the 9th inning.
In the second company
Lee Byeong-hun dedicated doubles to Song Seong-moon and Kim Joo-hyung
took a run, and gave up an infield hit to Lee Ju-hyung.
However
he blocked Joo Seong-won with a floating ball from second baseman and took a period.
In Suwon, KT Wiz defeated the KIA Tigers 8-4.
KT
which is continuing its 10th consecutive winning series
sprinted for 3 wins in a row by catching the ‘natural enemy’ Tiger Corps
which was cornered in the thirteenth with 1 win and 6 losses this season.
The gap between 2nd place KT (59 wins, 2 draws and 46 losses) and 1st place LG Twins (64 wins, 2 draws and 38 losses) is 6.5 games.
6th place KIA (48 wins, 2 draws, 50 losses) fell into a 2-game losing streak and was pushed back by 1 game to 5th place Doosan.
The KT lineup showed cohesion by scoring 8 points with 9 hits.
Kim Sang-soo scored 2 hits and 2 RBIs, and Hwang Jae-kyun scored 2 hits and 1 RBI.
At the end of the first inning
KT took advantage of the gap when KIA starter Eui-ri Lee was shaken and scored.
Sang-Cheol Moon and Jae-Kyun Hwang hit successive hits at the right time with the bases loaded without a hit by Sang-Soo Kim
Anthony Alford
and Seong-Woo Jang.
KIA made up for one point with a home run by lead batter Choi Hyung-woo in the top of the second inning
which was behind 0-2. Choi Hyung-woo attacked KT starter Eom Sang-baek’s changeup and drew the season 14 arch over the right fence.
The game, in which KT led 2-1, fluctuated in the 6th inning.
In the top of the 6th inning
KIA launched a counterattack with Na Seong-beom’s body hit ball
Choi Hyeong-woo’s walk
and Socrates Brito’s left-handed hit to fill the bases.
Kim Seon-bin hit a timely left-handed hit with 2 RBIs
and Kim Tae-gun also hit a right-handed hit to the changed pitcher Son Dong-hyun.
However, KT, who was drawn 2-4
immediately regained the lead in the bottom of the 6th inning.
KT also had a chance to get full base.
Hwang Jae-kyun’s heavy hit and Oh Yoon-seok’s ball hit the body
followed by Lee Ho-yeon
who threw a ground ball
went on base with a fielder’s choice
and the bases were safely loaded.
KT, who tied the score with Bae Jung-dae’s right fielder’s sacrifice fly and Kim Min-hyeok’s left-handed hit
attempted a double steal from 1st and 2nd base.
At this time
catcher Kim Tae-gun’s throw to third base
which was trying to catch second base runner Lee Ho-yeon, missed
and Lee Ho-yeon rushed home
turning the tide of the game.
Following Park Byung-ho’s ground ball
first baseman Choi Won-joon made a catch error
and second base runner Kim Min-hyeok ran home.
In the 8th inning
leading 6-4, KT nailed the victory with 2 RBIs and doubles that exceeded Kim Sang-soo’s right fielder’s height in the 8th inning.
While Eom Sang-baek stepped down with 5 hits (1 home run) and 4 runs in 5⅔ innings
KT’s second pitcher Son Dong-hyun was named the winning pitcher with 1 hit and no runs in 1⅓ innings.
Eui-ri Lee was beaten early with 2 runs in 4 innings due to shoulder pain.
KIA’s third pitcher Lim Ki-young took the loss with 3 runs and 2 earned runs in ⅓ innings.
In Daejeon, the Samsung Lions beat the Hanwha Eagles 5-3.
Samsung (46 wins, 1 draw, 60 losses) pushed Hanhwa (42 wins, 6 draws, 56 losses) to 9th place and rose to 8th place.
In the beginning of the 3rd inning
Samsung took the lead by tying Kim Hyeon-joon’s hit ball and Kim Seong-yoon’s right-middle triple.
Hanwha turned around with 2 points in the 7th inning when they were trailing 0-1.
Leader Lee Do-yoon’s heavy hit
Samsung starter David Buchanan’s throwing mistake
and wild pitching made it safe on 1st and 3rd base, Kim Tae-yeon filled all the bases with balls that fit her body.
Then
third base runner Lee Do-yoon tied the score with Buchanan’s wild throw.
Buchanan
who allowed a tie in vain
contributed another point with a balk at the bases loaded with 2nd out.
But Samsung did not give up.
In the top of the ninth inning
trailing by 1-2
Hanwha finished off Park Sang-won, and Koo Ja-wook hit a hit in the middle left to break the water.
Kang Min-ho and Jose Filera retreated with grounders in succession
but opportunities continued as shortstop Ha Joo-seok was unable to catch Ryu Ji-hyeok’s grounder from second out and second base.
In the 2nd
1st and 3rd bases
pinch hitter Kim Dong-yeop’s ground ball hit Park Sang-won’s glove and fell
becoming a hit.
Samsung
which changed the mood
scored two more points thanks to Lee Jae-hyun’s right-handed hit and right fielder Nick Williams’ throwing error.
Kim Ji-chan also made a right-handed hit and ran away 5-2.
Samsung closer Oh Seung-hwan
who took the mound in the bottom of the 9th inning
was hit with a superior solo shot (Season 1) from leader Lee Do-yoon
but brought his 21st save of the season without any additional runs.
The match scheduled to be held in Jamsil (NC Dinos-LG Twins) and Incheon (NC Dinos-SSG Landers) on this day was postponed due to the aftermath of rain.