‘Ends 2-game losing streak’ Lee Seung-yeop
Doosan caught LG in a close call. It was a firepower battle, and they laughed with a powerful back door. It was their second straight win. Manager Lee Seung-yeop was satisfied.
Doosan won 7-6 against LG in the first game of a three-game midweek series in the 2024 KBO League at Jamsil Stadium on Saturday. They took a 7-2 lead and rallied to 7-6, but never gave up the lead.
It was the second win of the day for LG, and the third for Samsung. They cut their deficit from three games to two. It reignited the chase for second or third place.
Kwak Bin struggled, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits, six walks, and six strikeouts in 4.1 innings. He was stymied by a walk. The second pitcher, Lee Byung-heon, gave up two runs on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 1.1 innings. Park Chi-guk and Choi Seung-yong succeeded Byung-heon and allowed a run.
Instead, Hong Gun-hee and Kim Taek-yeon were strong. Hong came on in the seventh inning and pitched 1.1 innings of one-hit, one-strikeout relief. Kim came in after the top of the eighth and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings with one hit, one walk, and two strikeouts. It was a five-out save. It was his 13th save of the season.
The offense pounded out 14 hits. After scoring one run in the top of the second inning, the offense exploded for five runs in the bottom of the inning to 파워볼실시간 take control. It was unfortunate to see the score go from 7-2 to 7-6, but the offense was enough to get the win.
Yang Seok-hwan had one hit and three RBIs, while Kang Seung-ho and Lee Yoo-chan each had three hits and one RBI. Jung Soo-bin also had two hits and an RBI, while Kim Ki-yeon had two hits and a run scored. Kim Jae-ho also had one hit and one RBI.
“We gave up the first run of the game, but we were able to get a big inning right away to set the tone for the game. Yang Seok-hwan showed his captain’s form in the bottom of the second inning with two outs and a long ball in an unfavorable count,” said Lee.
“Later in the game, we didn’t score any runs, which put us in a chasing situation. The players came together and didn’t let the game get out of hand. Especially Kim Taek-yeon, who got five outs after the first out in the eighth inning to secure the win. We are grateful to our fans for their support in the hot weather.”