3rd place SSG escapes from 5 consecutive losses… Winning with 2nd place kt and 4th place NC
Kiwoom, the lowest ranked, swept Lotte and 3 consecutive weekends…
Samsung beats KIA with Kim Hyun-jun, 2 RBIs and 3 bases
SSG Landers
SSG Landers, who sat in third place, managed to beat the leader LG Twins and escaped from a five-game losing streak.
In the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League home game held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 20th,
SSG won 2-1 based on starting pitcher Roennis Elias’ counterattack and finisher Seo Jin-yong’s super save.
Elias gave only one run with a home run and effectively blocked LG’s hard hitting line for 8 innings,
laying the stepping stone for victory.
Seo Jin-yong
Seo Jin-yong, who took the mound in the ninth inning,
overcame the crisis of a tie with 2nd out and 3rd base, and earned a save,
continuing an amazing 100% save success rate this season.
SSG took the lead with Park Seong-han’s superior solo home run in the fourth inning.
LG Twins
LG tied the score 1-1 with catcher Heo Do-hwan’s solo arch in the 6th inning,
which prevented the tag-up of the runner on third base with exquisite blocking in the 5th inning crisis with one out loaded.
After 2 outs at the end of the 8th inning, SSG seized the opportunity to 1st and 3rd base
with Kang Jin-seong and Hanyu-seom’s consecutive hits, and Jeon Eui-san filled the base with a ball that fit his body.
Woo-seok Ko, who finished LG, dedicated the final point with a wild pitch in the at bat of pinch hitter Kang-min Kim in a crisis.
After one out in the bottom of the ninth, LG got the last chance to tie the score with Shin Min-jae’s hit, stolen base, and Seo Jin-yong’s wild throw. 토토사이트
SSG third baseman Choi Jeong, who caught Austin Dean’s slow batted ball,
threw it accurately to first base, but it was judged safe because Austin’s feet were quick.
At the moment when the score was about to be tied, SSG requested a video review,
as Choi Jeong’s throw turned out to be faster, SSG wiped away his surprised heart.
2nd place kt wiz beat the Hanwha Eagles 3-0 with Moon Sang-cheol’s winning home run in Daejeon.
Moon Sang-cheol
Moon Sang-cheol, who played as the designated hitter number 6,
came out as the lead batter in the top of the 7th inning,
when William Cuevas (kt) and Felix Pena (Hanwha) had a pitcher’s battle, and a streak of 0 continued. hit
kt immediately ran away 2-0 with a double on the left line of Bae Jeong-dae following Oh Yoon-seok’s left-handed hit.
When Kim Min-hyeok was at bat, Bae Jung-dae, who went to third base due to a wild throw by Hanwha reliever Kim Bum-soo,
was in a position to be put out without returning to third base as Kim Min-hyuk’s bunt ball floated in the air.
However, as Kim Bum-soo, who caught the floating ball, slipped and threw the ball to third base,
it became a bad throw, so Bae Jeong-dae stepped home comfortably and scored the team’s third run.
Cuevas
Cuevas struck out as many as 11 times and fought back with 3 hits and no runs in 7 innings,
sprinting for 8 consecutive wins against Hanwha.
It was Cuevas, who wore the kt uniform again during the season as a substitute,
led the rise of the wizard corps by winning 7 wins (undefeated) in 11 games this year.
NC Dinos
At Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, the 4th place NC Dinos beat the Doosan Bears 12-5 with 18 hits including 3 homers.
In the beginning of the 3rd inning, which trailed 1-3, NC caught up with Ahn Joong-yeol’s left-handed home run,
in the 4th inning, Jason Martin’s 130m superior solo shot tied the score 3-3.
As NC reversed the flow with Kim Joo-won’s 1 RBI and a right-handed hit in the 4th inning.
NC, who took the initiative, ran away 7-3 in the beginning of the 7th inning with Park Min-woo’s 1 RBI double
in the middle left and Kwon Hee-dong’s 2 RBIs in the right middle wall.
Doosan
In the 8th inning, Son A-seop and Martin’s double and Park Min-woo’s triple
were added to 3 long hits to add up to 3 points and win Doosan’s white flag.
Batter Son A-seop scored 3 runs on 4 hits in 5 at-bats,
while Min-woo Park in 2nd, Martin in 4th, Hee-dong Kwon in 5th, and Joo-won Kim in 8th each scored 2 RBIs.
Doosan made up for 2 points with Kim Jae-hwan’s right-handed hit with the base loaded at the end of the 7th inning,
but was unable to take advantage of the subsequent 2 out 1st and 3rd base chances and knelt down.
6 innings, 3 runs (1 earned run) A NC new foreign pitcher, Tanner Tully,
won his first victory with the hot support of the other line.
Kiwoom Heroes
The lowest ranked Kiwoom Heroes defeated the busy Lotte Giants 7-6
at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul and swept all three home matches on the weekend.
Kiwoom started the chase with Lim Byung-wook’s superior two-run home run in the 4th inning, which was trailing 1-4.
Even at the end of the 7th inning with 3-4 players, when Lotte second baseman Park Seung-wook
missed a normal batted ball by pinch hitter Kim Tae-jin, Kiwoom continued the opportunity
with a hit and a bunt with 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base.
Immediately, Kim Jun-wan’s sacrifice fly, Kim Hye-sung’s left-handed double,
Ronnie Dawson’s heavy hit tied together to score 3 points and turn the tide of the game 6-4.
Lotte Giants
In the top of the 8th inning, Lotte made up 1 point with Jeong Bo-geun’s Woo Jung-wol double, and Jeon Jun-woo’s shortstop grounder tied the score at 6-6 on the 1st and 3rd bases.
However, the joy was short-lived, and at the end of the 8th inning,
Lotte was in danger of conceding a run with 1 run out due to the search for salvation by Seung-min Koo,
who allowed two walks and a hit.
Finisher Kim Won-joong came up, but threw a painful push-off ball to Kim Dong-heon and dedicated the finish line.
Bae Young-bin, who joined Lotte this year as a foster player and became a full-time player,
made his debut as shortstop at the ninth batter that day.
Samsung Lions
In Daegu, the Samsung Lions defeated the KIA Tigers 6-4.
As Samsung took a 3-0 lead with Kang Min-ho and Oh Jae-il’s solo shot,
KIA quickly tied the game with Socrates Brito’s superior 7-run home run in the top of the 6th inning.
In the bottom of the 6th inning, with two outs on 2nd and 3rd base made up of hits and walks,
Kim Hyeon-joon’s Woo Joong-wol triple and Kim Seong-yoon’s infield hit earned three points and separated the win or loss.
KIA only pursued one point with Na Seong-beom’s solo home run in the 7th inning.
Samsung closer Oh Seung-hwan blocked one inning without conceding a run, accumulating 390 saves in the KBO league.
The Daegu match was suspended for 1 hour and 28 minutes due to rain during the match, but resumed.