“It was a game that showed our determination to end the losing streak.”
The Doosan Bears won 12-6 against the KT Wiz in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League on Monday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.
Doosan, which snapped a three-game losing streak, is in third place with 31 wins, two draws and 24 losses. KT had its four-game winning streak snapped and is in seventh place with 24 wins, one tie and 29 losses.
Doosan opened the scoring in the top of the first inning with runners on second and third, but Henry Ramos scored on a wild pitch. In the top of the second inning, KT answered back. With the bases loaded, Hwang Jae-gyun singled and Jang Sung-woo followed with an RBI double to tie the game. After Choi Jae-dae struck out, Kim Sang-soo walked to load the bases. Mel Rojas Jr. followed with a two-run double to tie the game.
However, Doosan didn’t let KT off the hook on this day. In the bottom of the second inning, Lee Yoo-chan came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out. His two-run home run tied the game at 3-3.
Doosan put together a big inning in the bottom of the fourth. After Kang Seung-ho walked, Jeon Min-jae singled, and Lee Yoo-chan was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Cho Sung-hyun drew an infield single, but Ramos hit a two-run double to center field. Jung Soo-bin followed with a sacrifice fly to center field to score another run. Yang Ji-hyun followed with an RBI single and Kim Jae-hwan hit a two-run homer, adding six runs in the fourth inning alone.
Doosan scored one run in the top of the fifth inning, but added two more in the bottom of the sixth and one in the eighth to seal the win. In the top of the ninth inning, Kim Do-yoon gave up two runs, but got the final three outs to close out the game.
“It was a game that showed the players’ determination to end the losing streak,” said Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop after the game. “We lost the lead right away after the first inning, but we were able to quickly balance it out with Lee Yoo-chan’s home run. The concentration of our batters, including Ramos, Jung Soo-bin, Yang Ji, and 카지노사이트 Kim Jae-hwan, who made a big inning in the fourth inning, played a crucial role in the victory.”
Ramos, making his first leadoff appearance of the season, went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored. The No. 9 hitter stole two bases on the day. They were his 26th and 27th stolen bases of the season. She broke her own single-season stolen base record. The previous record was 26 stolen bases in the 2023 season.
“Especially Ramos, who drove in three runs in the leadoff spot, played a key role in spearheading the offense, and we hope that Cho, who set a new personal best in stolen bases just over a third of the way through the season, will continue to do so,” said Lee.
“Despite the early loss of starter Choi Jun-ho (3 runs in 3⅔ innings), the bullpen of Lee Byung-heon (1 run in 1 inning (unearned)), Kim Kang-ryul (1⅓ innings), Kim Taek-yeon (1 inning), and Choi Ji-kang (1 inning) did their part to protect the lead,” said Choi. “Many fans came to Jamsil Stadium despite the losing streak. We sincerely thank them for their unwavering support.”
Meanwhile, Doosan will start Kwak-Bin in the final game of the three-game series against KT on the 30th. Han Cha-hyun will start for KT.