“I want the younger players to see the legends and grow up.”
The Samsung Lions defeated the LG Twins 6-3 in Game 3 of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Wednesday. The series sweep was Samsung’s third straight victory. They improved to 37 wins, 1 draw, and 29 losses on the season. The team also improved to 5-1-1 against LG this season.
Lee Ho-seong was the main reason for the victory. Lee pitched 5⅓ innings, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three. He picked up his second win of the season (4-2). Lee is a right-handed pitcher from Incheon, South Korea, who was selected by Samsung with the eighth overall pick in the first round of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft. He pitched fearlessly against the LG bats and led his team to victory.
“He pitched well,” Park Jin-man said. He created a situation for the team to take the lead,” Park said, giving Lee a thumbs-up.
He also mentioned catcher Kang Min-ho, who was part of the battery. Kang Min-ho led Young-gun Lee as a catcher and helped Lee at the plate with a home run. “Minho Kang did a great job leading Lee Ho-seong and even hit a home run,” said Park. He made all the plays the team needed to win,” Park said.
Byung-ho Park reached the 400-homer milestone in his Korean-American career. In the top of the second inning, Park led off with a walk and took a 126-kilometer curveball from LG starter Casey Kelly over the left field fence. It was the 388th home run in the KBO and the 메이저토토사이트 400th of his Hanmi career.
Coach Park Jin-man said, “Congratulations to Byung-ho Park on his 400th home run for Korea. With his home run, the team’s victory seems to shine even brighter. With legendary players like Park Byung-ho and Oh Seung-hwan, who hold the record, playing for the same team, I hope the younger players can see this great opportunity and learn a lot from it.”
The Bears’ focus was also good. In the eighth inning, Kim Dong-jin came through with a big hit. “Kim Dong-jin’s defense was also good, and yesterday, Ahn Joo-hyung made a great defense, which gave us a platform to win,” Park said.
Finally, Park Jin-man said, “The players showed their passion to win 토토사이트 순위 through their play. It was not an easy game against a strong team, but I am happy that we were able to win all three midweek games. We hope our fans will continue to support us in Changwon so that we can continue our winning streak in the three-game weekend series.”
Samsung will face the NC Dinos at NC Park in Changwon on April 14th. Samsung will start Connor Seaboldt on the mound.