The Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) defeated the Kiwoom Heroes behind relay performances from fourth- and fifth-round picks Lee Young-ha and Kim Dong-joo.
The Doosan Bears won 3-1 in an exhibition game against the Kiwoom Heroes of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League on Tuesday at Bears Park in Icheon, South Korea.
Doosan won its second consecutive game after defeating Kiwoom in the opening game of the baseball exhibition the previous day. Kiwoom, on the other hand, lost its second straight game.
Icheon Bears Park, Doosan’s secondary stadium, 카지노사이트 sold out 450 seats for two consecutive days on the 9th and 10th. Doosan rewarded the 900 fans who waited two days for baseball with back-to-back wins.
The home team, Doosan, started with the following lineup:
Jung Soo-bin (center fielder), Kim Dae-hyun (left fielder), Henry Ramos (right fielder), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Kang Seung-ho (second baseman), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Jang Seung-hyun (catcher), and Park Jun-young (shortstop).
Kiwoom countered with Kim Hye-sung (second base), Ronnie Dawson (center field), Lim Ji-yeol (right field), Choi Joo-hwan (designated hitter), Kim Hwi-jip (third base), Song Sung-moon (first base), Kim Dong-heon (catcher), Joo Sung-won (left field), and Lee Jae-sang (shortstop).
Doosan opened the scoring in the first inning against Kiwoom starter Cho Young-gun. Jung Soo-bin led off with a walk and stole second base to put runners in scoring position. Kim Dae-hyun followed with a grounder to second, Ramos flied out to center, and Kim Jae-hwan, the No. 4 hitter, hit a fly ball to left, but left fielder Joo Sung-won made a throwing error. In the meantime, Jeong Soo-bin stole second and scored from third.
However, Yang Seok-hwan singled to left field to put runners on first and second, but Kang Seung-ho was thrown out at second base.
In the second inning, the focus was on the second inning. Park Jun-young led off the inning with a double, took third on a throwing error by left fielder Joo Sung-won, and scored on a single to right-center by Jung Soo-bin. 2-0 Doosan lead.
After holding Doosan to one hit through five innings,
Kiwoom scored the game-winning run in the sixth inning. Leadoff hitter Lee Jae-sang and Park Soo-jong singled and pinch-hitter Lim Byung-wook drew a nine-pitch walk to put runners on the corners. Choi Joo-hwan then calmly hit a sacrifice fly to right field for the go-ahead run.
Doosan didn’t stand still. In the top of the seventh, Park Jun-young reached on an error by shortstop Shin Jun-woo and Kim Dae-ki singled to right. With runners on first and second, Cho Sung-yueng took Kim’s first pitch and smashed a wedge to right for an RBI single.
Doosan starter Lee Young-ha pitched three innings of one-hit, two-strikeout, 40-pitch ball. He was followed by Kim Dong-joo (three innings, one run), 안전놀이터 Choi Jong-in (one inning, one run), Park Chi-guk (one inning, one run), and Jeong Chul-won (one inning, one run).
Kiwoom starter Cho Young-gun pitched three innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits, one walk and 52 pitches. He was followed by Kim Yoon-ha (two scoreless innings), Cho Sang-woo (one scoreless inning), Kim Jae-woong (one run, one hit, no walk) and Moon Sung-hyun (one scoreless inning).
Doosan will play a two-game series against Lotte in Sajik on Nov. 11. Kiwoom will travel to Changwon to face NC.