Lee Dae-ho's home run that he passed right away at Gocheok Dome → Lee Dae-eun's scoreless strikeout show 'Close neck-and-neck race'('strongest baseball')
Jul 02, 2024
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In the 88th episode of JTBC's entertainment program 『The Greatest Baseball』, which aired at 10:30 p.m. on the 1st, the second in-person game of 'The Greatest Monsters" with 17,000 spectators was held this season.
In this match, the only team that won a sweep last season was Gangneung Yeongdong University.
The players burned with the will to smash Gangneung Yeongdong University from their way to work. The production team also participated in the mindset of winning and raised the morale of the Monsters by keeping their own winning jinx thoroughly.
Even before the start of the game, Gocheok Dome was filled with the enthusiasm of the spectators who came to watch the game of the 「strongest monsters」. On top of that, Kim Yoon-ah of Jaurim sang the national anthem, and the first pitch of luxury actor Lee Je-hoon continued. The special guest's support for the victory of the 'Strongest Monsters' added to the excitement for the main game.
In a tense atmosphere, Lee Dae-eun, who became the winning pitcher in the last in-person game, took the mound again as the starting pitcher. Lee Dae-eun struck out all three out-counts in the first inning with a sharpened sinker and a splitter that perfectly deceives the batter.
'The Greatest Monsters' drove Gangneung Yeongdongdae from the first attack. Starting with Jung Geun-woo's three-base hit, Lim Sang-woo and Park Yong-taek walked in succession to get on base, creating an opportunity to load the bases. However, Lee Dae-ho's first pitch hit, which was the next at-bat, became a double play and ended up scoring only two points.
Lee Dae-eun showed a sense of stability like an ace by blocking the second inning with three outs. Lee Dae-eun, who also finished scoreless in the third and fourth innings, continued her perfect pitching with eight strikeouts. The atmosphere in the stadium was even hotter due to the ace's good pitching that blocked the batting line of Gangneung Yeongdong University.
In the bottom of the third inning, 'Strongest Monsters', which unfortunately missed a chance to score in the previous innings, fired up its fighting spirit again. Park Yong-taek made his first hit in an in-person game with a gold guard, his hit totem.
Following Lee Dae-ho, who entered the batter's box, the Gocheok Dome was colored with the voices of the spectators calling out Lee Dae-ho's name. Lee Dae-ho, who was relentlessly chasing the ball, turned the bat vigorously. The ball that was properly hit by Lee Dae-ho's swing stretched out and flew over the fence. Lee Dae-ho, who finally hit his first home run of the season, firmly imprinted his presence in front of 17,000 spectators. Lee Dae-ho's remarkable performance widened the gap to 4-0.
However, Youngdong University in Gangneung did not give up and persistently pressed the 'strongest monsters'.
The 88th episode of `The Greatest Baseball' had a 3.7% viewer rating (provided by Nielsen Korea, based on paid households in the Seoul metropolitan area). The 2049 viewer rating, an indicator of popularity, topped the ratings of Monday entertainment shows with 2.1%, giving viewers the gift of their first home run of the season.
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