Kim Taek-yeon's walk-off loss nightmare was blown away in one day. Doosan, '12 Walk Self-destruction' Jumps to No. 3 with KT
Jul 11, 2024
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Doosan won 12-1 against KT Wiz at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th with Ramos and Park Joon-young's home runs.
With the victory, Doosan won its 47th victory (40 losses and 2 draws), moving up one step from the battle for second place with Samsung and LG. Good records were also poured in, including 40 steals (81 games) in Cho's franchise history, Yang Eui-ji's 100 hits (44th in history) for seven consecutive seasons, and 24,000 RBIs (2nd in history).
Kim Taek-yeon, the youngest and finisher, relieved the disappointment of the previous day when she bowed her head to a finishing loss even after striking out five consecutive times (including three batters and nine pitches and 3K). It is especially encouraging that he won the bullpen day against the opposing ace. It is also positive that he showed Doosan's strength on the day he welcomed his new family, Shirakawa.
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Before the game, Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop said, `Kim Taek-yeon's pitching was amazing. Especially in the ninth inning, it was ridiculous. I only threw nine balls in the ninth inning, so I had no choice but to put it up in the 10th inning"But it's my responsibility to go to extra time and, as a result, leave the finishing team to multi-inning," he added.
KT manager Lee Kang-chul also laughed about Kim Taek-yeon's fifth consecutive strikeout. He shook his head, saying, "I was beaten by Kim Taek-yeon at the second and third bases with no outs in the seventh inning (against Doosan Bears in Jamsil on May 10th)." As for Park Young-hyun's input in the eighth inning, "I wondered what it would do if I gave him a score and finished it off. 'Even if it's right, it's less painful for (Park) Young-hyun to be hit. If I don't use my credit card, it'll be unfair," he said with a smile.
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KT faced off with Rojas (left fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Jang Sung-woo (fosu), Oh Jae-il (first base), Bae Jeong-dae (middle fielder), Hwang Jae-gyun (third base), Kim Sang-soo (striker), Oh Yoon-seok (second base), and Jung Joon-young (right fielder). The starter is Cuevas.
It was a game that Doosan, which took the lead from the beginning, drove all the time. After two outs in the top of the first inning, Ramos hit a 134km changeup low on KT Cuevas' body and fired a 125m home run over the right fence.
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In the meantime, KT missed a chance to hit first and second bases with two outs in the bottom of the first inning against Doosan starter Kim Yoo-sung, and only made up for one point with Rojas' timely hit in the bottom of the second inning with two outs and runners on first and second bases. It was a pity that Kang Baek-ho's fierce ball was sucked into the glove of first baseman Yang Seok-hwan.
Doosan immediately started the steel plate and bullpen day when starter Kim Yoo-sung (2 innings) gave up a walk to the first batter in the third inning. He made the most of his strength in the bullpen. He pitched to Lee Kyo-hoon (2nd ⅓ innings), Kim Kang-ryul (⅔ innings), Kim Myung-shin (⅔ innings), Lee Byung-hun (one inning) and Park Jung-soo (one inning), not allowing KT to score additional runs.
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KT also sought to turn the mood around by putting in stock certificates in the top of the sixth inning. However, Doosan ran 6-1 in the top of the seventh inning with Ramos' hit, pinch runner Cho Ha-sung's 40th stolen base of the season, and Yang Eui-ji's timely hit.
The ensuing chances on the second and third bases with two outs were not saved, but he added one more point in the top of the eighth inning to make it 7-1. Jung Soo-bin's second base steal failed with runners on the first and third bases with no outs, but Huh Kyung-min Ramos drew consecutive walks from KT Moon Yong-ik to load the bases with one out. Yang Eui-ji struck out, but Kim Jae-hwan got a pushout walk and added one more point.
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Lee Yoo-chan and Oh Myung-jin's walk pushed one point, Jeon Min-jae's ground ball to shortstop once again made an error, adding one more point, and Kang Seung-ho's walk to push the ball away to make it 12-1.
Doosan finished the series with a 1-1 draw as Kwon Hwi, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning, finished the game without losing a point.
After the game, manager Lee Seung-yeop said, `The starting pitcher left the mound early, but the six bullpen pitchers who took the mound blocked seven innings without losing a point. In particular, I would like to praise Lee Kyo-hoon, who took the mound as the second pitcher and did his part perfectly. Congratulations on Lee Kyo-hoon's first win since his debut, and I look forward to his good performance in the future."
"The batting line was also evenly active and scored points whenever necessary. Among them, Kang Seung Ho and Park Jun YoungIt is encouraging that Jeon Da-min's low batting line showed his concentration to combine nine on-base hits. Jung Soo-bin hit a timely two-run hit in the second inning with no outs and a bases loaded opportunity, which could bring the initial atmosphere. Jung Soo-bin, who served as the leader of the offense with three hits and four RBIs, also played a key role," he stressed.
In addition, even on weekdays, many fans came to Suwon to cheer for them. Thank you very much as always."
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