Koo Ja-wook skipped and Kang Min-ho, "I think it's a natural match." Then, the home run went off"3rd base Samsung fan shuddered."
Jul 14, 2024
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Samsung won the away game against the Doosan Bears 6-2 at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 14th. Samsung remained in second place with 48 wins, two draws and 40 losses this season. Doosan recorded 48 wins, two draws and 42 losses in the season. Samsung led Doosan by 10 wins and 2 losses.
On this day, Samsung set up the starting lineup in the order of Kim Ji-chan (middle fielder), Lee Jae-hyun (striker), Koo Ja-wook (left fielder), Kang Min-ho (catcher), Lee Sung-kyu (designated hitter), Yoon Jung-bin (right fielder), Park Byung-ho (first baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), and Jeon Byung-woo (third baseman).
Scores followed at the moment of need. Following Ryu Ji-hyuk and Jeon Byung-woo's walks in the top of the fifth inning, when they were losing 0-1, Kim Hun-gon got on base with a fielder's choice. After that, Lee Jae-hyun picked up a pushout walk and balanced 1-1.
He gave a run in the bottom of the fifth inning, but Lee Jae-hyun's timely hit and Kang Min-ho's three-run home run in the seventh inning widened the score to 5-2. Samsung added one more point in the top of the ninth inning to grab the victory.
On the mound, starter left-hander Lee Seung-hyun allowed eight hits, four outs, one strikeout, and two runs in five ⅔ innings. After that, right-hander bullpen Lee Seung-hyun came up and kept the first ⅓ scoreless, and Kim Jae-yoon and Oh Seung-hwan came up one after another and secured one scoreless inning each to protect the victory.
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Coach Park continued "Lee Jae-hyun, who scored two RBIs including an equalizer in the batting line, and Kang Min-ho, who made the fans at third base shiver with a three-run home run in the seventh inning." he said.
Regarding the home run situation, Kang Min-ho said, `Of course, I thought you would play against me. I was wondering what to think at bat, but coach Lee Jin-young said that if he was going to think of a breaking ball, he would aim for it to come close to the inside of his body. That helped me a lot."
After a break on the 15th, Samsung will play three consecutive away games against the KIA Tigers in Gwangju from the 16th.
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