'4th consecutive LG's 3rd place drop' Yang Eui-ji's come-from-behind three-run shot + Ballazovic to grab the 1st and 2nd places, and Doosan won from behind again. 2nd place Samsung and 2G chase
Aug 07, 2024
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Doosan won 8-4 at home against LG in Jamsil on the 7th with Yang Eui-ji's come-from-behind three-run shot and Jordan Balazovic's two runs in five ⅔ innings. He also tied the game against LG with six wins and six losses.
LG lost four consecutive games and lost second place to the Samsung Lions, who beat the Hanwha Eagles.
The two teams, which had a young Korean ace the day before, had a foreign ace match on the same day. Doosan used Valazovic and LG used Detrick Ens as starters.
Both Doosan and LG had the same lineup as the previous day.
Doosan made up the starting lineup with Jung Soo-bin (middle fielder), Kim Jae-ho (striker), Jarrod (right fielder), Yang Eui-ji (designated hitter), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Kang Seung-ho (second baseman), Kim Ki-yeon (fosu), and Lee Yoo-chan (left fielder).
Following Son Joo-young on the previous day, LG's left-handed Detrick Ens took the mound on the same day, resulting in the same lineup. The difference is that Yang Eui-ji was the designated hitter and Kim Ki-yeon was the catcher.
LG released the best lineup of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (first baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Park Dong-won (catcher), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), and Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman). Kim Bum-seok and Ham Chang-gun were placed in the second division and Ahn Ik-hoon and Kim Sung-jin were placed in the first division, but the lineup did not change.
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However, Austin struck out, and Moon Bo-kyung's ground ball in front of the shortstop only scored one run. Oh Ji-hwan also struck out with two outs and a runner on second base.
Doosan created an opportunity to tie the game at the bottom of the first inning with two outs and a third base, and Yang Seok-hwan, the leader, hit a left double at the bottom of the second inning, but no additional hits came out.
Doosan gained strength as Balazovic showed powerful pitching from the second inning. Successfully came from behind in the bottom of the third inning.
Doosan, which created a chance with one out and runners on the first and third bases with leader Lee Yoo-chan's left double and Kim Jae-ho's infield hit to the second base, seemed to lose another chance because Jared struck out. But this time it was different. Yang Eui-ji properly pulled the cutter from the 1B to the 139km low strike zone of N's second pitch and hit a large come-from-behind three-run shot that went far over the left fence.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Kang Seung-ho hit a right double and added one run with Kim Ki-yeon's sacrifice bunt and Lee Yoo-chan's sacrifice fly to left field to make it 4-1.
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At this time, head coach Lee Seung-yeop made another decision. Putting down Balazovic and putting up Lee Byung-hun. The number of pitches by Balazovic reached 104, and veteran left-handed batter Kim Hyun-soo was at bat, so Lee posted Lee Byung-hun, a must-win pitcher. And I succeeded. Kim Hyun-soo's ball floated high and was caught by right field.
Balazovic allowed four hits, three walks, eight strikeouts and two runs (one earned) in five ⅔ innings for his second win of the season. After winning six scoreless innings against KIA, he pitched like an ace, winning two consecutive games against the first and second place teams.
Doosan sealed the game in the bottom of the seventh inning. After the leadoff Kim Ki-yeon walked and got on base, Cho Ha-sung immediately stole second base and made it to second base with no outs. Lee Yoo-chan tried to make a sacrifice bunt, but LG pitcher Jung Jae-heon did not want to give a good ball, but rather gave up a walk. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, Jung Soo-bin bunted against pitcher Lee Woo-chan, who tried to throw to third base, but even saved Jung Soo-bin. a bases loaded with no outs. Lee Woo-chan was shaken. Kim Jae-ho was allowed to throw four balls in a row, and Jared hit a clean two-run single on Lee Woo-chan's first pitch to extend the score to 7-2.
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Doosan also changed pitchers to Kim Kang-ryul, and Park Hae-min's hit was caught by left field.
Doosan scored an additional point in the bottom of the eighth inning. Kang Seung-ho's hit, Cho Ha-soo's sacrifice bunt, and Lee Yoo-chan's hit left the chasing zone again at 8-4. When the crisis came in the top of the eighth inning, Kim Taek-yeon started warming up. However, when the gap was four points, Kim Kang-ryul took the mound as it was.
LG also sought its last chance with Hong Chang-ki hitting a single after one out, but Shin Min-jae, who had four hits alone on the day, stepped down with a fly to left field, and Austin was caught with a fly to center field, ending the game.
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