'Bulpen Baseball saves the team' Doosan blocked SSG from winning seven games in a row and secured fourth place

Sep 23, 2024

At Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 23rd, Doosan's Yang Seok-hwan hits a solo home run to the left and cheers in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.23/

Even if key players were injured, Doosan Bears kept fourth place.

Doosan won 8-4 against SSG Landers in the 16th (final) match of the season at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 23rd.

Doosan, which blocked SSG's seven consecutive wins with the victory, maintained its fourth place and shrugged off SSG's pursuit. Now Doosan has only three games left until the end of the regular season. On the other hand, SSG, whose winning streak was cut off, fell back to sixth place one day after retaking fifth place.

Doosan won the game even though its main catcher Yang Eui-ji was excluded from the starting lineup due to clavicle inflammation, third baseman Huh Kyung-min had dizziness and vomiting due to the aftereffects of headshot, and second baseman Kang Seung-ho was excluded from the starting lineup due to enteritis. In particular, rookie Yeo Dong-gun, who made his debut as the first starter, was active with one hit and one walk before the replacement, and as Jung Soo-bin stole his 50th base, he succeeded in recording the record of 50 steals with the same team for the first time in KBO League history.

First baseman Jung Soo-bin is delighted after successfully stealing second base in the game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 23rd, and Doosan's Kim Jae-ho's at-bat with two outs and runners on the first and third bases in the bottom of the second inning. Cho Soo-haeng and Jung Soo-bin, who were third base runners, achieved the record of 50 steals with the same team for the first time in history. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.23/

▶SSG starting lineup =Jihoon Choi(center fielder)-Jung Joon-jae(second baseman)-Choi Jeong(third baseman)-Eredia(left fielder)-Hanyu Island(right fielder)-Park Sung-han(striker)-Park Ji-hwan(designated hitter)-Lee Ji-young(captor)-Ko Myung-jun(first baseman) starting pitcher Young-jin

▶Doosan starting lineup = Jeong Soo-bin (center fielder) - Kim Jae-ho (striker) - Jarrod (left wing) - Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter) - Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman) - Kim Ki-yeon (fosu) - Jeon Min-jae (third baseman) - Yeo Dong-gun (second baseman)-Cho Ha-haeng (right wing) starting pitcher Choi Won-joon

It was hot from the beginning of the game like 'Big Match' where the ranking fight was at stake. SSG scored the first run in the top of the first inning. Following a hit by leadoff hitter Jihoon Choi, Jung Joon-jae's surprise bunt hit made it to first and second bases with no outs. Choi Jung stepped down with a foul fly on the first pitch, but Guillermo Herredia called in the second base runner Jihoon Choi with a timely hit falling in front of left field. SSG led 1-0.

The game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 23rd, Doosan's Kim Jae-hwan hit a come-from-behind two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning with two outs and second base, and is sharing joy with manager Lee Seung-yeop. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.23/

Then Doosan immediately fought back in the bottom of the first inning. The home run went off. Following the first batter Jung Soo-bin's straight walk on base, Kim Jae-ho's sacrifice bunt made it one out and two. Jared was caught with a fly ball to center field, but fourth batter Kim Jae-hwan hit a home run. Kim Jae-hwan hit a 115km curve on the third pitch in 1B1S against Song Young-jin and connected it with an upset two-run home run over the right-center fence.

Doosan ran away one more point in the bottom of the second inning. After one out, Jeon Min-jae's walk on base and Yeo Dong-gun's hit made a one-out first and second base. After playing 10 pitches, Cho hit a double that fell to the right side of the right field. Second baseman Jeon Min-jae turned third base and dug home, and first baseman Yeo Dong-gun entered third base. However, Doosan failed to score additional points in the chances of scoring on the second and third bases that continued.

A game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 23rd, and Doosan's Yeo Dong-gun hits in the bottom of the second inning. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.23/

But SSG hit back again. He tied the score at the top of the third inning. This time again, leadoff hitter Jihoon Choi's double started. Second baseman Jihoon Choi scored with Jung Joon-jae's timely hit. In the following two-out, second-base chance, Han Yu-sum filled the first base with a hit ball.

With runners on the first and second bases, SSG balanced the 3-3 tie as Park Sung-han scored a timely RBI hit in front of the right field this time.

Second baseman Cho Ha-sung is advancing to third base on SSG Song Young-jin's wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning of the game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 23rd. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.23/

While Doosan's batting lineup was quiet, SSG took the lead. Ko Myung-joon's walk after one out. pinch runner Oh Tae-gon stole second base. Then, Jihoon Choi's timely hit hit made SSG take a 4-3, one-point lead again.

Doosan, which had been losing, had a chance to turn around again in the bottom of the fifth inning. After Cho's hit, he hit third base with no outs due to consecutive wild pitches by the opponent. After Jung Soo-bin's walk, he stole second base and Kim Jae-ho's walk. All three batters got on base with hits and walks, giving them a chance to load the bases with no outs.

The game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 23rd, the bases loaded with no outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, and Doosan Jared is cheering with a two-run timely hit. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.23/

And the central hitters came forward as troubleshooters. Jared succeeded in turning the tables against Seo Jin-yong, who took the mound in relief, with a two-run timely hit to the right, followed by Kim Jae-hwan who made a timely hit to the middle of an RBI. Doosan, whose third and fourth hitters quickly rolled up three RBIs, regained the lead 6-4.

And he won the game with a running score in the bottom of the sixth inning. Following leadoff hitter Yeo Dong-gun's walk on base, Cho Ha-sung's sacrifice bunt led to one out and second base. When Jung Soo-bin hit an infield grounder, Yeo Dong-gun went to third base, and Kim Jae-ho's walk on base accumulated runners again.

With two outs and runners on the first and third bases, Doosan succeeded in running away by 7-4, 3 points as Jared called in third baseman Lee Yoo-chan with a timely hit falling in the left-center.

The game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 23rd, Doosan Yang Seok-hwan hits a solo home run to the left and shares joy with manager Lee Seung-yeop in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.23/

Doosan, which overpowered SSG's counterattack, hit a guitar with Yang Seok-hwan's home run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Yang Seok-hwan, who was the leadoff hitter in the inning, hit a solo home run from left to right against Jang Ji-hoon to seal Doosan's winning atmosphere.

Doosan, which is four points ahead, took the mound in the top of the last ninth inning with closer Kim Taek-yeon. Kim Taek-yeon kept Doosan's victory by neatly handling the SSG-centered batting line leading to Choi Jung-eun, Eredia, and Hanyu Island with three outs.

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'Bulpen Baseball saves the team' Doosan blocked SSG from winning seven games in a row and secured fourth place

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