'Bulpen Baseball saves the team' Doosan blocked SSG from winning seven games in a row and secured fourth place
Sep 23, 2024
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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.
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▶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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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