>'Probably the strongest' Cuban hit all the starters and scored eight consecutive hitters... Korea 2-0 → 13 to 3, 2 consecutive wins. 'Ryu Joong Il-ho'Premier 12 semifinal hopes revealed
Nov 02, 2024
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South Korea won 13-3 with 14 hits and 12 four outs on the stable mound, including all the starters, in the second practice game against Cuba at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 2nd.
For Cuba, which belongs to the same Group B in the Premier 12, even if it was a practice game, they won for two consecutive days following 2-0 the previous day, reversing their assessment of being weak and raising expectations for the semifinals. In particular, faith in the bullpen has grown. The bullpen, which seven players, including Kim Taek-yeon, Yoo Young-chan, Lee Young-ha, Kim Seo-hyun, Kim Si-hoon, Cho Byung-hyun and Park Young-hyun, kept one scoreless inning each the previous day, built trust by blocking the Cuban batters with So Hyung-joon, Choi Ji-min (one run) and Jeon Sang-hyun (one run) from the sixth inning after starting agent Choi Seung-yong (two innings without allowing a score), Ko Young-pyo (two innings), and Um Sang-baek (two innings) threw until the fifth inning.
Before the start of the second game, the disappointing news was delivered. Outfielder Kim Ji-chan was eliminated from the national team due to an ankle injury. Head coach Ryu Joong-il said of Kim Ji-chan in the match, `Kim Ji-chan is not able to go to the Premier 12 due to his injury. The examination revealed a diagnosis of three ￣ and four weeks. When I met him in the morning and asked him, he said he was still uncomfortable. "There are only four outfielders left, but I'm going to go as it is. If necessary, Shin Min-jae will use it because he has outfield experience." Only Hong Chang-ki, Lee Joo-hyung, Yoon Dong-hee, and Choi Won-jun will remain in the national team's outfield.
South Korea has yet to make a clear starting lineup. The starting lineup is comprised of Hong Chang-ki (left fielder), Song Seong-moon (designated hitter), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (first baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Park Dong-won (captor), Lee Ju-hyung (middle fielder), Park Sung-han (striker), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). He used Moon Bo-kyung as the fourth batter and posted Song Seong-moon as the second baseman, which makes it unique. He posted Kim Hui-jip as shortstop the previous day, but he started Park Sung-han as No. 8 shortstop on that day.
Director Ryu tried number 4 as Moon Bo-kyung. I am thinking of preparing for the match against Taiwan by changing various positions in the practice game and selecting the player who showed the best condition" he said.
The starting pitcher on the day was Choi Seung-yong, left-handed. Like Kwak Bin, the starting pitcher on the previous day, he was scheduled to play only two innings. Manager Ryu said, `You can think of it as almost all the pitchers who didn't come out yesterday are coming out.' `Thumbs up will throw two innings, and the rest of the pitchers will throw one inning each."
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South Korea, which missed the opportunity of Hong Chang-ki's walk and wild pitch in the top of the first inning, scored the first point with a solo shot to the left by Yoon Dong-hee, the leader, in the top of the second inning. Yoon Dong-hee, who faced Raimond, Cuba's second pitcher, kicked a high fastball of 147km for the third pitch in 2B and fired a large home run with a distance of 122m. 1-0.
South Korea then created an additional scoring opportunity with two outs and a bases loaded with Park Dong-won's double, Shin Min-jae's walk, and Hong Chang-ki's body hit, but Song Sung-moon failed to continue scoring with a fly to center field.
South Korean starter Choi Seung-yong pitched two scoreless innings.
In the bottom of the first inning, he got hits from Guibert and No. 3 Aruévarouena and was on first and second bases with one out, but he grounded out Despaigne in front of third base and handled Vinales with a fly to center field.
In the bottom of the second inning, he allowed a right-handed hit to Baltoquine after one out, but he caught Perez with a line drive to shortstop and Mujica with a ground ball in front of the first base.
Three hits, one strikeout and no run in two innings. The maximum fastball speed was 146km, adding sliders, curves, and folk balls.
In the top of the third inning, Kim Do-young and Yoon Dong-hee's walks created a chance for one out and runners on first and second bases, but failed to score due to Park Dong-won's double play in front of the shortstop, allowing the second pitcher Ko Young-pyo to tie the game 1-1 in the bottom of the third inning when his first opponent, Gilbert, hit a solo shot over the middle wall,
And soon after, he got ahead again in the top of the fourth. Leading Lee Ju-hyung drew a walk from third pitcher Padron and homered on Park Sung-han's double to right-center, making an error by Cuban left fielder to put Hong Chang-ki's left-handed hit back with a 2-1 runner on the second base. And Song Sung-moon's superior double added another point.
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In the top of the sixth inning, South Korea had a chance to score with Shin Min-jae's grounder and wild pitch to the right-center hit by leadoff Kim Joo-won, but failed to score with Hong Chang-ki's fly to shortstop and Song Sung-moon's fly to left field.
South Korea, which started the bullpen in the sixth inning after three starters stopped five innings with two runs, took the mound first. After striking out Despaigne and Vinales in a row, Armenteros was grounded out in front of shortstop, and it ended with a walkout.
In the top of the seventh inning, leader Kim Do-young's left-handed hit, wild pitch, and Moon Bo-kyung's ground ball in front of the second base gave him another chance to score with one out and three bases. Then, with a ball that fits Yoon Dong-hee's body, one out and runners on first and third bases. Han Jun-su's first at-bat, wearing a mask in place of Park Dong-won from the fifth inning, rolled slowly toward the third base and Na Seung-yeop, a pinch runner at third base, was able to make it home. The third baseman is out by choosing first base rather than home or second base. Valuable additional points came out, making it 5-2, 3-point difference.
Cuba then replaced the pitcher during the inning for the first time when Kim Joo-won walked and reached the first and second bases with two outs. Reyes goes down and left-handed Coutierrez takes the mound. But control was not good. The third pitch thrown to Kim Joo-won becomes a hit ball, and the bases loaded with two outs. Shin Min-jae hit hard in 2B1S, but in front of the second baseman. The second baseman slightly fumbled the ball, but threw it to first base and was out.
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In the top of the eighth inning, South Korea sealed the game by making a big inning. After one out, Song Sung-moon's triple to right-center made it 6-3 with Na Seung-yeop's right-handed hit. When Gutierrez allowed a series of positive hits, Cuba replaced the pitcher again. However, after Moon Bo-kyung drew a walk, Yoon Dong-hee went out with a hit ball and loaded the bases with one out, and Han Jun-su's left-handed hit scored one point, followed by Lee Ju-hyung's double to the middle wall and Choi Won-joon's superior double to spread the score to 13-3. From No. 2 Song Sung-moon to No. 9 Shin Min-jae, he showed tremendous concentration of scoring eight consecutive batters.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Jeon Sang-hyun came up and was on the verge of a first and second base with one out due to an infield hit and a hit ball, but he passed it scoreless with a fly to left field and a ground ball in front of third base.
In the top of the ninth inning, Moon Bo-kyung hit a double to the left-center, completing all the starters' hits. Han Jun-su and Lee Ju-hyung were struck out in a row with one out and third base, so there were no additional points.
The closing pitcher of the second round was Jung Hae-young. He allowed a double to the lead-off Walters, but he later hit all three batters and finished the game without losing a point.
고척=권인하 기자 indyk@sportschosun.com
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indyk@sportschosun.com
