The home run, the “flower of baseball,” can change the course of a game in an instant. In baseball, the Samsung Lions snapped the Hanwha Eagles’ six-game winning streak thanks to a game-winning three-run home run by No. 4 Park Byung-ho.
Samsung won 8-6 at home against Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea, on Nov. 31. It was the second straight win after a loss to Kiwoom in Daegu on April 30. Samsung’s Kim Ji-chan became the 107th player in history to reach 100 career stolen bases.
Hanwha, on the other hand, ended its winning streak at five games since April 24 against SSG in Munhwa. Foreign hitter Jonathan Peraza collided with the fence while fielding and was taken to the hospital with chest pain.
Samsung’s Kim Dae-woo and Hanwha’s Ryu Hyun-jin were scheduled to start the day. However, Ryu felt pain in his elbow while warming up before the game and was replaced by right-hander Kim Kyu-yeon.
Samsung’s starting lineup was left fielder Koo Ja-uk, designated hitter David McKinnon, right fielder Lee Sung-kyu, first baseman Park Byung-ho, shortstop Kim Young-woong, catcher Kang Min-ho, third baseman Ryu Ji-hyuk, second baseman Yang Woo-hyun and center fielder Kim Hyun-joon.
Hanwha’s batting order was right fielder Kim Tae-yeon, left fielder Jonathan Peraza, third baseman Noh Si-hwan, designated hitter Ahn Chi-hong, first baseman Chae Eun-sung, shortstop Lee Do-yoon, catcher Choi Jae-hoon, second baseman Hwang Young-mook, and center fielder Jang Jin-hyeok. Samsung struck first with three runs in the first inning.
Koo Ja-uk walked off with a ball to the body. The Samsung bench substituted Kim Ji-chan for Koo Ja-uk. Kim stole second base. McKinnon grounded out to the outfield, but Kim advanced to third. A fielder’s choice by Lee Sung-gyu at third base scored the first run. Back-to-back singles by Park Byung-ho and Kim Young-woong loaded the bases for Samsung, who extended the lead to 3-0 on an infield single by Kang Min-ho and a sacrifice fly to left field by Ryu Ji-hyuk.
Samsung added a run in the bottom of the second when Kim Ji-chan singled, stole second and scored on McKinnon’s RBI 토토사이트 single to left.
Hanwha completed the big inning in the third. After a walk and an error put runners on first and second with no outs, Kim Tae-yeon singled up the middle to score a run. Peraza struck out, but Roh Si-hwan singled to load the bases. Ahn Chi-hong grounded into an infield fly to third base to end the threat. Chae Eun-sung was at bat. On a 1B-1S pitch count, Chae hit a three-pitch walk-off home run to right field. A 5-4 lead.
Trailing 4-5 in the bottom of the sixth, Samsung had runners on first and third with back-to-back singles by Kim Ji-chan and McKinnon. Lee Sung-gyu hit a two-run double to left-center field. The score remained 5-5. Park Byung-ho hit a 135-meter three-run arch over the left-field wall. Hanwha got runners on first and third in the seventh inning when Hwang Young-mook walked and Kim Kang-min singled, and Kim Tae-yeon hit a sacrifice fly to center field.
Samsung’s mound was staffed by starter Kim Dae-woo, followed by left-hander Lee Ho-seong, right-hander Lee Seung-hyun, Im Chang-min, Kim Jae-yoon, Kim 파워볼사이트 Tae-hoon, and Oh Seung-hwan. Park Byung-ho was hot at the plate with three hits, including the game-winning three-run arch, and two RBIs. Kim Ji-chan, who came on in place of Koo Ja-uk, had three hits and drove in three runs, while McKinnon and Ryu Ji-hyeok also had multi-hit games.
Hanwha used starters Kim Kyu-yeon, Jang Si-hwan, Han Seung-hyuk, Park Sang-won, Kim Bum-soo, and Jang Min-jae. Chae Eun-sung hit a grand slam, but it was not enough in the team’s loss.