The Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization have defeated the LG Twins for the second straight day.
Doosan won 8-4 on Sunday against LG in the 2024 KBO Baseball League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. Fourth-place Doosan moved to within one game of third-place LG.
Yang hit a game-winning three-run homer and Jared had two RBIs. Lee Yoo-chan, batting ninth, went 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored. Doosan starter Balajovic picked up his second win of the season, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in 5⅔ innings.
LG has lost four straight games without a win in August. Twins starter Enns took the loss, giving up four runs on seven hits, one walk, and four strikeouts in five innings.
LG struck first. In the first inning, top hitter Hong Chang-ki drew a walk. Shin Min-jae singled to left to put runners on first and second with no outs. Austin walked, and runners advanced to second and third on a fielder’s choice by catcher Kim Ki-yeon.
Austin struck out on a wild pitch, and Moon’s grounder to shortstop allowed the runners to score from third to take the lead. With two outs, Oh Hwan struck out swinging.
In the bottom of the inning, Doosan’s leadoff hitter Jung Soo-bin singled to left.
Kim Jae-ho grounded out to shortstop, and Jared grounded out to second. With two outs, Yang hit a line drive deep to center field that was backhanded by shortstop Oh Ji-hwan, who threw to first for the out.
In the bottom of the second, Doosan’s leadoff hitter Yang Seok-hwan doubled down the left field line. However, Heo Kyung-min grounded out to shortstop and Kang Seung-ho grounded out to second base. With runners on second and third, 메이저사이트 Kim Ki-yeon struck out looking to end the threat.
Doosan got on the board in the top of the third when leadoff hitter Lee Yoo-chan doubled down the left field line. Jung Soo-bin tried to lay down a bunt, but it was a fly ball and the third baseman fouled it off. Kim Jae-ho singled to center field to put runners on first and third, but Jared struck out swinging on a 150-kilometer fastball.
With runners on second and third, Yang drew a low cutter (139 mph) from Enns for a huge, walk-off three-run home run (his 14th of the season) that cleared the left-field fence and landed in the upper deck. The ball traveled 174.6 mph and 133.9 meters. Doosan took a 3-1 lead.
In the top of the fourth inning,
Kang Seung-ho led off with a single down the right field line and quickly stole second base. Kim Ki-yeon laid down a sacrifice bunt to put runners on first and third. Lee Yoo-chan’s hit was caught by the left fielder in front of the fence, and the runner from third tagged up and scored on the sacrifice fly. Doosan took a 4-1 lead.
LG rallied in the sixth inning. Leadoff hitter Koo Bon-hyuk drew a walk, and one out later, Shin Min-jae singled up the middle to put runners on first and second. Austin grounded out to shortstop, and Moon Bo-kyung singled to center field to load the bases. Shortstop Kim Jae-ho made a diving catch on a ball that sailed through the third-base gap, but the throw was not made.
Oh Ji-hwan drove in the go-ahead run with a pushing double to make the score 4-2. Doosan removed Balajovic from the game and brought in Lee Byung-heon in relief. Kim Hyun-soo flied out to right field to tie the game.
Doosan scored the decisive run in the seventh inning. Kim Ki-yeon, the leadoff hitter, drew a walk. Lee Yoo-chan also drew a walk to put runners on first and second with no outs. LG switched pitchers from Jeong Jung-heon to Lee Woo-chan. Jeong Soo-bin tried to lay down a sacrifice bunt, but the pitcher caught it and threw it to third base, but was too late to throw to first base. The quick Jeong was safe. The bases loaded, no outs.
Kim Jae-ho singled through the right side of the infield.
Jared hit a line drive into the gap next to the second base line to bring home two runners. Doosan extended its lead to 7-2.
In the eighth inning, LG’s leadoff hitter Shin Min-jae singled up the middle against reliever Lee Kyo-hoon. Austin hit a hard hit ball that hit shortstop Kim Jae-ho on the right leg (near the knee) and bounced to the left foul line. He doubled down the left-field line, putting runners at second and third with no outs.
Doosan replaced Kim Jae-ho with Jeon Min-jae, with pitcher Hong Gun-hee coming on in relief. Moon Bo-kyung flied out to center field, but Oh Ji-hwan hit a two-run double that dropped in front of the center fielder. LG cut the deficit to 4-7.
Kim Hyun-soo flied out to center fielder for the second out. Park Dong-won hit a double down the left-field line to put runners on second and third. Doosan replaced Hong Gun-hee with Kim Kang-ryul as the pitcher. Park Hae-min flied out to left field to end the threat.
In the bottom of the eighth, Kang Seung-ho led off with a single to left. Cho Sung-soo laid down a sacrifice bunt to first base, putting runners on first and second. Lee Yoo-chan hit an RBI single to left to make it 8-4.