Samsung Lions fireballer Yoon-soo Kim has been a surprise star in the Korean Baseball Organization this fall, with a six-game scoreless streak that has made him a household name.
Through the playoffs against the LG Twins, Kim has established himself as the nemesis of Austin Dean (LG), the regular season RBI leader. He struck out Austin on three pitches with runners on second and third in the seventh inning of Game 1 of the playoffs, trailing 7-4. He also shut down Austin in Game 2 of the playoffs on April 15.
Kim got Austin to ground out to shortstop with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the seventh inning with a 6-1 lead. Game 3 of the playoffs on the 17th. Down 0-1 in the fifth inning, Kim induced Austin to fly out to right field with runners on first and second.
Manager Park Jin-man said of Yun-soo Kim, “He has the best command of any pitcher in the bullpen. He has the best stuff to put pressure on hitters, and I was worried about his fastball because it wasn’t as good as his pitches, but it has improved. Kim Yoon-soo is doing his job very well. He’s going to be utilized a lot.”
After pitching a perfect game with a 0.00 ERA in three playoff games and two shutouts, 토토사이트 Kim carried his streak to Game 4 of the Korean Series against the KIA Tigers.
In three games, he faced seven batters and allowed one hit while striking out two.
Kim Yun-soo shook his head at a random pitch in Game 5 of the Korean Series at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on Monday.
Kim came on in relief of Kim Tae-hoon with runners on first and second in the fifth inning with the score 5-3. He induced the first batter, Park Chan-ho, to fly out to shortstop. He then walked Kim Sun-bin with runners on first and third on full counts to load the bases. Kim Do-young stepped to the plate. A wild pitch and a wild pitch tied the game at 5-5.
With two runners on base, Kim handed the mound to left-hander Lee Sang-min. The new pitcher struck out Na Sung-beom on two pitches to end the inning.
After tying the game at 5-5, Samsung gave up single runs in the sixth and eighth innings and eventually lost the game 5-7. Samsung had to settle for the runner-up spot with a series record of 1-4. / Photo.