Kang Seung-woo at the Korea Times discusses Korea's WBC hangover. I'm also a little surprised that Yoon has struggled. I'm not at all surprised by Kim Kwang-hyeon's struggles. He was a mess during the WBC.
LG 6, Samsung 4
W - Jeong Jae-bok(1-1), L - Bae Yong-su(0-2), S - Woo Gyu-min (2)
6-4 makes this game sound close. If it weren't for a 2 RBI double from Chae Tae-in in the 7th, the final would have been 6-2. Bae Yong-su ended his consecutive quality starts streak at 1. I can't believe it was ever that high. Bae was battered for all 6 LG runs during his 5 1/3 innings(98 pitches, 55 strikes) of work. LG starting pitcher Jeong Jae-bok threw well enough to win. Jeong worked 6 innings(106 pitches, 60 strikes) of 2-run baseball. He allowed 3 hits, 1 hit batsman and 3 walks with 3 K's. He surrendered a solo homer in the 2nd inning to veteran catcher Jin Kab-yong. Yang Joon-hyeok is still sitting at 340 homers. It would be more than a little funny if Yang hit his record breaker and the KBO didn't have it on video. The fact that this is even a possibility makes me want to punch a dolphin.
Hanwha 11, Seoul Heroes 1
W - Ryu Hyeon-jin(3-0), L - Kim Su-kyeong (1-3)
If you give Ryu Hyeon-jin a lead he's probably going to hold it. Hanwha gave Ryu a 7-run cushion to work with and he didn't disappoint. Ryu tossed 6 innings(109 pitches, 61 strikes) of 1-run baseball. He allowed only 5 hits and 4 walks with 7 K's. Ryu did an excellent job of pitching out of jams and didn't let the walks burn him. The Hanwha offense crushed 5 homers against a helpless Heroes pitching staff. DH Kim Tae-won hit a 2-run blast in the 2nd. RF Victor Diaz and 2B Oh Seon-jin hit solo homers and in the 9th 3B Lee Beom-ho delivered a 3-run "eff you" jack to make sure the Heroes knew they were beaten.
SK 13, Lotte 1
W - Jeon Byeon-doo(1-0), L - Song Seung-joon (0-3)
In last night's only televised game, SK absolutely hung one on Song Seung-joon. Song couldn't locate his breaking stuff and he left his fastball up. That means he was hit really, really hard. He was thumped to the tune of 8 runs in the first two innings. Half of the damage came on a grand slam home run from SK catcher Park Kyeong-won. Song managed to stick around for 4 innings, so the Lotte bullpen isn't completely blown up. Jeon Byeon-doo was the lucky beneficiary of SK's early offensive outburst. The SK starter was able to cruise to an easy W. During his 5 innings of work(88 pitches, 53 strikes) he allowed only 1 run on 5 hits and 3 walks. He did manage to strike out 8 Giants. The lone bright spot for Lotte was catcher Kang Min-ho. Kang accounted for Lotte's only run when he hit a solo homer in the 2nd inning. He finished the game 2-3 with a walk.
Doosan 6, KIA 4
W - Seong Yeong-hoon(2-0), L - Han Ki-joo (0-2), S - Lee Yong-chan (4)
Another day, another late inning Doosan comeback and this time... I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I CAN'T WATCH THE EFFING BALL GAME. For the 2nd day in a row Doosan pummelled KIA closer Han Ki-joo. Goh Yeong-min drove in 2 of the runs, but I'm unclear as to what else happened. I also don't have the time or the patience to translate an article when I have a basic idea about what happened. Here's what you need to know: Han looked awful and he blew the save. KIA starter Seo Jae-weong deserves better than this KIA bullpen. He pitched well enough to win. In his 6 innings(123 pitches, 73 strikes) of work he allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, 4 walks and 1 hit batsman. He also struck out 7 Bears. Choi Hee-seop was the only other bright spot for KIA he thumped his 6th homer of the season in the 8th inning.
I really miss TV. I get this same feeling when I want to watch the White Sox/Cubs series on MLB.TV and the game is blacked out. I'm more than a little bummed out.
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