Uh-oh. I guess the KBO players have finally wised up. If I were a KBO vet, I think I'd be upset that 18 year olds are being signed by MLB teams for more money than I've ever made in a year. It's about time they got serious, but as a fan I have to worry about what this is going to do to the affordability of games.
I can't believe I missed this. A girl in the KBO? That would be...something.
Doosan 15, SK 2
W - Kim Sang-hyeon(1-1), L - Ken Kadokura(1-1)
Whatever Kadokura had during his first few outings was missing last night. Doosan thumped Kadokura for 8 runs(7 earned) on 6 hits, 4 walks and 1 hit batsman during his 2+ innings of work. Somehow, he managed to strike out 2 batters. All the damage came in the third inning. Kadokura came in after two scoreless innings and he couldn't do anything. 8 consecutive batters reached base before SK could record an out. Doosan slugger Choi Joon-seok hit his 7th homer of the season during the rally. Choi finished the night 2-3 with 4 RBI and 1 run scored. Doosan left fielder Kim Hyeon-soo finished the night 3-3 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Doosan starting pitcher Kim Sang-hyeon was able to cruise to an easy W. In Kim's 6 innings of work(71 pitches, 46 strikes), he allowed only 3 hits and 1 walk. Kim struck out 6 Wyverns during his start. Nothing good happened on the mound, in the field or at the plate for SK. It was an ugly game on all fronts.
Hanwha 11, LG 5
W -Ryu Hyeon-jin(4-0), L - Jeong Jae-bok(1-2)
Ryu Hyeon-jin was wild early, but he managed to settle down, keep his pitch count relatively low and earn another W. Ryu allowed 5 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks during his 7 innings(110 pitches, 70 strikes) of work, but he did manage to strike out 9. He was victimized by the long ball in the 2nd inning. He surrendered solo homers to Choi Dong-su and Park Kyeong-su. Normally if a pitcher gets knocked around early he doesn't figure in the decision. Not with this Hanwha offense. Hanwha knocked out Jeong Jae-bok in the 4th inning and then added a few insurance runs against the LG bullpen. Kang Dong-woo and Lee Beom-ho homered in the first inning. Hanwha left fielder Yeon Kyeong-heum homered twice in this game. He hit a 2-run bomb in the 4th and a solo shot in the 7th. LG slugger Roberto Petagine went 2-4, but he also struck out twice.
Samsung 4, Seoul Heroes, 1
W - Bae Yong-su(1-2), L - Kim Su-kyeong(1-4), S - Oh Seung-hwan(7)
Look at Bae Yeong-su turning in the quality start. There's some life in that shoulder after all. Bae tossed 5 innings(72 pitches, 44 strikes) of 1-run baseball. He allowed only 6 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3. He did a good enough job of keeping the Heroes off balance and pitched to contact. Samsung right fielder Choi Hyeong-woo hit a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning to give Samsung the lead. Samsung catcher Jin Kab-yong drove in two more on a single in the 6th inning. Heroes 3rd baseman Hwang Jae-gyun continued his absolutely torrid start to the season. He finished the game 3-4 with a walk and a stolen base. His 5th inning solo home run was the only run the Heroes would score. Hwang currently has a .405/.459/.703 line in 74 AB's.
KIA 2, Lotte 0
W - Yoo Dong-hoon(1-2), L - Lee Jeong-hoon(0-1), S - Yoon Seok-min (1)
KIA only had 3 hits in this ball game, but one came with the bases loaded and happened to drive in a pair of runs. KIA 3rd baseman Kim Sang-hyeon poked a base hit through the left side to score Lee Hyeon-gon and Na Ji-won. Both KIA starter Aquilino Lopez and Lotte starter Song Seung-joon pitched well enough to win, but neiter figured in the decision. Lopez tossed 7 shutout innings(96 pitches, 60 strikes). He allowed only 7 hits and 1 walk with 5 K's. Song tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings(114 pitches, 62 strikes). He allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and hit a batter. He also logged 7 strikeouts. Yoon Seok-min tossed a scoreless 9th to earn his first save in 3 years. Regular closer Han Ki-joo had been struggling. I'm guessing he was just given the night off to clear his head. Yoon is too valuable as a starter to be used as a closer.
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