6/12 - 6/14 Weekend Roundup: Doosan vs. Samsung

6/12 - Doosan 15, Samsung 3
6/13 - Doosan 17, Samsung 5
6/14 - Doosan 5, Samsung 1

Um, yeah.

I attended Friday's game and my season record at Lions' games stands at a perfect 0-5. 5 games attended. 5 losses. At this point, I feel like Ichiro in when he had that 0-30 streak in spring training a few years back. I want to see how far I can go.

Doosan scored 37 runs over the weekend. They accomplished this and only hit 1 home run all weekend. Samsung scored 9 runs and hit 3. I don't think any of these games took less than 4 1/2 hours.

Doosan jumped all over poor Runelvys Hernandez(HE JUST WANTS TO ENTERTAIN!) and never looked back. The score was actually 11-0 in the 6th inning. Doosan starter Kim Sun-woo was able to coast for 6 innings(101 pitches, 57 strikes). Kim allowed 1 run on 5 hits and 4 walks while striking out 4. At the plate for Doosan, well, it would be easier to write who DIDN'T have a ridicuclous game. Left fielder Kim Hyeon-su lead the charge by going 3-4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored. 1st baseman Choi Joon-sik finished 2-2 with 3 RBIs. Shortstop Son Si-yeon ended up 2-5 with a triple, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Doosan banged out 22 hits and drew 5 walks. Only 4 of the 22 hits went for extra bases...moving on...

It was more of the same on Saturday against Samsung starting pitcher Cha Woo-chan. Doosan only managed 19 hits, but they drew 7 walks. Doosan starting pitcher Juan Cedeno earned his first KBO victory thanks to the 17-run outburst. He still looks like he's about a week away from being released. Some guys just aren't meant to be starting pitchers. Cedeno gave up 5 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks during his 5 innings of work. Doosan 1st baseman Choi Joon-sik had a huge day at the plate. The big fella went 3-5 with a walk, a double, a homer, 6 RBIs and 2 runs scored. His 3-run bomb in the 5th inning made the score 14-3. Good times! Doosan right fielder Lim Jae-cheol also drove in 4 runs while going 2-4 with a double and a walk. Samsung DH Yang Joon-hyeok was the lone bright spot for the Lions. The ageless slugger went 3-4 with a walk, a a homer, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored. He hit a 2-run blast in the bottom of the 5th inning to make the score 14-5.

Sunday's game was downright competitive compared to the previous two games. Doosan's rookie ace Hong Sang-sam tossed 6 shutout innings(82 pitches, 49 strikes). Hong allowed only 1 hit and 2 walks while striking out 1. Samsung starter Francisco Cruceta actually finished the 5th inning. WE CAN BUILD ON THIS! Kim Hyeon-su went ONLY 1-4, but he drove in 3 runs. Yang Joon-hyeok was again the lone bright spot for Samsung. His solo homer in the 9th inning was the Lions only run.