Tuesday, June 23, 2009

6/19 - 6/21 Weekend Roundup - Seoul Heroes vs. Hanhwa

6/19 - Hanhwa 4, Heroes 1
6/21, Game 1 - Heroes 8, Hanhwa 5
6/21, Game 2 - Heroes 9, Hanhwa 6

Hanhwa rode an excellent start from Ahn Yeong-myeong and pieced together enough of an offense to win on Friday. Ahn tossed 8 solid innings(103 pitches, 71 strikes) of 1-run baseball. He allowed only 3 hits and struck out 4. 1st baseman Kim Tae-wan lead the way for the Hanhwa offense. Kim finished the game 2-4 with a double and 2 RBIs. His first inning single drove in the first Hanhwa run and his double in the 6th drove in the 2nd Hanhwa run. Hanhwa reliever Yang Hoon, AKA Mr. Arson, recorded the final 2 outs and earned his first save of the season.

Hanhwa starting pitcher Kim Hyeok-min continues to get abused at a record setting pace. His ERA after Sunday stands at 8.67 in 63 1/3 innings. That's...amazing. Kim was pummeled for all 8 Heroes runs in the first game on Sunday. Heroes starter Kang Yoon-guh was also fairly ineffective. This game would have become a slugfest if it weren't for Heroes reliever Lee Bo-geun. Lee tossed 4 innings of scoreless relief and is making a case for the Heroes rotation. On the offensive side, no one really posted the mammoth stat line that would be expected in an 8-5 game. Brumbaugh and Clark both posted solid games for the Heroes. Brumbaugh went 1-3 with 2 walks, a solo homer, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored. Clark finished 3-5 with a stolen base and a run scored. Heroes 3rd baseman Hwang Jae-gyun also homered.

The Heroes continued to batter Hanhwa pitching in the 2nd game as well. Hanhwa starter Yoon Gyu-min only lasted 1 1/3 innings and gave up 4 runs. Hanhwa starter Kim Su-kyeong actually threw a great game. Kim stuck around for 6 innings(89 pitches, 57 strikes) He allowed 2 runs, both on solo homers, on 4 hits and 2 walks. Kim also struck out 7 Eagles. Doug Clark, center fielder Lee Taek-geun and shortstop Kang Jeong-ho drove in 2 runs each for the Heroes. Heroes reliever Shin Cheol-in tossed 2 1/3 innings of relief and earned his 3rd save of the season.

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