Thursday, June 25, 2009

6/24 Roundup and News

The ever present "Anonymous" asks for the attendance of the 6/23 LG/Heroes tilt. Ask and ye shall receive. It was a robust 7,379.

The Joongang Daily gives us a quick article on the Lotte Giants outfield. It would have been nice if they included a quote from Jerry Royster.

On to the roundup...

LG 6, Seoul Heroes 2
W - Rick Bauer (1-2), L - Lee Hyeon-seung (9-5)

Rick Bauer(10.34 ERA, 2.04 WHIP) got the start last night and look what he did with it. The former Oriole looked like he wouldn't finish the month in Korea, but it looks like he's going to stick around a little longer. Bauer tossed 6 innings(105 pitches, 62 strikes) of 1-run ball. He allowed 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3. The Twins gave Bauer an early lead thanks to a pair of solo homers from warm body/1st baseman Park Byeong-ho(.233/.281/.500) and a two-run blast by Roberto Petagine(.370/.500/.674). Bauer's only mistake was on a solo homer in the 4th inning by Heroes 1st baseman Lee Sung-yong(.313/.384/.480). Heroes foreign sluggers Doug Clark(.290/.376/.447) and Cliff Brumbaugh(.268/.398/.586) combined to go 0-7 with a walk.

Samsung 9, Hanhwa 7
W - Runelvys Hernandez (2-3), L - Yoo Won-sang (2-5), S - Oh Seung-hwan (17)

I know what you're thinking. Samsung jumped out to a huge early lead, then Hernandez(5.40 ERA, 1.54 WHIP) ran out of gas and let Hanhwa get back in the game. That's only half right. Samsung did jump out to an early lead. They lead 8-2 going into the top of the 8th inning. Hernandez didn't run out of gas. The Eagles got to face batting practice pitcher Kim Sang-su(5.79 ERA, 1.93 WHIP). Hernandez threw 7 innings(97 pitches, 57 strikes) of 2-run baseball. The big guy only allowed 6 hits and struck out 6. Hernandez left the game and I changed the channel. They Live and Total Recall were on cable last night. I remember thinking, "What's the worst thing that happens?" Well, Kim Sang-su pitching was second on my list behind Bae Yong-su pitching. I'm not going to bore you with the details, but I don't think the Lions can allow Kim to enter a game in which he could possibly effect the outcome. In other words, he's the guy who pitches when Samsung is losing by 10 or ahead by 10. It was a total team effort from the Lions offense. 2nd baseman Shin Myeong-cheol(.284/.346/.471), shortstop Lee Yong-wook(.321/.367/.464 in 28 ABs) and warm body Son Ju-in(.295/.382/.333) all enjoyed 2 RBI evenings. The Lions look for the sweep and I look for my first win at Citizen's Ballpark tonight.

Samsung 3rd baseman Park Seok-min hit a solo homer in the 8th inning. Not very interesting, I agree. Francisco Cruceta tried to give Park a fist bump and Park ignored him. The MBC broadcast team replayed the awkward exchange at least 6 times from different angles. I think Park just didn't see him. Cruceta was sitting and Park was walking back to his spot on the bench. I'm not reading anything into it, but the look on Cruceta's face was priceless.

KIA 3, SK 3

I can't believe the Wyverns and Tigers combined to use only 13 pitchers. The amazing thing is that none of the relievers used in this game surrendered any runs. 13 2/3 innings of relief for both teams and not one run scored. SK 3rd baseman Choi Jeong(.246/.346/.417) has decided to start playing this season. I wish I had a job where I could be awful for 2 months and earn a couple 100G. Choi was 2-4 with a double, a homer, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored. Nothing remotely interesting happened in this game and it ended in a tie. I think that's all that needs to be written about this game. KIA starter Seo Jae-wong(4.15 ERA, 1.41 WHIP) looked, erm, competent. Seo stuck around for 6 innings(92 pitches, 55 strikes) and allowed 3 runs. He gave up 9 hits and 2 walks while striking out 1.

Doosan 5, Lotte 4
W - Hong Sang-sam (6-1), L - Cho Jeong-hoon (6-6), S - Lee Yong-chan (16)

I'm really surprised the Lotte offense didn't fare better against Doosan starter Hong Sang-sam(3.48 ERA, 1.34 WHIP). Hong tossed 5 innings(84 pitches, 49 strikes) of 1-run ball. He allowed 4 hits and 4 walks while striking out 4. The Doosan offense was paced by solo homers from DH Kim Hyeon-su(.372/.459/.619) and right fielder Yoo Jae-wong(.310/.417/.563). Kim finished 2-4 with a walk, 1 RBI and 1 run scored. Yoo ended up 2-2 with a walk, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored. Lotte mounted a fake rally in the 8th inning, but closer Lee Yong-chan(1.77 ERA, 1.08 WHIP) shut the door. Lee recorded the final 4 outs to earn the save.

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