6/26 - SK 6, LG 3
6/27 - SK 3, LG 1
6/28 - SK 8, LG 2
Gary Glover made his KBO debut on Friday and did something our good buddy CJ Nitkowski never did. He made it out of the 5th inning with a lead. Glover tossed 5 1/3 innings(91 pitches, 61 strikes) of 2-run baseball. He allowed 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 4. SK reliever Jeon Byeong-doo tossed 3 2/3 innings of relief to earn the save. Jeon did allow a run, but the SK offense provided enough of a cushion to absorb it. SK had to put catcher Park Kyeong-wan on the shelf this week, but backup Jeong Sang-ho is filling in nicely. Jeong finished 2-3 with a homer, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Right fielder Park Jae-hong and center fielder Kim Kang-min also homered during Friday night's game.
I was actually able to attend Saturday's game in Incheon and I really lucked out with the pitching matchup. SK ace Kim Kwang-hyeon vs. LG ace Bong Jung-geun. I've seen LG play 4 times this season and I've seen Dr. Bong pitch in all 4. Kim Kwang-hyeon looked very much like last year's MVP. Kim tossed 8 2/3 innings(121 pitches, 76 strikes) of 1-run ball. He allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and 1 hit batsman while striking out 9. He was never in much trouble until he appeared to run out of gas in the 9th. LG strung together a few singles in the 9th and finally broke through on shortstop Kwon Yong-kwan's RBI single to left. Lee Seung-ho struck out Lee Dae-hyeong to end the game and record a vulture save. Dr. Bong pitched well enough to win, but happened to run into the buzz saw that is Kim Kwang-hyeon. Bong threw 7 innings(114 pitches, 69 strikes) of 3-run baseball. He allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and 1 hit batsman while King 9. A 2 RBI single from SK infielder Mo Chang-min in the 4th inning proved to be the difference in the game.
Mo Chang-min continued to show a clutch bat on Sunday. With 2 outs and runners on the corners in the 6th inning, Mo clubbed a 3-run bomb to left to give SK its first lead of the afternoon. SK starter Song Eun-beom should buy Mo a steak for gifting him the W. He finished the 6th inning losing 2-1 and didn't come out for the 7th. Song delivered another quality start for the Wyverns. He tossed 6 innings(95 pitches, 56 strikes) of 2-run baseball. He allowed only 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5. After he left, the SK bats woke up and pummelled LG for 4 more runs. SK replacement catcher Jeong Sang-ho finished 3-4 with a double and 2 RBIs. Where does SK get these guys? The Lions get a few injuries and they're plucking guys out of the stands. SK loses a few all stars and they don't miss a beat. Why yes, I would like some cheese with my whine.
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