7/14 Roundup and News

Samsung DH Yang Joon-hyeok became the first Korean to hit 350 career homers.

LG/SK and Hanhwa/KIA were both washed out last night.

On to the roundup...

Doosan 14, Samsung 9
W - Geum Min-cheol (2-1), L - Cha Woo-chan (6-5)

I can't believe they played this game. It was pissing off and on all day in Daegu. When I tuned in during the 3rd inning and saw the score was 10-2, I really wished it was rained out.

The Doosan lineup simply wore out the Samsung pitching staff. Doosan scored 10 runs in 3 innings and only had 1(!) extra base hit. Doosan DH Choi Joon-sik(.352/.420/.549) finished 3-3(all singles) with 5 RBIs. Shortstop Lim Jae-cheol(.294/.415/.387) finished 2-3(all singles) with 3 RBIs. The two teams combined to use 12 pitchers during the game. Doosan alone needed 7 pitchers to throw 9 innings. The two starting pitchers combined to throw 2 innings. Doosan starter Lee Jae-woo(3.29 ERA, 1.20 WHIP) lasted only 1/3 of an inning, while Samsung starter Cha Woo-chan(5.23 ERA, 1.70 WHIP) managed to last 1 2/3 innings. This was an ugly, ugly game.

Lotte 8, Hanhwa 1
W - Jang Won-joon (8-6), L - Kim Hyeok-min (7-9)

This game was actually a little more interesting than the scoreboard makes it look. Lotte held a 3-1 lead in the 7th inning when the Giants exploded for a 5-run rally off of the hapless Hanhwa bullpen. Kim Hyeok-min(7.75 ERA, 1.91 WHIP) took another loss, but he pitched slightly better than usual. Hey! He made it into the 5th inning. That's progress. Lotte starter Jang Won-joon(4.14 ERA, 1.51 WHIP) looked solid last night. Jang tossed 6 2/3 innings(101 pitches, 58 strikes) of 1-run baseball. He allowed 4 hits and 4 walks while striking out 4. With most of the Lotte regulars either injured or resting, the backups took advantage of the opportunity. Backup 1st baseman Park Jong-yoon(.375/.421/.438 in 16 AB's) and backup outfielder Jeong Bo-myeong(.319/.387/.385) both drove in 2 RBIs. Backup catcher Jang Seong-woo(.250/.316/.313 in 16 AB's) added 3 RBIs for the Giants. 2 of which came on his knockout punch/2 RBI double in the 7th inning.

I really can't wait for the end of monsoon season.