Lotte 14, Doosan 2
W - Son Min-han (5-2), L - CJ Nitkowski (0-4), S - Bae Jang-ho (2)
Wow. The lopsided final and Nitkowski's(7.63 ERA, 1.89 WHIP) name make it look like he was pummeled...again. He really wasn't. CJ didn't pitch well, but he did make it into the 6th inning. Progress! The ridiculous score belongs more to the Doosan bullpen than it does to Nitkowski. 3 Doosan relievers combined to give up 10 runs. Ouch. Lotte starter Son Min-han(3.45 ERA, 1.47 WHIP) had a typical "Son Min-han in 2009" start. He threw about 80 pitches, didn't give up many runs or hits and generally kept the Doosan lineup off balance. At the plate for Lotte, Karim Garcia(.252/.342/.472) continues to heat up. The big Mexican dude hit a grand slam in the 7th inning to really put the game out of reach. Lee Dae-ho(.296/.379/.525) also homered and drove in 3 while going 2-5. Lotte infielder Kim Min-seong(.251/.337/.344) hit a solo homer while going 2-4 with a walk. Kim scored 3 times.
Samsung 8, Seoul Heroes 6
W - Kwon Hyeok (4-4), L - Lee Bo-geun (6-4)
With the score tied at 6 in the top of the 9th inning, the Samsung Lions mounted a rally. Chae Tae-in(.285/.384/.514) lead off by getting hit in the leg. Chae had to leave the game for a pinch runner, but it put the go ahead run on 1st with no outs. Samsung catcher Chae Sang-byeong(.148/.179/.148) laid down a successful sac bunt, but the Heroes tried to get the force out at 2nd. Pitcher Lee Bo-geun's throw was offline and both runners were safe. The next batter, Lee Yeong-wook(.343/.430/.567), blooped a base hit to left to score the go ahead run. Lee would finish the game 4-4 with 4 RBIs and 1 run scored. Chae would advance to 3rd on a sac bunt and score on 3rd baseman Cho Dong-chan's(.274/.360/.463) sac fly to make the score 8-6. Samsung reliever Kwon Hyeok(2.80 ERA, 1.20 WHIP) recorded the final 7 outs to earn the save. He struck out 3 and walked 1.
Hanhwa 11, SK 1
W - Yoo Won-sang (4-7), L - Gary Glover (2-3)
I'm assuming these two teams switched jerseys and played, right? This score has to be a typo.
Hanhwa starting pitcher Yoo Won-sang(5.89 ERA, 1.79 WHIP) tossed 5 innings(82 pitches, 49 strikes) of 1-run baseball. He gave up only 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2. The Hanhwa bullpen somehow combined to throw 4 innings of scoreless baseball. The 11-1 final makes it look like Gary Glover(3.91 ERA, 1.42 WHIP) was hammered. He wasn't. He ran into trouble in the 6th inning and didn't get any help from the SK bullpen. It seemed like everyone in a Hanhwa uni had a huge night at the plate. Hanhwa 2nd baseman Kim Min-jae(.224/.278/.366) lead the way by going 2-5 with 3 RBIs and 1 run scored. 3rd baseman Lee Beom-ho(.274/.366/.503), left fielder Yeon Kyeong-heum(.260/.349/.447) and 1st baseman Lee Yong-woo(.254/.292/.373) all homered for the Eagles. I wouldn't be surprised if the guys from Hanhwa weren't sure what to do when the game was over and they were the guys who delivered the beating.
LG 2, KIA 1
W - Bong Jung-geun (8-9), L - Kwak Jeong-cheol (5-2), S - Jeong Chan-heon (2)
LG ace Bong Jung-geun(3.08 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) was masterful and the Twins provided juuuuust enough offense to earn the W. Dr. Bong tossed 7 innings(108 pitches, 68 strikes) of 1-run baseball. He gave up only 6 hits, 2 walks and 1 hit batsman while striking out 4. With KIA holding a slim 1-0 lead in the 7th inning, LG catcher Cho In-seong(.226/.304/.432) hit a sac fly to left that scored pinch hitter Lee Jin-yeong(.323/.398/.502) from 3rd. LG added the go-ahead run in the 8th inning on a solo homer by left fielder Park Yeong-taek(.371/.428/.611). LG reliever Jeong Chan-heon(5.68 ERA, 1.54 WHIP) threw 2 scoreless innings to earn the save. KIA starting pitcher Seo Jae-wong(5.48 ERA, 1.59 WHIP) made a relief appearance in this one. Seo has struggled lately, but I hadn't read any reports(Korean or English) that he was headed to the bullpen he tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
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