LG 9, Samsung 8
W - Ryu Taek-hyeon (3-0), L - Kwon Hyeok (5-5)
This game made me want to punch a puppy. I actually turned this game off because Samsung had a 6-2 lead in the 5th inning. When I saw the sports dailies on Wednesday morning at the neighborhood convience store I thought I had pulled a Rip Van Winkle and slept for 36 hours. Did I miss a game? No. I missed the Samsung bullpen looking absolutely awful. The 9th inning of this game was absurd. Samsung right fielder Choi Hyeong-woo hit a 2-run bomb to give Samsung an 8-6 advantage. The blast was Choi's 2nd of the game. Choi finished 3-5 with 2 homers, 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored. In the bottom of the 9th, this game got ugly. With two outs, Roberto Petagine singled and advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch. Pinch hitter Park Byeong-ho singled to left to score a pinch runner from 2nd and make the score 8-7. Samsung turned to reliever Kwon Hyeok to nail down the final out. With a full count, Kwon served up a meatball to 1st baseman Choi Dong-su and Choi hit it over the fence for a walk-off 2-run homer. Excuse me while I wash my mouth out with vomit.
Seoul Heroes 3, SK 2
W - Ma Il-yeong (4-7), L - Jeong Dae-hyeon (1-3)
SK wasted a solid effort from ace Kim Kwang-hyeon. Kim threw 7 2/3 innings(111 pitches, 65 strikes) of 2-run baseball. Kim allowed only 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5. Heroes started Lee Hyeon-seung kept the Heroes in the game for 5 1/3 innings and the Heroes bullpen used 3 relievers to throw 3 2/3 shutout innings. The SK offense couldn't generate much offense off of the Heroes pitching staff and the SK bullpen turned a tied game into a deficit. With the score tied at 2 in the bottom of the 9th, Heroes right fielder Song Ji-man lead off the inning with a bunt single and advanced on a throwing error by SK 3rd baseman Choi Jeong. Song was pulled for pinch runner Jeong Su-seong. After a failed bunt attempt by shortstop Kang Jeong-ho, SK intentionally walked 1st baseman Lee Sung-yong to bring pinch hitter Kim Min-woo to the plate. Kim poked a single through the left side to score Jeong and walk off the Wyverns.
Doosan 7, Hanhwa 2
W - CJ Nitkowski (1-4), L - Eric Junge (0-2)
Welcome to the win column CJ! Nitkowski tossed 5 1/3 innings(86 pitches, 54 strikes) of 1-run baseball. CJ gave up 4 hits, 1 walk and 1 hit batsman while striking out 2. The Doosan offense chipped away at Eric Junge by scoring 1 run in 4 different innings off of the foreign starter. Doosan DH Choi Joon-seok lead the way for the Doosan offense by going 3-5 with a solo homer, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored. Doosan 1st baseman Lee Won-seok also went 3-5 with a solo homer.
KIA 12, Lotte 2 (8)
W - Aquilino Lopez (9-3), L - Song Seung-joon (9-5)
Lotte starter Song Seung-joon has officially cooled off. Song was chased from the game after only 2 2/3 innings. Song surrendered 9 runs on 7 hits, 3 walks and 1 hit batsman. I warned that he was due for a correction. Guys like Song don't keep throwing shutouts. These lat few starts have been the correction. KIA starter Aquilino Lopez has emerged as an ace for KIA. Lopez threw 6 innings(71 pitches, 50 strikes) of 2-run baseball. Lopez gave up only 3 hits, 2 walks and 1 hit batsman while striking out 2. KIA center fielder Lee Yong-gyu lead the way with a 3-5 with a double, 4 RBIs and 1 run scored. DH Jeong Seong-ho finished 2-5 with a homer, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored. 1st baseman Choi Hee-seop chipped in by going 2-5 with a solo homer and 2 runs scored.
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