8/21 - Samsung 4, Doosan 1
8/22 - Doosan 12, Samsung 5
8/23 - Doosan 5, Samsung 4
I'm really impressed with Brandon Knight. When Korean teams add foreign players during the season, it usually doesn't work out. The Samsung starter has posted a 2.88 ERA and a 4-0 record in his first month in Korea. His WHIP sits at 1.32. If his WHIP remains that high, his ERA will undoubtably rise. There were no signs of a correction on Friday. Knight dominated the Doosan Bears for 7 innings on Friday night. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits, 2 walks and 1 hit batsman while striking out 5.
The correction came for Samsung on Saturday. For some reason, the Lions used 4 pitchers that weren't on the roster in April. These guys...looked awful. The professional Bears feasted on the minor league Lions. The Bears banged out 15 hits and drew 5 walks. Bears shortstop and #9 hitter Kim Jae-ho lead the way with a 3-4, 4 RBI, 2-run performance. Right fielder Lim Jae-cheol finished 2-3 with a walk, 1 RBI and 3 runs scored.
Sunday's game actually stung a little. I watched Samsung "ace" Yoon Seong-hwan gut his way through 6 innings and leave the game with a 4-3 lead. As soon as Yoon left the game, the Lions gave up the lead. The usually solid, but terribly over worked Kwon Hyeok gave up 2 runs in the 7th and the Doosan bullpen kept the Lions off the scoreboard in the 8th and 9th innings. Doosan closer Lee Yong-chan recorded the final out to record the vulture save. Doosan DH and MVP candidate Kim Hyeon-su enjoyed his biggest game of the series. Kim went 2-4 with a homer, 3 RBI and 1 run scored. His solo homer put the Bears on the scoreboard in the 1st inning. Samsung's 4 runs came on a pair of 2-run homers. 1st baseman Chae Tae-in hit a homer in the 2nd inning and 2008 ROY Choi Hyeong-woo went yard in the 3rd inning.
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