W - Yoon Seok-min, L - Song Eun-beom, S - Yoo Dong-hoon
KIA leads the series 2-0
KIA starter Yoon Seok-min came back from his shoulder injury and pitched like an ace. Yoon tossed 7 scoreless innings(110 pitches, 70 strikes). He gave up only 7 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7. I really can't believe they let him go as long as he did and that he was effective for as long as he was. This is a guy that hasn't faced a KBO hitter in 6 weeks. SK starter Song Eun-beom wasn't terrible, but his conditioning wasn't nearly on the same level of Yoon. Song gave up 1 run during his 4 1/3 innings(59 pitches, 36 strikes) of work. He allowed only 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out 4.
KIA broke a scoreless tie in the 4th inning on an RBI double from 1st baseman Choi Hee-seop. Choi extended the KIA lead to 2-0 in the 6th inning. With runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out, Choi singled to center. SK didn't get on the board until the top of the 9th inning. SK catcher Jeong Sang-ho hit a solo homer to deep center off of KIA closer Yoo Dong-hoon. Yoo was able to recover and record the final outs for the save.
The series continues in Incheon on Monday at 6 PM local time. The KBO hasn't played on a Monday since late April. Starters haven't been named yet, but I'll guess that it will be a battle of the white guys. Gary Glover will probably get the nod for SK and Rick Guttormson will most likely take the ball for KIA.
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