KBO Playoffs Round 2, Game 2

Doosan 4, SK 1
W - Lim Tae-hoon, L - Jeong Woo-ram, S - Goh Chang-seong
Doosan holds a 2-0 series lead



If someone told me before the game that Juan Cedeno would only walk one batter, I would have assumed he left in the first inning with an injury. Juan took advantage of an over-anxious SK team and threw pretty well. The Wyverns gave him a lot of help. They were swinging at everything. Everyone wants to be a hero. Cedeno tossed 5 innings(75 pitches, 50 strikes) of scoreless baseball. That can't be right. Cedeno allowed only 3 hits and 1 walk while striking out 6. Where was this guy during the previous 5 months? SK starter Ken Kadokura was solid and deserved better than an ND. Kadokura threw 6 1/3 innings(88 pitches, 55 strikes) of 1-run ball. Kadokura allowed only 3 hits, 1 walk and 1 hit batsman while striking out 7.



Doosan was able to manufacture a run in the first inning thanks to an infield single from Doosan center fielder Lee Jong-wook, an errant throw on a stolen base and an RBI ground out.



The Wyverns would tie the game on a solo homer from 1st baseman Park Jeong-kwon in the 7th inning. Doosan quickly untied the game in the top of the 9th on an RBI double from Lee Jong-wook. Lee would score on a 2-run homer hit by 2nd baseman/post season hero Goh Yeong-min. From now on, if Goh hits a homer, I'm referring to it as a "Goh-mer," and Goh's new nickname is the Goh-minator. I feel strongly about both of these developments.

SK made things interesting in the bottom of the 9th. SK put runners on 1st and 2nd with one out. Doosan took the ball from closer Lee Yong-chan and gave it to Goh Chang-seong. Goh calmly recorded the final 2 outs on only 7 pitches. Ho-hum. 2-0 series lead.

The next game is at 2 PM local time on Saturday afternoon. The series shifts from Incheon to Seoul's Jamsil Stadium. The starters haven't been announced. I'm not sure who SK will go with, but I have a feeling Doosan will choose rookie Hong Sang-sam.