Samsung defeats Kiwoom to extend its winning streak to two games.
Samsung pounded out 11 hits in a 7-2 win over Kiwoom in the 2023 KBO League on Monday at Gocheok SkyDome in Seoul.메이저사이트
Kiwoom was faced with a bullpen day on the mound as Choi Won-tae, who was projected as the starter, was traded to LG earlier in the day. Lee Joo-hyung, who joined Kiwoom in a trade from LG earlier in the day, started and had one hit and one run scored.
Last-place Samsung is now 35-1 and 52-52. They have won two straight. Ninth-place Kiwoom is 41 wins, three draws and 50 losses.
Samsung starter Buchanan earned the win, throwing 105 pitches over six innings, allowing two runs on five hits with one walk and six strikeouts. It was his eighth win of the season, his third straight. At the plate, Kim Sung-yoon went 3-for-3 with a double and a triple.
Samsung-Kiwoom starting lineup…trade aftermath
On the morning of the 29th, Kiwoom acquired outfielder Lee Ju-hyung from LG in exchange for pitcher Kim Dong-gyu and a first-round draft pick in the 2024 Rookie Draft, and sent pitcher Choi Won-tae to LG. Choi Won-tae had been announced as the starting pitcher for the Samsung-Kiwoom game the previous day after the 28th game. After the trade was announced, Kiwoom announced the replacement of the starting pitcher with Kim Dong-hyuk. “We have to run it as a bullpen day,” manager Hong Won-ki said before the game.
Lee Ju-hyung, who was traded, started immediately. Kiwoom’s starting lineup was Lee Yong-kyu (designated hitter), Kim Hye-sung (second base), Dawson (center field), Song Sung-moon (third base), Kim Woong-bin (first base), Joo Sung-won (right field), Lee Ju-hyung (left field), Lee Ji-young (catcher), and Kim Tae-jin (second base).
For Samsung, Kim Hyun-joon (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right fielder), Koo Ja-uk (designated hitter), Kang Min-ho (catcher), Pirela (left fielder), Kang Kang-ul (third baseman), Lee Jae-hyun (shortstop), Kim Dong-jin (second baseman), and Ryu Ji-hyuk (first baseman) started.
Coach Park Jin-man said, “Kim Hyun-jun is playing really well and getting a lot of runs, and he’s doing a good job of connecting to Koo Ja-rook so that the center fielders can handle it. Kim Sung-yoon is doing a good job as a licorice right now. The batting lineup has become clutch and organized.”
[OSEN=Gochuk, Lee Dae-sun] On the afternoon of the 29th, the game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Samsung Lions of the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ was held at the Gochuk Sky Dome in Seoul, Korea.Before the game, Lee Ju-hyung and Kim Dong-gyu, who were traded for Choi Won-tae, took a commemorative photo. 2023.07.29 /sunday@osen.co.kr
Samsung strikes in the second inning to take the lead in the opener
In the bottom of the first inning, Koo Ja-rook led off with a single up the middle, but was stranded when Kang Min-ho flied out to right field. Samsung took advantage of Kiwoom starter Kim Dong-hyuk in the second inning.
One out later, Kang Kang-ul led off with a double to left-center field. Lee Jae-hyun followed with an RBI single to right. Kim Dong-jin drew a walk to load the bases, and Ryu Ji-hyuk singled up the middle to make it 2-0.
With runners on first and third, Kim Hyun-jun hit a grounder to the first baseman, and the runner was safe at home. With runners on first and second, Ryu Ji-hyuk stole third. Kim Sung-yoon singled up the middle to make it 4-0. With runners on first and second, Koo Jae-rook’s well-placed pitch was thrown straight to the second baseman for a double play, ending the inning with a long lead.
[OSEN=Gochuk, Lee Dae-sun] On the afternoon of July 29, the game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Samsung Lions of the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ was held at the Gochuk Sky Dome in Seoul.In the top of the second inning, Samsung’s Lee Jae-hyun runs the bases after hitting a single to right field. 2023.07.29 /sunday@osen.co.kr
[OSEN=Gocheok, Lee Dae-sun] On the afternoon of July 29, the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Samsung Lions was held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.In the top of the second inning, Samsung’s Kim Hyun-joon’s grounder to first and third base allowed third baseman Kim Dong-jin to rush home and score. 2023.07.29 /sunday@osen.co.kr
Lee Ju-hyung hits a single in his first at-bat for Kiwoom…sparking a fightback
Kiwoom fought back in the third inning. Trade transfer Lee Joo-hyung led off the inning with a walk and a 2-ball-1 strike, then took Buchanan’s four-pitch outside changeup for a single up the middle. It was Lee’s first at-bat since transferring.
She then ignited the Kiwoom offense. Lee Ji-young singled up the middle to put runners on first and second, and when Kim Tae-jin singled to right, Lee stole third and came home to score. With runners on first and second, Lee Yong-gyu singled to right to cut the lead to 4-2. The runner from first advanced to third on a throw from the right fielder that went wide, allowing Lee to advance to second.
With runners on second and third, Kiwoom was unable to advance any further as the center field line went silent. Kim struck out, and Dawson hit a line drive right at the pitcher. Buchanan made the catch and threw home, and the runner at third was tagged out. With runners at second and third, Song struck out swinging.
[OSEN=Gocheok, Lee Dae-sun] On the afternoon of July 29, the game between Kiwoom Heroes and Samsung Lions in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ was held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.In the bottom of the third inning, Kiwoom’s Lee Ju-hyung hits a single to center field. 2023.07.29 /sunday@osen.co.kr
[OSEN=Gocheok, Lee Dae-sun] On the afternoon of the 29th, the game between Kiwoom Heroes and Samsung Lions of the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ was held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.Samsung Buchanan, who gave up a single to Kiwoom’s Lee Yong-kyu with no outs in the bottom of the third inning, looks disappointed. 2023.07.29 /sunday@osen.co.kr
Buchanan’s quality start….Samsung runs away with it.
After giving up two runs on four consecutive hits in the third inning, Buchanan got out of a bases-loaded jam with a strikeout, a grounder to the pitcher and a strikeout. In the fourth, a strikeout-pitcher’s miscue-strikeout ended a three-run inning. In the fifth, he retired the next three batters on three infield singles.
Samsung got on the board in the top of the sixth when Pirela led off with a single down the right field line against Kiwoom’s fourth pitcher, Joo Seung-woo, and advanced to second on a wild pitch. A grounder to the second baseman by Kang advanced the runner to third, and Lee Jae-hyun struck out. With two outs, Kim Dong-jin doubled to left-center field to make it 5-2.
Keum led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a double to right field. Song Sung-moon grounded out to the pitcher, leaving the runner at second. Kim Woong-bin singled to center, but Joo Sung-won grounded out to the second baseman to end the threat. Buchanan turned the ball over to the bullpen after six innings and two runs.
Samsung added a run in the eighth. Leadoff hitter Kim Dong-jin singled against reliever Oh Sang-won, and Ryu Ji-hyuk grounded out to second base to put runners on first and second. Kim Hyun-jun drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Kim Sung-yoon brought both runners home with a triple to left-center field. It was a three-run blast to make it 7-2.
[OSEN=Gocheok, Lee Dae-sun] On the afternoon of July 29, the game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Samsung Lions in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ was held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.Samsung starting pitcher Buchanan pitches in the bottom of the first inning. 2023.07.29 /sunday@osen.co.kr