“I’m proud of the players for producing good results on both days.”
Doosan Bears head coach Lee Seung-yeop had plenty of praise for his players after their second straight victory in a series of twists and turns.
Lee’s team defeated the NC Dinos 4-3 on Friday at Changwon NC Park in the regular season finale of the 2024 Baseball Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on the road. With the victory, Doosan won its second straight game and clinched the best-of-three series, improving its record to 34 wins, two draws and 27 losses.
It was not an easy game. Doosan struggled early in the game as their bats were stymied by starter Kim Si-hoon. In the second and third innings, they gave up a single and a solo shot to Seo Ho-chul and Park Gun-woo, respectively.
However, Doosan’s response was impressive. In the top of the fifth inning, Heo Kyung-min scored the first run on a wild pitch, and in the top of the sixth inning, Kim Jae-hwan tied the game with a sacrifice fly to center field. Then, in the top of the 10th inning, Heo took the lead with an RBI single to left field.
However, NC was not done. In the bottom of the 10th, Park Min-woo took advantage of a foil in the Doosan battery and scored.
With such a tightly contested game, the goddess of victory smiled on Doosan in the top of the 11th inning. With runners on first and second after a walk by Kim Jae-hwan and an error by NC shortstop Kim Joo-won on a ground ball by Jeon Min-jae, pinch-hitter Kang Seung-ho smashed a single to left field. Doosan was able to secure its second straight victory. In addition to Kang Seung-ho (1-for-1, 1 RBI), Heo Kyung-min (4-for-1, 2 RBI), Yang Ji (5-for-2), and Cho Su-hyun (5-for-2) were the other key contributors to the victory.
After the game, coach Lee Seung-yeop said, “It was hard for the entire Doosan squad to fight for two days in a row. I am proud of the players who produced good results on both days,” and gave a thumbs up.
“Heo Kyung-min showed his veteran form by hitting at every important opportunity,” Lee said with a bright smile, “and Kang Seung-ho’s RBI single that tipped the balance in a tense extra-inning game was also invaluable.”
The pitching staff also stood out. Most of the pitchers were in 먹튀검증 good form, including starter Kwak Bin (6 innings, 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, 2 runs), Kim Taek-yeon (1 inning, no runs), Lee Byeong-heon (0.2 innings, no runs), Kim Kang-ryul (0.1 inning, no runs), Choi Ji-gang (1 inning, no runs), Hong Gun-hee (0.2 innings, 1 run, 0 earned runs), and Lee Young-ha (W, 1.1 innings, no runs).
“Starting pitcher Kwak Bin Kwak did his part with another quality start (6+ innings and 3 earned runs or less). It’s unfortunate that he couldn’t get the win despite throwing 110 pitches, but it was a day to shine.” ”The bullpen did their job as well. Lee Young-ha did a great job to become the winning pitcher today after his save the day before,” he applauded.
In conclusion, Lee said, “It was the fans’ support that allowed us to smile at the end of the day while playing two difficult games in a row. I thank them from the bottom of my heart.”
Meanwhile, Lee Seung-yeop was sent off for the second consecutive day in this match, following the previous day’s (4th) ejection.
Here’s what happened. In the top of the seventh inning, Doosan’s leadoff hitter, Cho Su-sung, hit a ground ball to the pitcher. Kim Young-kyu, who 토토사이트 순위 was on the mound, immediately threw the ball to first base, but first baseman Matt Davidson was unable to catch it.
The NC bench immediately requested a video review for defensive interference at the three-foot line, which resulted in Cho being called out for defensive interference at the three-foot line. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop came off the bench to protest, but the call was not overturned, and he was ejected according to the rule that players are ejected for protesting after the video review. Second consecutive ejection in four days. On April 4, Lee Seung-yeop was ejected from the game after protesting a safe call on Kim Joo-won’s interference at the plate after Lee Yoo-chan attempted to steal second base in the top of the ninth inning against Changwon Doosan, which was overturned as an out after video review due to a miscommunication between the umpires. Obstruction of a base is not subject to video review.