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| In the first demonstration game of the 2021 season of professional baseball held at Changwon NC Park in Gyeongnam on the afternoon of the 21st, there is no one player in the first 5th inning between NC Dinos and SSG Landers. SSG Choo Shin-soo is heading to first base after hitting. 2021.3.21/News1 © News1 Reporter Yeo Ju-yeon |
On the 21st, a pro baseball demonstration game started at five stadiums across the country, and Choo Shin-soo (SSG Landers) made his debut in the KBO League. Last season, the lowest ranked Hanwha Eagles beat the LG Twins, and the Samsung Lions beat the KIA Tigers. KT Wiz and Lotte Giants won Doosan Bears and Kiwoom Heroes, respectively.
SSG lost 3-11 in a match against NC Dinos in the 2021 KBO League demonstration held at Changwon NC Park on the 21st.
Choo Shin-soo, who had a lot of expectations, started as the nominated hitter twice on this day, but struck out twice and remained silent with no hits in three at-bats.
From the end of the first inning, SSG played a difficult game as starting pitcher Moon Seung-won (7 runs in 2 innings) collapsed.
On the other hand, NC showed dignity as a defending champion. Starting pitcher Wes Parsons was in charge of the mound up to the 3rd inning, allowed 2 hits and 1 walk, but scored 4 strikeouts and fought with no goal. Song Myeong-gi, who made the debut, scored 1 run with 2 hits in 4 innings.
NC, who fleeed 5-0 from the end of the first inning, tied up Lee Myung-gi’s solo gun and Yang Eui-ji’s timely hits at the end of the second inning, widening the score to 7-0.
In Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park, Hanwha beat LG 3-2.
Hanwha, who lost 2 points at the beginning of the 6th inning, tied the score with a timely hit by Heo Gwan-hoe at the end of the 8th inning and an opponent’s explosive blow.
Hanwha’s foreign pitcher One Two Punch appeared side by side. Starting pitcher Ryan Carpenter was struggling with 1 hit, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts and zero runs in 3⅔innings, but Nick Kingham, who started as the third pitcher, scored 3 hits (1 home run) and 5 strikeouts and 2 runs in 3⅔innings.
At Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, KT defeated Doosan 4-2.
KT starting pitcher Soo-Jun Sohn gave 6 hits and 1 walk in 4 innings, but managed to score 2 runs with 3 strikeouts. Following this, Go Young-pyo climbed to the mound and made a good fight with 4 innings, 3 hits and 5 strikeouts. Park Si-young, who moved his nest from Lotte, also blocked one inning without a run.
Kang Baek-ho showed off his performance like a sign hitter with 3 hits and 1 RBI in 3 at-bats.
In Doosan, Park Geon-woo and Heo Gyeong-min made multi-hits, but starting pitcher Lee Young-ha collapsed in the early stages and played a difficult game.
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| Jin-wook Kim, left-hander of the Lotte Giants. (Provided by Lotte Giants) © News1 |
In the Daegu Lions Park, Samsung won the KIA 10-7.
Samsung starting pitcher David Buchanan showed off his ace side by struggling with 4 innings, 4 hits and 3 walks without a run.
KIA started pitcher Young Gun Kim Hyun-soo struggling with one run in 3⅔innings, but the bullpen shook and gave the lead in the middle of the game.
At the Busan Sajik Stadium, Lotte beat Kiwoom 6-1. Pitcher Kim Jin-wook, who was nominated for the rookie 2nd draft, proved his expectations with a 2⅔inning no hits and no run-off as a starting point.
Kiwoom starting pitcher Ahn Woo-jin suffered a defeat with five hits, four strikeouts, one walk and three runs (two runs), including two home runs in five innings.