Kiwoom announced a fresh start. He won the opening game for 4 consecutive years.
Kiwoom won the opening game of the regular season 6-1 against Samsung held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 3rd. This has increased the record for winning streaks in the opening game from 2018 to ‘4’. On the other hand, Samsung, who was hit by a lot, lost the opening game for three consecutive years.
Kiwoom defeated the steamship from the first episode. Leading batter Lee Yong-gyu at the end of the 1st hit on base with a heavy hit, and then raised the lead with Park Byeong-ho’s 1 RBI and 1 base from 2 base. At the end of the 5th inning, Song Woo-Hyun scored an additional score at 1 base. Song Woo-hyun’s batted ball fell into an ambiguous position between left fielder Jose Pirella and shortstop Lee Hak-ju, and first base runner Kim Hye-seong went through third base and digs into the home. Samsung dedicated points that would not have to be given as a mistake in the judgment of Hak-Ju Lee.
Kiwoom stung the horse 6 times. With Lee Jung-hoo’s hit and Park Byung-ho’s double, he was safely 2nd and 3rd base. Seo Geon-chang and Kim Soo-hwan seemed to have stepped back and scoreless. However, Kim Hye-sung’s automatic deliberate four pitches made it impossible. Following that, Park Dong-won made a 3-0 push to Samsung starter David Buchanan.
Song Woo-Hyun pulled Buchanan off the mound with two RBIs in a timely hit in the continued high base. Samsung pursued with Lee Won-seok’s timely hitting at the 2nd 1st and 2nd base at the beginning of the 7th inning, but was immediately hit by Seo Gunchang with 1 RBI and double bases at the end of the 7th and lost its pursuit power.
Kiwoom succeeded in winning the season’s first season with starter Eric Yokishi, with 5 hits in 7 innings, 2 strikeouts and 1 run. Until the 5th inning, he blocked the Samsung line with one hit and tied it tightly. On other lines, Park Byeong-ho played an active part in 4 at-bats, 2 hits and 1 RBI, and Song Woo-hyun at the ninth, 3 at-bats, 2 hits and 2 RBIs. Samsung became a losing pitcher with starting Buchanan 5⅔innings, 7 hits, 8 strikeouts and 5 runs (4 ERA). No. 2 Kim Sang-soo and No. 3 Koo Ja-wook each hit 4 at-bats. Throughout the course of the day, he struggled to solve the game without receiving any help from the defense and hitters.
Gocheok = Reporter Bae Junghyun [email protected]
