Park Byung-ho finals, right-middle doubles… ‘Song Jin-woo’s son’ Song Woo-hyun’s 2 RBI wedges
Kiwoom Heroes of’Hero’s Legion’ reaped a pleasant victory in the opening game of professional baseball in 2021.
Kiwoom won 6-1 in the opening game of Shinhan Bank’s 2021 SOL KBO League, Samsung Lions, held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 3rd, with a good pitch of starting pitcher Eric Yokishi and cohesion of the other line.
Kiwoom’s new command tower coach Hong Won-ki tasted the joy of winning his first official game.
Yokishi allowed only 5 hits and scored one run in 7 innings, winning the season’s first victory.
Samsung starter David Buchanan cut out 8 strikeouts in 5⅔ innings, but became a losing pitcher with 7 hits and 5 runs (4 ERA).
KIA Tigers-Doosan Bears (Seoul Jamsil Stadium), Lotte Giants-SSG Landers (Incheon SSG Landers Field), Hanwha Eagles-kt wiz (Suwon KT Wiz Park), LG Twins-NC Dinos, which were scheduled to be held at four stadiums nationwide that day. (Changwon NC Park) As all the games were canceled in the spring rain, the record for the season 1 was held by the two teams that played normal games at the covered stadium.
Kiwoom’s bat exploded from the first episode.
When the lead Lee Yong-gyu came on base with the first hit of the season falling in front of center fielder, Park Byeong-ho called in Lee Yong-gyu with a double hitting the right-middle of the second base, filling the first RBI of the season.
Kiwoom made an additional point in the 5th inning of Samsung shortstop Lee Hak-ju’s loose play.
Kim Hye-sung, who got on base with a right-handed hit, ran to the home and ran to score after Song Woo-hyun’s double hit, who fell at the exquisite spot between shortstop and left fielder Lee Hak-ju, who caught the ball after going to third base.
Song Woo-hyun, the son of former coach Jin-woo Song, legend of Hanwha Eagles, hit his first hit after his 17th at-bat.
Kiwoom added three points in the 6th inning to win or lose.
Lee Jung-hoo’s heavy hit, Park Byeong-ho’s left double base, and Kim Hye-sung’s deliberate walk from the two-head man-base, Park Dong-won gave the team a third point with a push-out walk.
Following this, Song Woo-hyun hit the wedge with two RBIs.
When Samsung made up for 1 point with Lee Won-seok’s hit at the 2nd 1st and 2nd base at the beginning of the 7th inning, Kiwoom ended the game as it was, maintaining the gap of 5 points with 1 RBI and double hits on the left side of Seo Kun-Chang at the end of the 7th inning.
Samsung also directed a rare scene in which both runner Kim Heon-gon and batter Lee Hak-ju were all out when Hak-ju Lee hits at the first base of Musa at the beginning of the 6th inning.
The batting ball hit by Hak-Ju Lee was hit by the fence and entered the glove of the left fielder Lee Yong-gyu.
The referee also declared a hit, but Kim Heon-gon, who thought he was caught by a floating ball, returned to first base and forced out at second base.
In accordance with the government’s quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), on the day that 10% of the spectators were allowed to enter the metropolitan area, 1,665 spectators returned to the Gocheok Sky Dome. I watched it myself).
/yunhap news