Despite the loss, the team showed its potential.
The baseball team Kiwoom Heroes lost 6-8 against the SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on April 19. Trailing 2-8 in the top of the ninth inning, the team saw a ray of hope. Despite being down, the team never gave up and completed a big inning, sending chills down SSG’s spine.
The leadoff hitter, Byun Sang-kwon, was hit by a pitch to Jang Ji-hoon, who took the mound in place of Han Hoo-sol. With the bases loaded, Park Joo-hong came to the plate in place of Jang Jae-young. Park drew a full count against Jang Ji-hoon. Kiwoom Bench pulled out his pinch-hitter card again. Park Soo-jong, who had gone hitless in three at-bats, was replaced by Won Sung-joon. Won singled to right to put runners on first and third with no outs.
After another successful at-bat, Kiwoom called Kim Byung-hwi to the dugout and brought up Kim Tae-jin. Kim Tae-jin hit a double to right-center field, scoring Park Joo-hong from third base. With runners on second and third, Lee Joo-hyung grounded out to first base to end the threat, but Song Sung-moon made a big mistake. He pulled a one-pitch changeup from Jang Ji-hoon and launched it into the right-field stands.
SSG, who were leading by a comfortable margin, shot themselves in the foot and sent fireman Cho Byung-hyun to the mound.
Kim Hye-sung flied out to third base to end the game.
SSG won their fourth straight game against Kiwoom. Starter Drew Anderson earned his 10th win of the season with six innings of three-hit ball, two walks, five strikeouts and one earned run. Guillermo Heredia (2-for-4 with a home run, 카지노사이트 two RBIs and two runs scored) and Yu-Sum Han (4-for-3 with a home run, one RBI and two runs scored) led the offense.
Kiwoom was not without its share of success, as it fell into a three-game losing streak but showed a glimmer of hope with a last-ditch effort in a game that could have easily ended in a blowout.
The first goal in sports is to win. But you can’t always win. So when you lose, you have to lose well. You have to keep the pressure on your opponent and bite the bullet so that you can have a positive impact on the next game. It was a game where the expression ‘we lost but we fought well’ fits perfectly.
Meanwhile, Kiwoom will start their 16th game of the season against SSG on Tuesday with foreign ace Ariel Furado. Hurado, who is 10-7 with a 3.17 ERA this season, has been on a roll, earning a Quality Start Plus for two straight games. He has pitched well against SSG, going 2-1 with a 3.15 ERA.
SSG’s starting pitcher is second-year right-hander Song Young-jin. This season, he has a 5-9 record with a 5.48 ERA. In his two starts this month, he went 1-0 with a 0.79 ERA. In two appearances against Keum, he is winless with one loss. His ERA is 4.50.