The Lotte Giants lost a one-off game to the Doosan Bears on Saturday, being defeated 2-1. The win for the Bears came at their home park, the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.
Bears Score Two Runs Against Park To Win
The low-scoring victory for the Bears came from their two runs scored against Giants pitcher Park Se-woong.
The first run came in the opening inning of the game, where a sacrifice fly ball from Jose Miguel Fernandez took home a runner.
The deciding run came in the third inning, as a hit from Choi Joo-hwan a runner in.
Park played into the sixth inning before being pulled from the game. Being given the loss for the game, Park’s 2020 record is now 8-10. He has not won in his last six appearances, with his last recorded victory dating back to September 19th.
The sole run for the Giants came in the sixth inning, as a hit from Lee Dae-ho scored a runner.
Giants Finish Week Against Wiz
The Giants will finish their week of play on Sunday with a game against the KT Wiz. The first pitch for the game is scheduled for 2:00PM KST (1:00AM EDT).
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