Twins Earn 10th Inning Walk-Off Over Giants

A 10th inning hit from Jeong Keun-woo gave the LG Twins a 3-2 win over the Lotte Giants, ending the multi-game streak of wins that the Giants held before. The hit into outfield from Jeong brought Chae Eun-sung home in a walk-off fashion at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Korea.

Giants Get Small Lead

The Giants had a good start with an early rally in the first inning, stringing together three hits. The third of the trio came from Dixon Machado, who brought in Son Ah-seop from second around to home.

A second run came in the third inning, with Ji Sung-joon driving in a runner. Being only his second game as a Giant, Ji has earned an RBI in both games.

Later in the third inning the Twins started to answer back. It started with a sacrifice fly from Lee Chun-woong that took Jeong Keun-woo home.

Short Appearance From Wilson

Twins pitcher Tyler Wilson had his seventh appearance of the season, going five innings before being taken out. His long innings made his pitch count max out, pitching 101 before leaving the game. He finished the game with a 3.60 ERA, allowing five hits and two runs.

Out of the four relievers that came in for the Twins, the 10th inning pitcher, Song Eun-beom was given the win, retiring the Giants with 10 pitches, allowing only one hit. The win was his first of the season over eight appearances.

Twins Tie It Up

The tying run for the Twins came in the eighth, with a line drive from Yoo Kang-nam scoring Jeong. Earlier in the at bat, Jeong stole second, and advanced to third off of a passed ball.

Going deep into the game, Giants starter Dan Straily was taken out of the game after the play. Prior to the scoring play, Straily was having one of his best games this season, limiting the Twins to one hit. He finished the game with seven strikeouts, keeping him with one of the leading pitchers for punch-outs in the league (50).

The Game Ending Play

Going into the 10th inning, the Twins were able to pull of their deciding run against reliever Park Jin-hyung. It started with Chae getting on-base with a double. After a bunt from Kim Min-sung, Chae advanced to third. Shortly after, the deciding play from Jeong came in, ending the game.

Park got his first loss of the year in what was his 17th appearance of the season.

Streak Ends For Giants, Moving Them Back To Sixth

Losing the game, the Giants had their six-game winning streak snapped. They also dropped back to sixth place in the KBO, being overtaken by the Kia Tigers.

The win for the Twins keep them tied for second place in the KBO with the Doosan Twins, who won their Friday game as well.

The Twins will host the Giants two more times this week, with the Saturday game starting at 5:00PM KST (4:00AM EDT). Numerous games in the KBO could be affected by weather tomorrow.

Around The KBO

Taking back fifth place in the KBO standings, the LG Twins prevailed over the SK Wyverns with a 6-3 game.

Strong pitching from the Doosan Bears kept the Hanhwa Eagles to five hits, as the former champions took a 5-2 victory. The Bears remain tied for second place in the KBO with fellow Seoul team the LG Twins. The Eagles now have a losing streak of 18 games.

Going into extra innings, the Kiwoom Heroes were able to prevail in a low-scoring 3-2 game against the NC Dinos.

Only four games were played in the KBO on Friday, as a game between the KT Wiz and Samsung Lions was rained out.

Bats Heat Up For Giants In Extra Innings Versus Bears

For the second straight game in the series, the Doosan Bears went into extra innings against the Lotte Giants. This time, however, it was the Giants who got the win after a strong five-run 11th inning let them win 8-3.

The win was the only the Giants picked up in the series, losing the two previous games to the Bears at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Korea.

Back-And-Forth Lead Battle

The Bears got on the board first, with a hit from Park Kun-woo batting in Choi Joo-hwan.

The Giants had a long fifth inning, scoring two runs with eight at-bats in the inning. With bases loaded, a routine ground ball to first went past the base, allowing two runners to score and make the game 2-1 for the Giants.

Extending their lead by another run, the Giants first-baseman Lee Dae-ho batted in Jeon Jun-woo in the seventh against reliever Park Chi-guk.

Tying the game up and forcing overtime innings, the Bearsd drove in two runs in the eighth against Lee In-bok. A hit from Park Kun-woo dropped down in center field, scoring two runners.

Extra Innings Needed

Heading to the 11th inning, the game was still tied 3-3. That changed in the 11th inning five a long series of runs scored by the Giants. First, a hit from Lee Dae-ho drove home aAro run, giving him his second RBI in the game. A following hit from An Chi-hong got two more runners in.

The first few runs came against reliever Lee Hyung-bum, with him being pulled after. Dixon Machado hit a sacrifice fly that scored another runner. Before Kim Joon-tae gave the third out to the team, a hit from Han Dong-hee scored another runner, giving the Giants an 8-3 lead.

The Bears were not able to score against Koo Seung-min, who pitched the final inning for the Giants.

American Starters Battle

Both starting pitchers played five innings. Giants starter Dan Straily allowed seven hits and one run, obtaining five strikeouts. Chris Flexen, who was making his second appearance against the Giants, allowed two runs and three hits.

Finishing the series, the Giants sit in sixth place in the KBO, with the Bears eing up in third. Next week, the Giants start their week on the road, playing against the Kia Tigers in a three game series. They head back home on Friday, hosting a series against the KT Wiz.

So far this season, the Giants have went 0-3 against the Tigers and 3-0 against the Wiz.

The series against the Tigers starts on Tuesday, with first pitch at 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT).

Around The KBO

Runs in the fifth and sixth inning put the SK Wyverns ahead, allowing them to cruise to a 6-4 victory over the Hanhwa Eagles. The win gave the Wyverns a sweep of the whole series, extending their winning streak to four games.

Out of all high scoring games on Sunday, the biggest lead saw the NC Dinos get a 18-7 win against the Samsung Lions. The win was a bounce back for the top ranked KBO team, the Dinos, as they lost the first two games of the series.

A 13-5 win gave the LG Twins a good win against the Kia Tigers. It was a strong week for the Twins, who went 5-1 in their games.

While the Kiwoom Heroes would get close to the lead of the KT Wiz, they never fully caught up, with the Wiz winning 12-8.

Bears Keep Lead Over Giants To Start Series

The Doosan Bears picked up their third win of the year over the Lotte Giants on Friday, winning 4-2 at home. The game kicked off a three-game series happening at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Korea.

Despite the Giants getting 10 hits, double the amount of hits the Bears scored, they were never able to catch up to the lead that was started in the fourth inning.

The first time the two teams met, the Bears took two of the three games.

Strong Pitching From Bears

Continuing his strong year, Bears starting pitcher Raul Alcantara got his fourth win of the year. His appearance lasted six innings, allowing nine hits and two runs. Sitting at 4-1 in five appearances, Alcantara has earned two of those wins against the Giants.

Closing the show for the Bears was Ham Duk-joo, who was given the save after pitching in the ninth. Other relievers Lee Hyun-seung and Yoon Myung-jun pitched an inning each, only allowing one hit.

Giants starter Noh Kyung-eun got his first loss of the year, moving his record to 1-1 over four appearances. He went six innings, earning four strikeouts while allowing four hits and three runs.

Bears Gain Lead

The Bears were first to score, with a hit in the third inning from Park Kun-woo allowing Hur Kyoung-min to score. Kun-woo got home as well, with a hit from Jose Miguel Fernandez letting him score. Fernandez is currently in second place for RBIs in the KBO, with 22 in total, trailing 24 from Kia Tigers player Preston Tucker.

The Giants were able to answer back with a run in the fourth, as a hit from Son Ah-seop brought in Kim Joon-tae.

Extending their lead, the Bears player Park Se-hyuk was able to hustle home off of a sacrifice fly, making the game 3-1 for the home team.

Bringing the game within a run again, a ground ball from Dixon Machado allowed Kim to get home a second time.

Finishing off the scoring in the game, Hur hit a solo shot that put the Bears up 4-2.

Giants Back Down To Latter Half

The Giants have moved back down into the bottom half of the KBO standings, sitting in sixth with a 10-11 record. Moving to 13-8, the Bears sit in third place, two games behind the second-place LG Twins.

The Giants and Bears will meet two more times this week, with game two starting at 5:00PM KST (4:00AM EDT) on Saturday.

Around The KBO

Getting their fifth win in a row, the LG Twins defeated the Kia Tigers in a 6-2 performance.

Down by four runs in the seventh inning, the Samsung Lions were able to mount a comeback over three innings, defeating the NC Dinos 5-4. The Lions become only the fourth team to give the Dinos a loss.

After two runs in the third inning gave the Kiwoom Heroes the lead, they kept the lead for the rest of the game, defeating the KT Wiz 5-1.

While the Hanhwa Eagles scored four runs late in the game, it wasn’t enough to come back from the lead the SK Wyverns had, which ended as an 8-6 win.