With win over Lotte ‘Eight-game winning streak’ Kia leaps to No. 4
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Samsung Buchanan nears 10 wins for fourth straight year
The Doosan Bears snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the Lotte Giants.
Doosan won 2-0 against Lotte in the Shinhan Bank Solar KBO League 2023 at Sajik Stadium on Wednesday behind a strong pitching performance from starter Brandon Waddell.
After snapping a three-game losing streak, 섯다 Doosan (55 wins, 1 draw, 54 losses) is looking to reclaim fifth place.
Brandon earned his seventh win of the season (3-0) with six innings of five-hit, one-walk, four-strikeout ball. Brandon, who rejoined the Doosan organization in late June as a replacement, is looking to reach double-digit wins.
Brandon also extended his road winning streak to five games.
Kang Seung-ho went 1-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI, while Doosan’s Yang Yang-ji delivered the game-winning hit in the top of the eighth inning.
With 51 wins and 59 losses on the season, 온라인섯다 seventh-ranked Lotte is getting further and further away from “fall baseball. Lotte has lost four straight games at home.
LOTTE starter Charlie Barnes pitched seven innings of five-hit ball, striking out four and allowing one run (unearned), but he couldn’t get any support from his offense and dropped his eighth loss of the season (nine wins). It was the third straight game that he failed to reach the 10-win threshold.
The Lotte bats were held scoreless despite five hits.
Doosan struck first.
In the top of the third inning, Doosan took advantage of a throwing error to put runners on first and third when Kang Seung-ho singled and Lee Yoo-chan grounded to third. Lee then stole second, allowing Kang Seung-ho to score from third to take the lead.
However, Doosan was unable to add another run as Barnes’ throw was blocked.
Lotte was also unable to capitalize on Brandon and remained scoreless until the sixth inning.
Clinging to a precarious 1-0 lead, Doosan opened the scoring in the eighth with a leadoff single by Kim Tae-geun, a sacrifice bunt by Park Kye-beom, and a walk to Yang Seok-hwan. Yang then followed with an RBI single to center field to make it 2-0.
Doosan’s second pitcher, Park Chi-guk, pitched a scoreless seventh inning to improve to 11-2 with two saves, while Kim Myung-shin pitched a scoreless eighth inning to improve to 13-2 with three saves.
In the ninth inning, Doosan closer Jung Chul-won pitched one hitless inning to earn his sixth save of the season (5-4, 11 saves).
Lotte was held hitless after the sixth inning.
The KIA Tigers won a hard-fought 8-6 victory against the SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon.
Kim Do-young led the way with a 2-for-3 performance with two RBIs and two runs scored, including a walk-off solo home run (his third of the season) in the top of the ninth inning. Kim Tae-gun hit a tying RBI single in the eighth inning and pinch-hitter Ko Jong-wook delivered the game-winning RBI single. Hwang Dae-in hit his fourth two-run home run of the season.
With Pajuk’s eighth straight win, 카지노사이트랭크 KIA moved up to fourth place and closed the gap on third-place SSG to 1.5 games.
KIA also extended its winning streak to five straight against SSG, six straight in Munhak, and four straight away.
SSG’s bullpen, including Go Hyo-joon, Seo Jin-yong, and Lee I-roon, collapsed one after another. Closer Seo Jin-yong recorded his second blown save of the season and suffered his third loss of the season (3-3, 34 saves).
Mired in a four-game losing streak, SSG (60 wins, 1 draw, 51 losses) remains precariously in third place.
Kiwoom Heroes cruised to a 7-0 home win over KT Wiz at the Gocheok SkyDome.
Riding a four-game winning streak, ninth-ranked Kiwoom (51 wins, 3 draws, 70 losses) has paved the way for an escape from the bottom half of the standings.
Kiwoom’s foreign-born pitcher Ariel Furado earned the win with 6⅔ innings of no-hit ball, one walk and eight strikeouts.
Riding a four-game winning streak, Hurado improved to 9-8 on the season. He lowered his ERA to 2.72.
Ronnie Dawson hit the game-winning RBI single in the third inning, while Lim Byung-wook went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored and Kim Xiang went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
KT (63 wins, 2 ties, 50 losses), which has lost three in a row, has an emergency against second-place Suwon.
KT starter Kim Min-soo took the loss after giving up six runs (five earned) on six hits in three innings.
The Samsung Lions won 6-1 at home against the NC Dinos at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu.
After snapping a three-game losing streak, Samsung (49 wins, 1 tie, 64 losses) is in eighth place.
Samsung starter David Buchanan earned his ninth win of the season (6-0), allowing one run (unearned) on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 6⅔ innings. With his latest four-game winning streak, Buchanan is one win shy of 10 for the fourth straight season.
Oh Jae-il went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, while Ryu Ji-hyeok led the offense with a 2-for-3 performance with a home run, one RBI and two runs scored.
Samsung became the first team in KBO history to reach 25,000 RBIs.
NC (57 wins, 2 draws, 51 losses), which failed to win three straight games, dropped to fifth place.
NC starter Choi Sung-young suffered his second loss of the season (5-2) after giving up four runs on seven hits in three innings.
The Hanwha Eagles won a 5-3 road game against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium.
Down 0-1, Hanwha scored five runs on four hits and one walk in the top of the second inning to break LG’s spirit.
The Hanwha pitching staff was able to hold LG to three runs despite facing 14 hits.
With their second straight victory, Hanwha (44-61) has set the stage for an escape from last place.
LG, who had hits in all of their starts, were left shaking their heads at the lack of cohesion from their bats. LG starter Lim Chan-kyu suffered his third loss of the season (10 wins) after giving up five runs (two earned) on four hits in five innings.
With their second straight loss, 고스톱 LG (67 wins, 2 ties, 43 losses) is in first place.