Seong-gyu Lee, hit at the right time in the finals with 3 hits and 4 RBIs, including a three-run home run

The Samsung Lions engaged in a clean revenge war against the Doosan Bears.

In the away game against Doosan in the ‘2024 Shinhan Sol Bank KBO League’ held at Jamsil Stadium on the 1st, Samsung won 9-2, led by a good pitch from starting pitcher Ho-seong Lee.

On this day, Ho-Seong Lee set a new personal record for most innings. It was the first time that Ho-Seong Lee was out in the 6th inning beyond the 5th.

Ho-seong Lee pitched well in 5⅔ innings, allowing 5 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, and 2 runs (1 earned), reporting his first win of the season. It was the second win of his career in about 7 months after his first win against KT Wiz on October 6 last year.

Seong-gyu Lee hit hard with 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 4 RBIs, and 1 run, including a timely hit and a key 3-pointer in the final, while David MacKinnon (4 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 RBI, 2 runs) and Min-ho Kang (2 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 RBI, 2 runs) He also played a big role.

MacKinnon had his first four-hit game since making his KBO League debut.

Samsung, ranked 3rd with 19 wins, 1 draw, and 13 losses this season, has laid the foundation for a leap forward to the top rankings. Doosan destroyed itself with an infield error in the top of the 6th inning. The Doosan infield made two catching errors in the sixth inning, breaking the concentration of starting pitcher Brandon Waddell, who was pitching well. Brandon suffered his second loss (3 wins) of the season, pitching 6 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts, and 5 runs (1 earned run) in 5 innings. Doosan recorded 16 wins and 18 losses, failing to record a .500 winning percentage. Samsung took the lead. In the top of the first inning, leadoff hitter Kim Ji-chan’s single and David MacKinnon’s double combined to score one run. However, Doosan tied the game in the bottom of the second inning with Kang Seung-ho’s eighth solo home run of the season. Kang Seung-ho hit a fastball toward the body of Samsung starting pitcher Lee Ho-seong and drew a left-hand arc. Afterwards, starting pitchers Brandon and Lee Ho-seong of both teams continued to pitch well, and the game was tied 1-1 until the top of the 5th inning. However, Doosan succeeded in coming back in the bottom of the 5th inning. Leadoff hitter Park Joon-young’s infield hit, Jo Soo-haeng’s sacrifice bunt, and Samsung’s Ho-seong Lee’s wild pitch gave them a chance with one out and runners on third base. Then, Jeong Su-bin’s sacrifice fly to right field turned the game around to 2-1. Samsung, who was in good spirits, took advantage of the opponent’s infield error in the 6th inning and scored 4 points to take the lead again. After leadoff hitter Koo Ja-wook went out due to an infield error, MacKinnon’s hit followed by Kang Min-ho’s error, giving the team a chance to load the bases with no outs. Immediately, Kim Young-woong’s timely hit tied the score at 2-2. Afterwards, Lee Seong-gyu’s 1 RBI hit and Ryu Ji-hyuk’s infield grounder added 1 point. Samsung ran away with a 5-2 lead thanks to Kim Seong-yoon’s sacrifice fly. Samsung, which had secured the win, added 4 runs in the 7th inning, including Lee Seong-gyu’s three-run home run (5th of the season), effectively splitting the game. Doosan had a chance to hit with one out and the bases loaded in the 7th inning, but failed to score due to Su-bin Jeong’s double play at shortstop. Even with bases loaded and one out in the 8th inning, there was silence. Samsung maintained the lead by activating its bullpen lineup of Lee Seung-hyun, Yook Seon-yeop, and Kim Dae-woo. Yook Seon-yeop pitched 1 inning in his debut, allowing 1 hit, 2 walks, and no runs. Meanwhile, Doosan Park Jun-young felt pain in his hangstring while tagging up at third base in the bottom of the 5th inning and was replaced by Park Gye-beom. A detailed inspection is scheduled to be conducted on the 2nd. 토토사이트