The spectacular return of Doosan's 'No. 5 shooter' who stopped the tiger in its tracks
In his first start in 25 days, Lee pitches 6 innings of 1-run ball Led the team to a 3-1 victory and a three-game lead over Doosan and Kia.
Doosan Bears' homegrown ace Kwak Bin (24) made a spectacular comeback with a no-hitter.
Kwak-Bin pitched six innings of two-hit ball with two walks and nine strikeouts against the KIA Tigers in the 2023 Shinhan Bank Solar KBO League at Jamsil Stadium on Wednesday.
It was Kwak's first start in 25 days, since his last outing against the Gwangju KIA on March 18. He was named to the baseball team for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, where he won a gold medal, but did not play a single game due to gallbladder symptoms.
Since returning to Doosan, Kwak-Bin has taken time to fully recover. Before the game, Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop said of Kwak-Bin, "If he feels good, he keeps throwing. I believe it will be good," he said, adding, "I prepared for today's game, and he said he's feeling fine."
Kwak gave up a walk to Kim Sun-bin in the bottom of the first inning, but got Socrates Brito to fly out to center field. 카지노사이트랭크 In the second inning, he gave up a walk to Byun Woo-hyuk and was hit by a pitch to put runners on second and third, but he got Kim Ho-ryung to ground out to short.
After striking out the first three batters in the third inning, Kwak Bin gave up a run in the fourth. The leadoff hitter, Kim Sun-bin, singled up the middle and committed a throwing error. He then gave up a single to left to Socrates Brito, putting runners on first and third with no outs.
He then gave up a big hit to Lee Woo-sung, but center fielder Jung Soo-bin caught it just in front of the fence. Kim Sun-bin, the third baseman, then stole home, giving Kwak the first run of the game.
Kwak retired Kim Tae-gun and Byun Woo-hyuk with a grounder to shortstop and a strikeout, respectively, to prevent further damage. The fifth inning saw all three batters reach base.
After throwing 94 pitches through the fifth inning, Kwak-Bin returned to the mound in the sixth to record a triple play to close out the game. His fastball topped out at 152 kilometers per hour, and his average velocity was 146 kilometers per hour.
Kwak-Bin's performance was revolutionary. Fifth-ranked Doosan defeated sixth-ranked KIA 3-1 behind Kwak's 109-pitch shutout. The win extended their lead over Kia to three games and put them in position for the postseason. 섯다
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